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  • How climate change is affecting fall foliage [faculty featured]
    How climate change is affecting fall foliage [faculty featured]
    FOX 13 Salt Lake City
    Oct. 12, 2021

    Dr. Howard Neufeld, professor of biology at Appalachian State University, shares insights with Newsy about climate change's potential effects on fall leaf color and timing.

  • The 16 best college football towns in the nation
    The 16 best college football towns in the nation
    247sports.com
    Oct. 6, 2021

    This list highlights Boone and App State as having a" great game-day experience — one of the best in the Group of Five."

  • Finally, a Lot of Classical Music and Opera to Hear This Season [faculty mentioned]
    Finally, a Lot of Classical Music and Opera to Hear This Season [faculty mentioned]
    The New York Times
    Sep. 17, 2021

    This fall preview by The New York Times mentions Hayes School of Music lecturer Dr. Nicholas Cline, whose work was slated to be performed by the acclaimed choir The Crossing in Philadelphia.

  • Digitizing biology!
    Digitizing biology!
    National Science Foundation
    Aug. 26, 2021

    The National Science Foundation's "Discovery Files," which airs on scores of commercial radio stations across the country and on the CBS Radio app, educates listeners about herbaria and the effort to digitize them — led by Appalachian State.

  • College students race solar cars from Missouri to New Mexico [students featured]
    College students race solar cars from Missouri to New Mexico [students featured]
    Santa Fe New Mexican
    Aug. 7, 2021

    The Santa Fe New Mexican interviews App State Team Sunergy member Sam Cheatham about the American Solar Challenge. Team Sunergy finished first in its class in the road race.

  • Is water always the best choice on a hot day? [faculty featured]
    Is water always the best choice on a hot day? [faculty featured]
    BBC
    Aug. 3, 2021

    Dr. David Nieman, a professor of biology at Appalachian State University and director of the Human Performance Laboratory at North Carolina Research Campus, is included among experts interviewed about the healthiest drinks for rehydration.

  • 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.

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