WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, April 18 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: The University is well-represented at this year's RiverRun International Film Festival. Films with Wake Forest ties include a narrative feature, a feature-length documentary and eight narrative and documentary shorts. "We've had a long and valued relationship with Wake Forest University in terms of including films from students, faculty and alums, and also through having representation on our Board of   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 20 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced the appointment and re-appointment of the following 41 Georgians to various state boards, authorities, and commissions. * * * Board of Regents T. Dallas Smith will now serve as the Fifth Congressional District Representative. Thomas L. Bradbury will now serve as the Sixth Congressional District Representative. Richard T. Evans will now ser  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 19 -- The Golf Coaches Association of America issued the following news: The GCAA, in cooperation with the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, announced that Christo Lamprecht (Georgia Tech), Maxwell Moldovan (Ohio State), and Sam Tandy (Harding) are the finalists for the 2024 Byron Nelson Award. The winner will be announced on May 1 at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson Luncheon at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. Lamprecht will graduate with Honors next month with a bachelor's degre  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, April 17 -- High Point University issued the following news release: North Carolina Rep. Donny Lambeth recently returned to High Point University to speak to students at his alma mater about his concerns with the U.S. health care system and ways they could help improve it as advocates and future practitioners. Lambeth, the former CEO and president of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and HPU's 2012 Alumnus of the Year, served as the guest speaker for the Congdon Sch  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 19 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 2 with 2023 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ's Region 2 comprises Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other MOE winners from the 12 SPJ regions. National winners will be notified in the late spring. M  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 10 -- Bradley, a law firm, issued the following news release: Bradley is pleased to welcome partners Jeff S. Luechtefeld, John Nail, and Sean R. Gannon, as well as senior attorney Gabriella Cole and associate Jessica R. Stephan, in Atlanta as members of the firm's Tax Practice Group. All were previously with Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry. "We are delighted that this group of highly accomplished tax controversy attorneys is joining the firm. Their sign  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 16 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Miles Martin A new study co-authored by Anthony Molina, M.D., professor of medicine and scientific director of the Stein Institute for Research on Aging at the University of California San Diego, has demonstrated that traumatic experiences during early childhood may get "under the skin" later in life, impairing muscle function in people as they age. The study, published in S  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, April 19 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: Wake Forest University President Susan R. Wente is joining 60 other college presidents of diverse institutions from across the country to advance higher education's pivotal role in preparing students to be engaged citizens and to uphold free expression on campus. Through College Presidents for Civic Preparedness, a unique consortium designed by the presidents and convened by the Institute for Citizens   more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, April 17 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest University issued the following Q&A on April 16, 2024, with Psychology professor Anthony Sali: * * * Multitasking is the act of performing multiple tasks or activities simultaneously or near-simultaneously. However, studies in cognitive psychology suggest that true simultaneous multitasking is unlikely. Instead, our brains are switching between tasks rather than handling them concurrently. This rapid switching between tasks has a   more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, April 18 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: Wake Forest University is preparing to welcome several national, state and local experts to campus for the 2024 Mellon Environmental and Epistemic Justice Summit. The full-day program will take place on April 24 from 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. at the Broyhill Auditorium in Farrell Hall. The free event is open to the public. The goal of the program is to bring various perspectives together for a deeper understand  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, April 20 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: By Kim McGrath Emmy Award-winning comedian, bestselling author and former host of "The Daily Show" Trevor Noah will join the Face to Face Speaker Forum in a conversation with award-winning reporter, radio host and podcaster Sam Sanders on Tuesday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. in LJVM Coliseum. In addition to hosting "The Daily Show" from 2015-2022, Noah expanded the show's audience by producing engaging soci  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, April 16 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest University issued the following WFU in the News wrap up: * * * FEATURED NEWS What O.J. Simpson and his murder trial told us about race in America (https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/04/11/oj-simpson-racial-divisions-murder-trial/) By Emmanuel Felton, Rachel Hatzipanagos | The Washington Post Assistant professor of media studies Phillip Lamarr Cunningham said many of his students view Simpson as a true-crime figure rath  more