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  • Fact check: Mushrooms share more DNA with humans than plants [faculty featured]
    Fact check: Mushrooms share more DNA with humans than plants [faculty featured]
    USA Today
    Feb. 27, 2023

    A recent viral Facebook post claims that mushroom DNA is closer to humans than plants. Experts, including John Walker, professor in App State's Department of Biology, confirm that this is true. In this article, Walker highlights the major overlapping characteristics shared by fungi and animals that plants do not have.

  • Mountain hares are built for snow. That may become a problem. [faculty featured]
    Mountain hares are built for snow. That may become a problem. [faculty featured]
    National Geographic
    Feb. 20, 2023

    Dr. Marketa Zimova, assistant professor of biology at App State, explores how climate change has negatively impacted mountain hares in the Scottish Highlands. Zimova explains that mountain hares have turncoat capabilities — changing from a brown coat to a white coat during winter months to blend in with the snow — but with less snow each year, they are becoming more easily exposed to predators.

  • How the world’s highest weather station was installed atop Everest [faculty featured]
    How the world’s highest weather station was installed atop Everest [faculty featured]
    guinnessworldrecords.com
    Feb. 16, 2023

    Two years after the world’s highest altitude weather station atop Mount Everest was destroyed, a team of Sherpa and scientists risked their lives to replace it with a new and improved one. Dr. Baker Perry, professor in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning, was a co-leader of the project, helping to spearhead the construction of a redesigned weather station that could withstand the extreme weather conditions on top of the mountain. The project was part of National Geographic and Rolex’s Return to Everest Expedition in May 2022.

  • Human enzyme research to fight cancer, diseases finds a home in North Carolina mountains [faculty featured]
    Human enzyme research to fight cancer, diseases finds a home in North Carolina mountains [faculty featured]
    WRAL TechWire
    Feb. 16, 2023

    Michael Reddish, assistant professor in App State’s Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, is responsible for the university’s biggest ever National Institutes of Health grant. With $1.6 million in funding, including a $20,000 NCBiotech Flash Grant and a $250,000 National Science Foundation grant, Reddish is researching human enzymes in an effort that could lead to new therapies for treating cancer and other serious diseases. Reddish’s team is made up of App State undergraduate students.

  • These Colleges Produce a Lot of Fulbright Scholars. Here’s How.
    These Colleges Produce a Lot of Fulbright Scholars. Here’s How.
    The Chronicle of Higher Education
    Feb. 15, 2023

    App State made the list of colleges with the most recipients of Fulbright scholarships for the 2022-23 academic year, and is one of three top producers among master's institutions of both Fulbright Scholars and Students. Chrissie Faupel, App State's executive director for international education and development, explains ways that the university assists Fulbright applicants.

  • NC State scientists want less phosphorus use, and the White House is paying attention
    NC State scientists want less phosphorus use, and the White House is paying attention
    The News & Observer
    Feb. 13, 2023

    Arati Prabhakar, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, toured the Science and Technologies for Phosphorus Sustainability (STEPS) Center, headquartered at N.C. State, in February 2023. App State is one of nine institutions across the U.S. that are partners in the center, which aims to facilitate a 25% reduction in human dependence on mined phosphates and a 25% reduction in phosphorus losses to soils and water resources within 25 years.

  • Appalachian State Theatre and Dance Production of “The Moors” Chosen for 2023 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
    Appalachian State Theatre and Dance Production of “The Moors” Chosen for 2023 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
    High Country Press
    Feb. 6, 2023

    App State's Department of Theatre and Dance was selected to perform its production of “The Moors” at the 55th annual regional Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. App State is one of only four programs in the Southeastern U.S. chosen to participate.

  • Teaching: When the Cat Destroys Your Sweater, Knit Something New [faculty featured]
    Teaching: When the Cat Destroys Your Sweater, Knit Something New [faculty featured]
    The Chronicle of Higher Education
    Jan. 26, 2023

    Dr. Lindsay Masland, professor of psychology at App State, offers her expert opinion as to why students today may feel more disengaged in the classroom. Masland recommends ways for faculty to incorporate alternative teaching methods in the classroom.

  • How Loading Up On Almonds Makes Your Weekend Workout Go Smoothly [faculty featured]
    How Loading Up On Almonds Makes Your Weekend Workout Go Smoothly [faculty featured]
    Forbes
    Jan. 9, 2023

    Dr. David Nieman, professor in App State’s Department of Biology, explains how eating almonds can help athletes boost metabolism and reduce inflammation after a workout. Nieman is the director of App State’s Human Performance Lab at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis.

  • UNA’s Dr. Ken Kitts Included on AL.com’s Final Listing of Top 22 for 2022 [alumni featured]
    UNA’s Dr. Ken Kitts Included on AL.com’s Final Listing of Top 22 for 2022 [alumni featured]
    University of North Alabama
    Dec. 31, 2022

    University of North Alabama president and App State alumnus Ken Kitts ’85 ’87, was among 22 people to be honored on AL.com’s list of Alabamians who made the state a better place in 2022. Kitts was the only higher education leader to be recognized.

  • Caldwell UNC Health Care bids a fond farewell to marketing director [alumni featured]
    Caldwell UNC Health Care bids a fond farewell to marketing director [alumni featured]
    Yahoo! News
    Dec. 23, 2022

    Upon reflection on his career, alumnus Rocky Brooks '12, who recently retired as director of marketing and public relations at Caldwell UNC Health Care following years in radio, noted that his decision to go back to college at age 50 and finish a degree in electronic media and broadcasting at App State "changed my life entirely and opened the door to many opportunities."

  • Appalachian State University Honored with 2022 Best of Aquatics Award
    Appalachian State University Honored with 2022 Best of Aquatics Award
    Aquatics International
    Dec. 20, 2022

    App State University Recreation (UREC) is featured in the November/December 2022 issue of Aquatics International magazine, receiving the publication's "Best of Aquatics" distinction for its innovative programming. App State students — senior international business major Nick Worley, senior mathematics major Libby Young, senior exercise science major Ali Hibbard and graduate student Micah Carroll '22 — helped UREC assistant director of aquatics Cheryl Eddins create the concept of paddleboard dodgeball.

  • Don Phipps of Caldwell County is the 2023 Superintendent of the Year [alumni featured]
    Don Phipps of Caldwell County is the 2023 Superintendent of the Year [alumni featured]
    EducationNC
    Nov. 16, 2022

    Don Phipps, superintendent of Caldwell County Schools, was named the 2023 A. Craig Phillips North Carolina Superintendent of the Year. Phipps graduated from App State with a master’s degree in school psychology in 1992, and a doctorate in educational leadership in 1997.

  • 165 graves marked in Boone's historic black cemetery [faculty featured]
    165 graves marked in Boone's historic black cemetery [faculty featured]
    Watauga Democrat
    Nov. 3, 2022

    Led by Dr. Alice Wright, associate professor in App State's Department of Anthropology, and in collaboration with the Junaluska Heritage Association, students, faculty and community volunteers worked to place stones on 165 previously unmarked graves at the Historic Black Cemetery near App State's campus.

  • Cabarrus County Schools names Tonya Williams as Principal of the Year
    Cabarrus County Schools names Tonya Williams as Principal of the Year
    WBTV
    Oct. 26, 2022

    Tonya Williams, a 1993 graduate of App State's communication sciences and disorders program, was selected as the 2022-2023 principal of the year for Cabarrus County Schools. Williams is the principal of Concord Middle School.

  • How to Boost Your Immune System During Cold and Flu Season
    How to Boost Your Immune System During Cold and Flu Season
    The New York Times
    Oct. 14, 2022

    Dr. David Nieman, App State biology professor and director of the Human Performance Lab at the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis, offers expert advice for maintaining a strong immune system during flu season.

  • On the roof of the world, water is life. Or a sign of it, thanks to eDNA
    On the roof of the world, water is life. Or a sign of it, thanks to eDNA
    Mongabay
    Oct. 14, 2022

    Research by several partners, including Dr. Anton Seimon, research assistant professor in App State's Department of Geography and Planning, employed environmental DNA (eDNA) in mapping the biodiversity of the top 14,700 feet of Mount Everest. The team identified DNA from organisms belonging to 187 taxonomic orders, which constitutes 16.3% of the total known orders.

  • 6 College Police Chiefs, Security Directors Share Tips to Enhance Campus Safety
    6 College Police Chiefs, Security Directors Share Tips to Enhance Campus Safety
    Campus Safety
    Oct. 12, 2022

    Campus Safety magazine interviews App State Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police Andy Stephenson — a finalist for the 2022 Campus Safety Director of the Year Award — about endeavors that have led to improved student, staff, and visitor safety.

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