Amazon forests poisoned by mercury from gold mining
By Cheryl V. Walker | news.wfu.edu
Wake Forest faculty in the University’s Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, and its Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA) are part of an international team of researchers who have discovered that gold mining in the Amazon rainforest is causing exceptionally high levels of mercury pollution in the old-growth rainforest near the mining sites. – 1/28/2022
WFU’s Slavery, Race and Memory Project holding spring lecture
By Laurie Willis | news.wfu.edu
Dorothy A. Brown, an Emory University professor of law, will deliver the Wake Forest University Slavery, Race and Memory Project’s annual spring lecture at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 1. The virtual event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register for the event, click here. – 1/25/2022
Expert available: Supreme Court takes on federal water law case
By Cheryl V. Walker | news.wfu.edu
Stan Meiburg, former acting deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and director of Wake Forest’s graduate programs in sustainability, says the fact that the Supreme Court agreed to take the case – Sackett v. EPA – is significant. It is the most complex area of jurisprudence in all of environmental law. – 1/26/2022
WFU Theatre: ‘John Proctor is the Villain’ opens Feb. 4
By Kim McGrath | news.wfu.edu
Wake Forest University Theatre continues its season with “John Proctor is the Villain” by Kimberly Belflower. The play will be directed by Professor of Acting & Directing in Theatre Sharon Andrews. Performances are Feb. 4-5 and 10-12 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb 6 & 13 at 2 p.m. on the Tedford Stage of the Scales Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $15 adults, $12 senior citizens, and $7 students. – 1/28/2022
Face to Face with cellist Yo-Yo Ma
By Kim McGrath | news.wfu.edu
Yo-Yo Ma, Grammy award-winning cellist, cultural ambassador and U.N. Messenger of Peace will join the upcoming Face to Face Speaker Forum for an evening of conversation on Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. During the event, he will share his personal stories and vision for a better tomorrow along with musical interludes. The evening will be moderated by PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown. – 1/26/2022
