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Fortune
The U.S. spent $179 million in 2023 minting pennies and nickels. Why do we still need cash?
While Congress has spent more than 30 years entertaining legislation to eliminate the penny, economics professor Robert Whaples said he’s not optimistic of a meaningful change any time soon. One reason the Mint keeps making pennies, Whaples explained, is because so many pennies end up in jars on dressers and scattered on coffee tables. People don’t use them, and the government wants hard currency to be circulated. “You want your money to make transactions more efficient. You want your money to facilitate commerce,” he added.
March 13, 2024
Forbes
2024’s noteworthy commencement speakers
Mandy K. Cohen, the Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, will give Wake Forest University’s commencement address on May 20. “As a physician and leader, Dr. Cohen has dedicated her career to improving health and wellbeing in North Carolina and nationwide,” said Wake Forest University President Susan R. Wente in a news release.
March 13, 2024
The New York Times Magazine
What deathbed visions teach us about living
Phoebe Zerwick, the author of “Beyond Innocence: The Life Sentence of Darryl Hunt,” teaches journalism and writing at Wake Forest University, where she directs the journalism program. In this piece, she writes about how researchers are documenting a phenomenon that seems to help the dying, as well as those they leave behind.
March 12, 2024
The Conversation
3 things to watch for in Russia’s presidential election – other than Putin’s win
Politics and International Affairs Professor Adam Lenton writes: “Russians will vote in a presidential election from March 15-17, 2024, and are all but guaranteed to hand Vladimir Putin a comfortable victory, paving the way for him to remain in power until at least 2030. While the result may be a foregone conclusion, the election offers an important glimpse into the Kremlin’s domestic challenges as it continues a war against Ukraine that recently entered its third year.”
March 12, 2024
chinaglobalsouth.com
New IMF report takes the pulse of rapidly changing China-Africa economic trends
Associate Professor of Politics & International Affairs Lina Benabdallah, an expert on China-Africa relations foreign policy, is mentioned in this article. She is the author of the book, “Shaping the Future of Power: Knowledge Production and Network-Building in China-Africa Relations.”
March 12, 2024
Bloomberg Tax
Joint employer rule’s revival options include ignoring judge
A federal district court’s invalidation of a National Labor Relations Board regulation on joint employer liability under federal labor law presents the board with several potential responses—including treading into untested legal territory. “This is as complicated as any case I’ve heard of in the last few decades,” said law professor Sidney Shapiro of the NLRB’s joint employment situation.
March 12, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
NC sports wagering tips off with 11 categories, eight operators
Mobile sports wagering is expected to siphon some revenue from lottery tickets, said sports economist Todd McFall. “The government will meet its sports gambling projections, but there’s going to be some negative impacts on lottery ticket revenues,” McFall said. “There’s too much evidence from other states to think anything else.”
March 10, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
NC Chamber worries about GOP Council of State primary upsets
“One lesson from Tuesday’s primaries is that voters did not put much value on governing experience, in the sense that in a number of races, candidates lacking governing experience outpolled candidates with a lot of governing experience,” said politics professor John Dinan. “In all of these races, candidates without governing experience prevailed over candidates who have held public office, perhaps signaling more generally that public office-holding is not valued by primary voters in the way that once was the case.”
March 8, 2024
BNN Breaking
WFU launches $17.1M study on osteoarthritis prevention in women
Wake Forest University embarks on a pioneering journey with a $17.1 million project aimed at investigating the effects of weight loss and exercise on slowing or halting osteoarthritis in women. This significant study, named The Osteoarthritis Prevention Study, is funded by both federal and private healthcare agencies and targets the most common form of arthritis that disproportionately affects women, particularly in the knees.
March 7, 2024
Inside Higher Ed
Nine ideas for student/college social media interaction
Students often don’t read long emails, but they may watch a 60-second video. Short-form video content is also boosted in the Instagram algorithm, making that preferred by the user and the platform over other types of posts. At Wake Forest University, student leaders will go live on Instagram to share information and answer questions of their peers.
March 7, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest opens enrollment for osteoarthritis clinical trial for women
Wake Forest University has launched a global five-year clinical study with the goal of determining whether weight loss and exercise can work to slow or halt the development of osteoarthritis in women. The university’s Department of Health and Exercise Science has received $17.1 million in funding from federal and private-sector healthcare agencies. The project, known as The Osteoarthritis Prevention Study, targets the degenerative joint disease on women, particularly impactful on the knees.
March 7, 2024
Triad Business Journal
Triad teacher development programs aim to alleviate shortage
In its first year, beginning last May, WS-TEACH enrolled seven master’s level students across its partner institutions, three of which are getting licensed in elementary education at Salem College, three in secondary education at Wake Forest and one in special education at WSSU. Students at Wake Forest will graduate with a Master of Art in education, while students at Salem and WSSU will graduate with a Master of Art in teaching along with their teaching license.
March 6, 2024