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The Cool Down
Government program seeks to bring new jobs to former coal towns
“In places like Texas or in the middle of the country where there’s a lot of solar and wind, fossil fuel communities are relatively well positioned to take advantage of renewables,” Economics professor Mark Curtis who is studying the clean energy transition as it relates to labor, told The New York Times. “Coal communities generally don’t have that, especially when you think about Appalachia.
March 21, 2024
Connecticut Public Radio
We all strive to be right about things — we do our research, we listen to people who seem smarter than us, we make compelling arguments over dinner tables. But is there an underappreciated art to being wrong? This discussion included lessons on changing your mind and admitting mistakes from newspaper corrections to public intellectual pivots. Psychology professor Eranda Jayawickreme joined this panel conversation.
March 20, 2024
INSIGHT Into Diversity
Providing equitable access through child care
Equitable access for student parents, at least in part, means offering affordable child care resources. Some institutions acknowledge this disconnect and are finding ways to provide more support. Wake Forest University in North Carolina is slated to open an on-campus child care center by fall 2024 that will prioritize placement for children of students, faculty and staff.
March 20, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
‘Midtown’ project aims to revitalize area centered on Deacon Boulevard
Winston-Salem will use a $35 million state grant to build streets, greenways and other improvements in an area centered on Deacon Boulevard with the goal of creating what’s being called Midtown – a “vibrant, mixed-use development” near Joel Coliseum, the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds and Allegacy Stadium.
March 20, 2024
Inside Higher Ed
Extroversion related to college student belonging
A new study by psychology professor Shannon Brady and colleagues found students who are extroverted and agreeable are more likely to feel as though they belong. Researchers believe this can help college leaders determine how to support students through creating a sense of belonging that accommodates personality differences. Based on the results, researchers see a need for higher education practitioners to accommodate all types of personalities in belonging interventio
March 19, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
Loxx Boxx products aim to thwart porch pirates from their plunder
“While the company is not the only provider of a secure at-home package delivery system, its use of innovative technology through its lock and app can give it a competitive advantage,” said marketing professor Roger Beahm. “It can appeal to consumers who want both security and convenience when it comes to their home deliveries.” Beahm said offering customers peace of mind with online shipping can be “an emotional benefit.”
March 15, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
Ed Wilson, ‘Mr. Wake Forest,’ dies at 101
Former Provost Emeritus Ed Wilson said in 2015 that as a young reader he was captivated by authors such as Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, and Emily and Charlotte Bronte, as well as the tales of King Arthur. “It was the English writers that drew me especially. I was an Anglophile from an early stage.” He was named dean of the college in 1960 and that same year, students dedicated the yearbook to him. The writers described him as “a man who sacrificed much of his first love – teaching – to become an equally able administrator.”
March 14, 2024
Forbes
How a new company uses machine learning to measure academic impact
AcademicInfluence.com, co-founded in 2020 by physics professor Jed Macosko and president of the fledgling startup, believes it has the answer with a novel use of machine learning to measure various aspects of higher education, including college and department rankings, scholarly reputations and publications with the greatest impact.
March 14, 2024
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
Edwin G. Wilson, beloved Wake Forest University professor and Provost Emeritus, has died
Wake Forest University retired professor of English and Provost Emeritus Edwin G. Wilson has died. Affectionately known as “Mr. Wake Forest,” Wilson served as the university’s first provost from 1967 to 1990 and was a pivotal figure in the community. During his leadership tenure, a faculty committee voted to end segregation and the university established the Wake Forest University Press. As an English professor, he inspired thousands of students with his teachings on British Romantic poetry.
March 14, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
Mark Walker drops out of 6th District race to work for Trump campaign
“Mark Walker had previously served in Congress for six years and had the highest name recognition of any candidate in the race, while McDowell had not held public office and enjoyed very little name recognition before he secured Donald Trump’s endorsement,” Dinan said. “But Trump’s endorsement of McDowell and his highlighting of that endorsement in a campaign appearance in Greensboro in the week before the election was enough to propel McDowell to the top spot in the primary.”
March 14, 2024
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