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  • The American Solar Challenge will start Tuesday in Independence and end in New Mexico [students featured]
    The American Solar Challenge will start Tuesday in Independence and end in New Mexico [students featured]
    The Examiner
    Aug. 2, 2021

    App State student and Team Sunergy Co-Mechanical Director Jessica Navarro-Luciano is interviewed in this article about the American Solar Challenge, a road race of solar-powered cars from Missouri to New Mexico.

  • Smoke from Western fires wafts to region [faculty featured]
    Smoke from Western fires wafts to region [faculty featured]
    The Mountain Times
    July 29, 2021

    Dr. James Sherman, physics and astronomy professor at App State, is interviewed by The Mountain Times about the smoke that drifted to the area from Western U.S. wildfires in summer 2021.

  • Appalachian State unveils solar-powered race car's new look ahead of race events
    Appalachian State unveils solar-powered race car's new look ahead of race events
    WJHL
    July 23, 2021

    WJHL reports on the App State Solar Vehicle Team and shares images from its practice at the Johnson County (Tennessee) Airport.

  • Cuba protests: 4 essential reads on dissent in the post-Castro era
    Cuba protests: 4 essential reads on dissent in the post-Castro era
    The Conversation
    July 13, 2021

    Dr. Joseph Gonzalez, an associate professor in Appalachian's Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, is interviewed for this article about Cuba's recent history.

  • Expert Commentary [faculty featured]
    Expert Commentary [faculty featured]
    AdvisorSmith
    June 30, 2021

    Dr. David Marlett, managing director of the Brantley Risk & Insurance Center in Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business, shares insights on cyber risk and cyber insurance.

  • App State student once dreamed of being a ballerina. She could be the next Miss America
    App State student once dreamed of being a ballerina. She could be the next Miss America
    The Charlotte Observer
    June 28, 2021

    Appalachian State senior and Dance Team member Carli Batson was crowned Miss North Carolina, earning a chance to compete in the 100th annual Miss America pageant.

  • The Tale of Gray's Lily [faculty, student featured]
    The Tale of Gray's Lily [faculty, student featured]
    The Appalachian Voice
    June 26, 2021

    Dr. Matt Estep, associate biology professor, and graduate student Ben Brewer are interviewed in this article about their studies of rare and endangered plants, such as the Gray's lily.

  • Brood X misses the High Country, coming years promise larger cicada emergences
    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
    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]
    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]
    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]
    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]
    ‘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]
    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]
    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
    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
    ‘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]
    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.

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