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The university remains open, with emergency management protocols activated and operational modifications and precautions in place to support social distancing. In-person instruction has transitioned to a system of alternative course delivery. View the latest information on the App State Coronavirus Information website. Read the latest update posted 3/27/2020 at 5:59 p.m.
Posted at 2:19pm on March 16, 2020. Last updated at 6:29pm on March 27, 2020.

In the Media

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Fitness in the time of pandemic: Gyms, others go online [faculty quoted]
WFMZ-TV
March 23, 2020
Staying fit and healthy improves the immune system’s capacity to detect and destroy viruses, says David Nieman, director of the Human Performance Laboratory at Appalachian State University.
This Is the Exercise Your Body Needs During the Coronavirus Outbreak [faculty featured]
Elemental
March 20, 2020
This blog features Dr. David Nieman’s career researching exercise and the immune system, including data that shows physically active people have a 40-50% reduction in the number of days they are sick with acute respiratory infections. The blog further notes that “a good rule of thumb is to limit sustained exercise (greater than 60% effort, which means 60% of your max heart rate) to no more than 60 minutes at a time.”
What You Need to Know About Working Out at the Park During the Coronavirus Epidemic [faculty quoted]
Women’s Health
March 18, 2020
In this Q&A, Appalachian State University’s Dr. David Nieman answers whether people should work out when sick. In short, no — “sick people wrongly think they can ‘exercise the virus out of the system’ or ‘sweat it out,’ that’s a myth. It’s actually the opposite,” he says. Nieman is a health professor and director of the Human Performance Lab.
App State AD on the coronavirus, student-athlete health and the Sun Belt's ongoing decisions [staff featured]
Winston-Salem Journal
March 13, 2020
App State Athletics Director Doug Gillin talks about his major concerns: keeping everyone associated within Mountaineers athletics safe during the novel coronavirus outbreak and making sure student-athletes are able to continue classwork from wherever they are after extended spring break ends.
How to Run Safely During the Coronavirus Pandemic [faculty featured]
Men’s Health
March 13, 2020
App State’s Dr. David Nieman answers runners’ most frequently asked questions as the virus continues to spread. Nieman is a professor and director of the Human Performance Lab.
What Are The Psychological Side Effects Of The Coronavirus Pandemic? [faculty featured]
WUNC 91.5 North Carolina Public Radio
March 13, 2020
On The State of Things podcast, Dr. Dominique Hammonds is interviewed about the mental health effects of the coronavirus outbreak. She is an assistant professor in the Department of human Development and Psychological Counseling at Appalachian State University and has a private practice in Hickory.
How to Train and Eat to Boost Your Immunity from Coronavirus [faculty featured]
Podium Runner
March 11, 2020
Described as “the world’s leading exercise-immunity researcher,” Appalachian State University’s Dr. David Nieman offers practical advice on running and the immune system — from how regular, modest exercise boosts immunity while long-effort exercise like marathons can lower immunity for 24 to 72 hours, to how certain foods can assist marathoners in countering the risk for respiratory illnesses.
New residence halls named for natural landmarks [staff quoted]
Watauga Demcrat
March 11, 2020
Appalachian State University has selected names for the four new residence halls being constructed near Kidd Brewer Stadium. Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations Matt Dull explains who named them and why.
What Runners Need to Know About Coronavirus [faculty featured]
Runners World
Feb. 20, 2020
What should runners know about the coronavirus — its symptoms, risk factors and any precautions to take, especially if traveling for races? Runners World talks to Appalachian State University’s David Nieman, Dr.PH., director of the Human Performance Lab at the North Carolina Research Campus.
Climate City: WNC Researchers Delve Into Climate Change & Health [faculty featured]
Blue Ridge Public Radio
Feb. 17, 2020
A medical geographer, Appalachian State University’s Dr. Maggie Sugg discusses climate change’s impact on human health. She is joined by Jennifer Runkle, an environmental epidemiologist with the North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies.
AT&T, Appalachian State team up to examine climate change, community impacts
WRAL TechWire
Feb. 7, 2020
Appalachian State University is one of five universities selected by AT&T to participate in the Climate Resiliency Community Challenge — a major research initiative aimed at helping communities in the southeastern United States build resilience to climate change.
5 Ways Pilates Changes Your Brain & Body [faculty featured]
Bustle
Feb. 5, 2020
Appalachian State University’s Marianne Adams, co-founder of the Department of Theatre and Dance’s Pilates Teacher Training Program, explains the benefits of this core-strengthening practice.
An ACL Tear Can Affect Your Brain in Addition to Your Knee [faculty quoted]
Healthline
Feb. 4, 2020
Dr. Alan Needle in Appalachian State University’s Beaver College of Health Sciences explains how researchers are trying to better understand the relationship between injuries and brain function.
White House hopefuls storm Iowa in last efforts to win support [faculty quoted]
The Gazette
Feb. 1, 2020
Dr. William Hicks, a political-science professor at Appalachian State University, explains how seeing presidential candidates in person, rather than just on TV, can inform both voters and young people studying the U.S. political system.
‘Things are getting worse’: Trump plan met with disgust across Jordan [faculty quoted]
The Guardian
Jan. 30, 2020
Dr. Curtis Ryan of the Department of Government and Justice Studies is quoted on Jordan's response to President Trump’s Middle East peace plan announced in January.
‘An affirmation of their love’: Keepsakes memorialize people’s loved ones in new UC Irvine exhibit [faculty featured]
LA Times
Jan. 29, 2020
An exhibit titled “Saved: Objects of the Dead” — a collaboration between Appalachian State University artist Jody Servon and University of California - Irvine poet and English lecturer Lorene Delany-Ullman — explores how ordinary things can become conduits of memories of the dead.
End zone facility to be rented for community events [staff quoted]
Watauga Democrat
Jan. 29, 2020
Nick Katers, Appalachian State University’s associate vice chancellor for facilities management, updates the Boone Town Council on campus construction projects, including the $50 million, mixed-use end zone facility at Kidd Brewer Stadium.
This ASU professor combines technology and design to create 3D works of art [faculty featured]
Charlotte Observer
Jan. 27, 2020
In preparation for his solo exhibit “Structure and Void” at Central Piedmont Community College’s Overcash Gallery, App State design professor Richard Elaver explains how he got into making jewelry and functional art pieces, beginning with the Grateful Dead.

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