This form updates results automatically as you select options. Disable live searching
EducationNC
The Paisley 7: How WFU athletes brought new life to a middle school literacy program
The Paisley 7 are now a part of our program’s shared history. The middle school students they mentored will look back and remember them fondly even if they never meet again. It is that way with our best teachers and coaches — when they show how much they care, their impact can be immeasurable. Every student in every school in every city should be so lucky. As should every university,” writes education professor Alan Brown in this opinion piece.
April 3, 2024
Mirage News
NC universities get $1M NSF grant for CROPS project
As North Carolina’s top economic driver, agriculture is practiced in every corner of the state. But, most of the research and technological innovations that could benefit and grow the $103 billion industry are housed within companies and universities in more urban areas of the state. To address this gap in access, researchers at Wake Forest, along with nine other university, business, state agency, and research partners, have received a $1 million National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines grant to develop a 42-county Agricultural Tech Innovation Corridor.
April 2, 2024
The Hill
The United States needs to get troops out of Niger
“All military operations eventually run their course. Niger has reached that point for the United States. Time to draw down forces. The Biden administration won’t regret it. They’ll have the Nigerien junta and its decision to kick us out this month to thank for that,” writes politics and international affairs professor William Walldorf Jr., a visiting fellow at Defense Priorities.
April 2, 2024
The Conversation
How going back to the SAT could set back college student diversity
Earlier this year, a number of colleges announced they were going back to using the SAT and the ACT. Sociology professor Joseph Soares, an expert on higher education and proponent of test-optional admissions, answers a few questions about the rationale behind the colleges’ decision to require applicants to submit scores from standardized college admissions tests.
April 1, 2024
Greensboro News & Record
For Krispy Kreme, partnership with McDonald’s is the stuff of sweet dreams
Gaining McDonald’s vote of confidence means Krispy Kreme likely “met or exceeded the going-in objectives for both companies,” said marketing professor Roger Beahm. “Because Krispy Kreme already has reasonable awareness and a favorable attitude among consumers throughout the country, this new distribution channel should translate into added growth for the brand in the months ahead.
April 1, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
McDonald’s partnership could prove sweet treat for Krispy Kreme investors
Gaining McDonald’s vote of confidence means Krispy Kreme likely “met or exceeded the going-in objectives for both companies,” said marketing professor Roger Beahm. “The business objectives that would have needed to be achieved would certainly have included things like meaningful increases in revenue and profit, increases in unit sales for both entities and potentially even growth in market share.”
March 31, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
Middle and high school students in the Piedmont region will have an opportunity to explore careers in the growing field of statistics and data science at Florence Nightingale Day. The goal of the free event at Wake Forest is to engage kids, promote future career opportunities, and celebrate the contributions of women to these fields.
March 31, 2024
Mongabay
Amazon prosecutors get sharper impact tool to charge illegal gold dealers
“With gold prices at a near-record high of $2,145 per ounce in early March, illegal mining across the Amazon will remain worth the risk for countless small-scale miners. While law enforcement and prosecutions are necessary governments need to do a better job establishing clear go/no-go areas for miners and a clear legal framework for them to follow and mine in appropriate areas,” writes long-time Mongabay contributor and journalism professor Justin Catanoso.
March 29, 2024
The Food Institute
“Consumers love customary pricing, finding comfort and predictability in its consistency,” said professor Bingxuan Guo. “The change of customary prices, especially increased ones, can evoke a spectrum of responses. Consumers might feel frustrated because of loss aversion. They might also view themselves as less powerful in the relationship with brands and businesses. Perceived fairness can be another problem.”
March 29, 2024
Greensboro News & Record
Will Boom’s first prototype flight ease supersonic skepticism?
Boom should not fear having competition for investor funding and aircraft orders, said marketing professor Roger Beahm. “Competition in any industry is not a bad thing. While on the one hand, an individual business wants to hold as large a market share as it can believing it can maximize its profit, competition is healthy in that it can grow a category to where everyone benefits.”
March 28, 2024
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
Volunteers preserve Black history by restoring North Carolina’s African American cemeteries
Mapping the cemetery is extremely challenging, according to Terry Brock, an archaeologist and research associate in the African American studies program. “It’s not quite as straightforward of a project as mapping, for example, the cemetery that’s just down the road where everything’s in nice, neat rows, and all the headstones are standing. And the lawn is nicely manicured, and things like that,” he said.
March 28, 2024
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
State grant to fund major redevelopment project near Wake Forest University athletic facilities
Plans are underway to transform parking lots near Wake Forest University’s athletic facilities into a multimillion-dollar entertainment destination. The project is a joint venture between Wake Forest University, Front Street Capital, and Carter, an Atlanta-based development company. Adam Parker, a vice president with Carter, says the idea is to restore the area around Allegacy Stadium, David F. Couch Ballpark, and Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum to its former glory.
March 28, 2024