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ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ faculty, students and alumni continued making news this fall for their research and service both on campus and around the nation. The Associated Press, BloombergBusinessweek, the New York Times, and the Chicago Tribune are just a few of the news organizations that included ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ in their coverage of current events.

The following list should not be considered exhaustive and does not include athletics news.

9/19: BNET (CBS News): is a post in the Leadership Lab blog that discusses research on grooming by faculty in the Department of Economics.

9/20: The State (Columbia, S.C.): posted to The State’s GoGamecocks.com sports site dedicated to USC athletics, quotes assistant professor Tony Weaver on the success of USC’s athletics program in soliciting top dollar donations.

9/21: WFMY News 2: a 4-minute segment on the Greensboro affiliate’s Good Morning Show, featured commentary by assistant professor Mileah Kromer on the politics of Obama’s plan to cut $3 trillion from the deficit over the next decade.

9/21: WFMY News 2: had assistant professor Amy Overman talking with news anchor Frank Mickens on ways that adults can sharpen their ability to remember details and events.

9/23: (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News: shares news of Alan White’s pending induction into Wake Forest University’s Sports Hall of Fame. White served as athletics director at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ from 1979-2006.

9/30: Associated Press (via the Houston Chronicle): reports on the first ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Poll of the fall semester and its findings that 56 percent of state residents oppose a proposed constitutional amendment to be on the May ballot that, if passed, would prohibit gays from marrying. RELATED from Fox 8 WGHP: RELATED from News 14 Carolina: RELATED from WUNC 91.5 (NPR affiliate): RELATED from State Government Radio:

10/1: (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer: profiles Chris Hendricks, an ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ alum with cerebral palsy who uses his band to share with school children messages of acceptance for those with disabilities.

10/2: (Greensboro, N.C.) News & Record: “’I Got Me an F-150’ ad makes professor long for home” was a guest column by associate professor Tom Nelson in the newspaper’s recurring “Personal Ads” feature. In it, Nelson, who is teaching this year in Italy, describes how a truck ad overseas reminding him of America. (Column not currently posted online.)

10/3: WUNC 91.5 (NPR affiliate): reports on the latest ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Poll and public attitudes over President Barack Obama’s efforts to tackle the unemployment rate. RELATED from the North Carolina News Network: RELATED from WHQR 91.3 FM:

10/5: NC Now (UNC-TV): is an interview with an ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ professor who wrote a book on breast cancer recurrence after doctors incorrectly thought her disease had reappeared.

10/6: Associated Press (via the Winston-Salem Journal): Includes data from the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Poll on approval ratings of the president that may be factoring into his decisions to campaign in North Carolina.

10/8: (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News: reports on the Yom Kippur celebrations hosted for the first time ever on campus.

10/8: State Government Radio: is an interview on the latest results of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Poll, with topics that include President Barack Obama’s job approval numbers, attitudes on the same-sex marriage constitutional ban proposal and more.

10/9: (Greensboro, N.C.) News & Record: by David Noer, professor emeritus in the Love School of Business, pens his monthly column on the pending Greensboro City Council elections and the qualities voters should seek in their leaders. (Column not posed to the News & Record website; link goes to Noer’s personal site)

10/10: News 14 Carolina: is a three-minute interview with associate professor Barbara Gordon on the inspiration for her 2010 book offering advice and guidance for those whose breast cancer returns.

10/11: WFMY News 2: was a lengthy Morning Show segment with assistant professor Mileah Kromer on the politics involved with President Barack Obama’s jobs proposal.

10/12: (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News: is coverage of Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Dave Barry’s remarks at Fall Convocation and the 2011 Baird Pulitzer Prize Lecture.

10/15: Fox 8 WGHP: features excerpts of a camera interview with assistant professor Mileah Kromer, assistant director of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Poll, on the eve of the president’s two-day visit to the state.

10/17: News York Times: uses data from the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Poll to explain the president’s decision to visit North Carolina to promote his jobs proposal. RELATED from the Boston Globe: RELATED from the Associated Press (via TIME magazine): The story appeared on websites of news organizations including the Salt Lake Tribune, CBS News, the Boston Globe and the Washington Post. RELATED from the Charlotte Observer: RELATED from the (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News:

10/17: Politico: includes analysis from assistant professor Mileah Kromer on Obama’s need to engage with key audiences who fueled his narrow win in North Carolina in 2008.

10/21: High Point Enterprise: includes observations from Safia Swimelar, an assistant professor of political science, on the death of Moammar Gadhafi.

10/21: Winston-Salem Journal: is a guest column by Pranab Das, a professor in the Department of Physics, on the faulty logic behind using ethanol as an additive in vehicle fuel.

10/22: (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News and picked up the Associated Press: covers the Ever ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Campaign surpassing its $100 million goal. The wire story was reported by several regional news organization, including WRAL in Raleigh, N.C.; WGHP Fox 8 in the Triad region of North Carolina; News 14 Carolina; and WLOS ABC 13 in western North Carolina. RELATED from the Business Journal of the Triad: RELATED from the Times-News:

10/26: WKBW-TV’s AM Buffalo: is a nearly 12-minute feature segment on a popular morning news program in Buffalo, N.Y., with associate professor Barbara Gordon. Gordon spoke about her book on breast cancer recurrence.

10/29: (Jacksonville, N.C.) The Daily News: reported on Tom Amick ’69 receiving the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Alumni Association during Homecoming.

10/31: (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News: was a feature on the inaugural “Zombie Walk and Costume Contest for Charity” in Burlington, co-sponsored by the Periclean Scholars Class of 2012. The event benefited three local charities.

11/4: WFMY News 2: reported on the latest findings of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Poll. RELATED from the North Carolina News Network: RELATED from News 14 Carolina:

11/5: (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News: notes the work of Elizabeth Perdue in raising donations for the nonprofit ProNino in the Central American nation.

11/6: (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News: profiles the NASCAR Kinetics: Marketing in Motion team of students competing in a national contest.

11/8: WFMY News 2: includes an interview with Associate Professor Richard Landesberg on ways for people to make sense of campaign and political messaging.

11/13: (Greensboro, N.C.) News & Record: was the monthly business leadership column by Professor Emeritus David Noer. (Column not posed to the News & Record website; link goes to Noer’s personal site.)

11/15: NC Now (UNC TV): is an extended interview with Assistant Professor Mileah Kromer on the findings of the most recent ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Poll. Kromer’s interview begins at the 19:45 minute mark.

11/15: WFMY News 2: quotes Assistant Professor Mileah Kromer on the political implications of lawmakers’ inability to find solutions to the nation’s long-term debt crisis.

11/24: High Point (N.C.) Enterprise: includes an interview with Associate Professor Duane McClearn about the psychological “tipping points” that may lead people with no outward appearance of trouble to kill.

11/25: The Business Journal of the Triad: reports on plans for the Numen Lumen Pavilion to be built in the Academic Village. RELATED from WFMY News 2:

11/25: The Baltimore Sun: is a letter to the editor from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ sociology student Leah Cronshaw.

11/28: (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News: profiles Professor Glenda Crawford, who was named the 2011 North Carolina Professor of the Year.

11/30: (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News: reports on the promotion of Daniel J. Anderson to vice president of the newly created Office of University Communications. RELATED from the Business Journal of the Triad:

12/2: WFMY News 2: had insight from Assistant Professor Mark Kurt on what accounted for a recent drop in the national and state unemployment rates.

12/3: (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News: is a feature story on the Kappa Sigma fraternity’s effort to raise money for prostate cancer awareness by taking part in the “Movember” movement.

12/4: Associated Press (via Charlotte Observer): quotes Professor Michael Rich in the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School of Law on retroactive criminal sentences.

12/5: WFMY News 2: includes an interview with Associate Professor Eric Hall, who discusses ways for the public to judge research findings.

12/5: BloombergBusinessweek (via MSNBC.com): showcases ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s part-time MBA program, which was ranked the top part-time program in the country in November by the influential business publication. Professor Bill Burpitt, associate dean of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, on reasons for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s success.

12/9: Chicago Tribune: is a sidebar chart to a larger story on unusual college admissions essays that universities as using to distinguish applicants. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s application is one that is cited.

12/10: (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News: reports on the June 1, 2012, retirement of Susan Klopman, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s vice president for admissions and financial aid, and the promotion of her successor, current Dean of Admissions Greg Zaiser ’90.

12/11: (Greensboro, N.C.) News & Record: was the monthly business leadership column by Professor Emeritus David Noer, who wrote about the dysfunction of local governments. (Column not posed to the News & Record website; link goes to Noer’s personal site.)