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Brood X misses the High Country, coming years promise larger cicada emergences
Watauga Democrat
June 23, 2021
Dr. Clare Scott-Chialvo, Dr. Pablo Chialvo and Dr. Ray Williams — faculty members in Appalachian State's Department of Biology — are interviewed about cicada emergence cycles and the impacts of climate change.
Project Spotlight: Teaching for Equity in Appalachia in Mathematics and Science
STELAR
June 16, 2021
Dr. Tracie McLemore Salinas, mathematical sciences professor and director of the Mathematics and Science Education Center at Appalachian State, is interviewed about TEAMS (Teaching for Equity in Appalachia in Mathematics and Science), which is funded by the National Science Foundation's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.
Covered Bridge Park to get bathrooms, electrical upgrades through $500,000 grant project [students mentioned]
WCYB
June 10, 2021
As part of experiential learning in a 2018 course, App State students worked with city leaders to create drawings for early ideas to improve the historic park in Elizabethton, Tennessee. The city now has received a grant to make improvements.
Hunger and Health Coalition starts ‘Plant a Row for the Hungry Program’ [student featured]
Spectrum News
June 10, 2021
App State student Ben Loomis, who started a farm in Deep Gap, is growing food for the community through the Health and Hunger Coalition’s new program. He is studying sustainable agriculture.
Teaching [faculty featured]
The Chronicle of Higher Education
June 3, 2021
App State's Dr. Lindsay Masland offers tips as faculty transition from online teaching to in-person teaching this fall. The goal, she said, is not “going back to normal” but “moving forward.” Masland is associate professor of psychology and assistant director of faculty professional development.
‘I can’t take deep breaths anymore’: Some young adults feeling long-term effects from mild cases of COVID-19 [faculty quoted]
Healthy Debate
June 3, 2021
App State’s Dr. Steve Ratchford is quoted on his research on post-COVID syndrome and its lingering symptoms among young people. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Health and Exercise Science.
Water Always Wins [faculty featured]
Patagonia
May 26, 2021
In this first-person article, Professor Kristian Jackson writes on environmental stewardship in the building and maintaining of recreational biking trails, much of which falls to volunteers. He offers seven paths to stewardship for individuals wanting to make a difference.
Expedición científica instala estación meteorológica para medir el impacto de cambio climático en glaciares [faculty featured]
NTN 24
May 20, 2021
This 13-minute program in Spanish begins with a video introduction of the National Geographic expedition co-led by Dr. Baker Perry to install a weather station on Chile’s Trupangato Volcano, followed by a live interview with Perry. He teaches in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning.
Boone Area Chamber of Commerce announces fifth annual 4 under 40 award winners
Watauga Democrat
May 11, 2021
Alex Howard, assistant vice chancellor of student affairs at Appalachian, is recognized as a Boone Area Chamber of Commerce 4 Under 40 award winner in the Education Professional category.
‘It’s a blessing’: 3,600 App State grads to receive diplomas at in-person ceremonies
WSOC-TV
May 11, 2021
The Charlotte television station reports on App State's in-person graduation May 7, the first of multiple ceremonies over a five-day period in the Holmes Convocation Center.
Why one Fulbright ambassador chose Austria to study digital journalism [faculty featured]
Study International
May 5, 2021
App State journalism professor Dr. Greg Perreault discusses what he is studying and learning in Austria during his Fulbright appointment in digital journalism at The University of Vienna Journalism Studies Centre.
Can Anything Actually “Boost” An Immune System? [faculty quoted]
Allure
May 2, 2021
App State’s Dr. David Nieman is quoted on how the immune system works and how to boost immunity for better health in light of COVID-19 and what has been learned during the pandemic about the role of overall health in preventing disease. Nieman is director of the university’s Human Performance Lab.
Expedition successfully places weather station on top of 19,000-foot volcano [faculty featured]
ABC News
April 29, 2021
Dr. Baker Perry, who co-led a National Geographic expedition to Chile’s Trupangato Volcano earlier this year, is interviewed live about the team’s work and how the weather station will inform scientists about climate change in the region. Perry teaches in the Department of Geography and Planning.
Highest weather station in the Andes will help scientists search for climate answers [faculty featured]
National Geographic
April 27, 2021
At 19,000 feet above sea level on the Chilean mountain of Tupungato, Baker Perry and his fellow climbers were clobbered in the early morning hours by an unforecasted blizzard that pinned them in their tents with punishing winds and swirling snow. Perry, a climate scientist at Appalachian State University, was philosophical as he recalled it.
Ask the Experts [faculty featured]
Wallet Hub
April 26, 2021
This Q&A features App State’s Dr. Lubna Nafees on the effects of COVID-19 on car insurance and the industry's latest marketing practices. She teaches in the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management.
Ask the Experts
Wallet Hub
April 26, 2021
This Q&A features App State’s Dr. Atanas Nikolov on car insurance and the use of celebrity endorsers. He teaches in the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management.
Cuba without Castros [faculty quoted]
Telangana Today
April 24, 2021
App State’s Dr. Joseph Gonzalez, a scholar on the history of U.S.-Cuba relations, gives historical context of the end of the Castro dynasty. His quotes come from an opinion piece he wrote for The Conversation. Gonzalez teaches in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies.
From the Smokies to the Sea: The climate challenges facing North Carolina [faculty featured]
ABC11
April 22, 2021
In an Earth Day special collaboration with National Geographic and Nat Geo Explorer Dr. Baker Perry, ABC11 takes a look at the challenges North Carolina faces when it comes to weather and patterns shifting over time. Perry teaches in the Department of Geography and Planning.