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Cardiovascular Recovery in Young Adults Takes Several Months after COVID-19 Infection
American Physiological Society
June 8, 2022
The findings of research conducted at App State are published in the June 2022 issue of The Journal of Applied Physiology.
NRLP projects aim to improve reliability for customers and campus
Watauga Online
June 1, 2022
New River Light and Power — App State's nonprofit electric utility — highlights recent projects to improve infrastructure and increase reliability for its customers on campus and in Boone neighborhoods.
Next-gen weather station installed near Everest’s summit
National Geographic
May 25, 2022
National Geographic chronicles a return expedition to Mount Everest co-led by Dr. Baker Perry, National Geographic Explorer and professor in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning, to coordinate the maintenance of weather stations at the top of the world.
Commentary: Post-pandemic performance reviews should not disadvantage those working from home [faculty featured]
Channel News Asia
May 25, 2022
As some people are working from home and others from the office, assessing employees fairly in appraisals will be much trickier, according to Yalcin Acikgoz, associate professor of psychology.
3 Triad towns among 19 in NC Commerce’s development program
Fox 8 News
May 24, 2022
Three Triad towns are among 19 rural communities selected for an N.C. Department of Commerce and App State program designed to help them grow their economies.
Rural Colorado students go to college at low rates. Tiny Fowler goes against the trend. [faculty interviewed]
Chalkbeat
May 17, 2022
Sonja Ardoin, associate professor of human development and psychological counseling, is interviewed for a feature about college-going patterns in rural Colorado.
Online veterinary technician degree program kicks off at App State
dvm360
May 11, 2022
Leading veterinary professional resource dvm360 shares information about App State's new online veterinary technology degree.
Ode to Appalachia: An ASU Student Led Dining Experience Partnership with The Beacon Butcher Bar
High Country Press
April 22, 2022
Sixteen Appalachian State University art students worked alongside The Beacon Butcher Bar to celebrate Appalachia and the Boone community by creating a shared meal and handmade tableware project.
Food physicist offers Earth Day cooking tips [faculty featured]
Yale Climate Connections
April 21, 2022
Yale Climate Connections highlights Carla Ramsdell, pre-engineering advisor and practitioner in residence in App State's Department of Physics and Astronomy, and her seven-part Sustainable Food Cooking Challenge video series.
Liability vs. Full Coverage [faculty featured]
WalletHub
Feb. 25, 2022
Dr. David Marlett, professor in App State’s Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance, offers expert knowledge on the difference between liability and full coverage car insurance. Marlett holds the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina Distinguished Professorship at App State, and serves as managing director of the Brantley Risk and Insurance Center.
N.C.'s 7th lab school opens in Elkin this fall
Spectrum News
Feb. 15, 2022
Spectrum News interviews App State Academy at Middle Fork Principal Amie Snow and a student about the laboratory school experience. App State opens a new lab school — its second — in partnership with Elkin City Schools in fall 2022.
Mt. Everest’s Highest Glacier Feels the Impacts of Human-Induced Climate Change
National Geographic
Feb. 3, 2022
National Geographic highlights findings from a paper for which App State geography and planning professor Dr. Baker Perry served as a co-author. The paper, published in the Nature Portfolio Journal Climate and Atmospheric Science, identifies that Mount Everest’s highest glacier is now losing several decades of ice accumulation annually, which is attributed to the earth's warmer climate.
Announcing the Campus Safety 2022 Higher Education Director of the Year Finalists
Campus Safety Magazine
Jan. 31, 2022
Campus Safety Magazine announces its finalists for the 2022 Higher Education Director of the Year Award — including App State Police Chief Andy Stephenson.
New group looks to redefine rural higher education policy [faculty featured]
Politico
Jan. 31, 2022
The Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges, which formed in 2021 and is based at App State, unveils a new metric for identifying rural-serving institutions. Dr. Andrew Koricich, executive director of the ARRC and an associate professor in App State's Department of Leadership and Educational Studies, is interviewed about the alliance's work.
Cubans who joined July protests now face stiff sentences [faculty interviewed]
The Washington Post
Jan. 19, 2022
Dr. Joseph Gonzalez, associate professor in App State's Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, is interviewed by The Washington Post for an article about the summer 2021 protests in Cuba.
Disabled students find unique opportunities at ASU
Carolina Journal
Jan. 14, 2022
The Carolina Journal features App State's Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program.
Why the Science of Teaching is Often Ignored [faculty interviewed]
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Jan. 3, 2022
Dr. Lindsay Masland, associate professor of psychology at App State and associate director for faculty professional development in the university's Center for Academic Excellence, shares how she has worked with faculty members to create a rubric listing specific research-based teaching behaviors, such as inclusive teaching, as a motivator to try new things.
Appalachian State buys former Corning building in Hickory for new campus
WBTV
Nov. 22, 2021
Charlotte-based news organization WBTV shares the news that App State has purchased the former Corning Optical Communications property to be the home of the App State Hickory Campus.