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  • App State professors form Cookvid-19 group to foster cooking community, raise money for local orgs [faculty featured]
    App State professors form Cookvid-19 group to foster cooking community, raise money for local orgs [faculty featured]
    Watauga Democrat
    Feb. 26, 2021

    A Facebook community started by App State faculty members to help people become more confident in their cooking has raised nearly $10,000 for local community organizations. Dr. Jack Kwong in the Department of Philosophy and Religion and Dr. Peter Fawson in the Department of Social Work are behind the “Cookvid-19” group.

  • Get outside to improve health during COVID, experts say [faculty quoted]
    Get outside to improve health during COVID, experts say [faculty quoted]
    Tuscon.com
    Feb. 22, 2021

    App State’s Dr. Richard Christiana in the Department of Health and Exercise Science discusses his research on the physical and mental benefits of exercising outdoors. Such activity can reduce stress and ease depression and anxiety for people of all ages, and also reduce the symptoms of ADHD in children, he said.

  • App State students, faculty create rock kits for students across NC
    App State students, faculty create rock kits for students across NC
    Watauga Democrat
    Feb. 19, 2021

    In this outreach initiative by the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, students and faculty have made 1,600 educational kits for area schoolchildren in eight counties to help them learn about geology. The Rockin’ NC kits contain rock samples and other educational materials. They are designed to substitute the in-person presentations faculty and students would typically make before the pandemic.

  • Guaranteed income is having a moment. The last time it did, it was because of Martin Luther King Jr. [faculty quoted]
    Guaranteed income is having a moment. The last time it did, it was because of Martin Luther King Jr. [faculty quoted]
    Fast Company
    Feb. 16, 2021

    Dr. Leah Hamilton, an associate professor in App State’s Department of Social Work, gives historical context to the idea of a guaranteed income in the U.S. to help eradicate poverty. The 1960s notion is gaining traction again in some cities, where mayors are implementing pilot programs.

  • COVID-19 delivers 'wake-up call' to raise activity levels for viral defense, immunity [faculty featured]
    COVID-19 delivers 'wake-up call' to raise activity levels for viral defense, immunity [faculty featured]
    Healio
    Feb. 12, 2021

    App State’s Dr. David Nieman's says COVID-19 is a wake-up call to the importance of good health — before, during and after the pandemic. He shared his research and thoughts on the coronavirus during a Basic and Clinical Immunology for the Busy Clinician symposium. Nieman is director of the university’s Human Performance Lab.

  • App State and Banfield Pet Hospital® Announce New Online Vet Tech Program Aimed at Addressing Veterinary Shortage
    App State and Banfield Pet Hospital® Announce New Online Vet Tech Program Aimed at Addressing Veterinary Shortage
    The Associated Press
    Feb. 10, 2021

    News of a veterinary tech program implemented by Appalachian State University and Banfield Pet Hospital to strengthen the pipeline of licensed veterinary technicians, especially in rural areas, was shared by The Associated Press.

  • Should I Be Double-Masking When I Run? [faculty quoted]
    Should I Be Double-Masking When I Run? [faculty quoted]
    Runners World
    Feb. 10, 2021

    App State’s Dr. David Nieman is quoted on the value of athletes double- masking while exercising indoors. The type of mask depends on the type of exercise, the director of the university’s Human Performance Lab said.

  • Why Exercising Is So Tricky After Covid-19 [faculty quoted]
    Why Exercising Is So Tricky After Covid-19 [faculty quoted]
    Elemental
    Feb. 2, 2021

    App State’s Dr. David Nieman shares his research and anecdotal experience with athletes whose strength changed after other viral infections when discussing when people can begin exercising after having had COVID-19. Nieman is director of the university’s Human Performance Lab.

  • Appalachian State senior part of National Guard sent to Washington, D.C. [student profiled]
    Appalachian State senior part of National Guard sent to Washington, D.C. [student profiled]
    Watauga Democrat
    Feb. 2, 2021

    Lauren Spangler, an App State senior majoring in psychology, was among National Guard members stationed in Washington, D.C., during Joe Biden's presidential inauguration. She is from Charlotte.

  • To boost immunity, forget ‘magic pills.’ Focus on sleep, exercise, diet and cutting stress. [faculty quoted]
    To boost immunity, forget ‘magic pills.’ Focus on sleep, exercise, diet and cutting stress. [faculty quoted]
    The Washington Post
    Jan. 30, 2021

    App State’s Dr. David Nieman, director of the Human Performance Lab, shares how to keep your immune system strong this winter.

  • App State using wastewater testing to mitigate residence hall COVID-19 outbreaks [faculty quoted]
    App State using wastewater testing to mitigate residence hall COVID-19 outbreaks [faculty quoted]
    Watauga Democrat
    Jan. 28, 2021

    App State’s Dr. Ece Karatan, biologist and vice provost for research, is quoted regarding the university’s wastewater surveillance project being used to identify possible clusters of COVID-19 infection in residence halls.

  • Research alliance aims to elevate profile of regional public colleges [faculty mentioned]
    Research alliance aims to elevate profile of regional public colleges [faculty mentioned]
    Inside Higher Ed
    Jan. 27, 2021

    Dr. Andrew Koricich in App State’s Reich College of Education is mentioned as being among faculty conducting research on rural schools as part of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges. The new research hub was founded to highlight the importance of regional public institutions to students and communities.

  • Ask the Experts [faculty featured]
    Ask the Experts [faculty featured]
    Wallet Hub
    Jan. 14, 2021

    This Q&A article features Dr. David C. Marlett, managing director of the Brantley Risk and Insurance Center inApp State’s Walker College of Business, on trends in the car insurance industry, including the unexpected profits auto insurers are experiencing during COVID because of fewer claims.

  • Perspective | NC COVID-19 Student Response Corps: Strengthening the talent pipeline to public service [staff quoted]
    Perspective | NC COVID-19 Student Response Corps: Strengthening the talent pipeline to public service [staff quoted]
    EdNC
    Jan. 11, 2021

    This article about the NC COVID-19 Student Response Corps shares comments from App State’s Dr. Susan McCracken, director of career development and economic engagement, about an Appalachian student's internship related to public service in Burke County.

  • Tracing the Moisture That Nourishes the World’s Highest Glacier [faculty featured]
    Tracing the Moisture That Nourishes the World’s Highest Glacier [faculty featured]
    EOS
    Dec. 14, 2020

    App State’s Dr. Baker Perry discusses the 2019 National Geographic expedition to Mount Everest and the data that are coming from the weather stations he and his team installed there. Among them, the Khumbu Glacier receives most of its moisture from the Bay of Bengal. Perry teaches in the Department of Geography and Planning.

  • How Much to Really Spend on an Engagement Ring [faculty quoted]
    How Much to Really Spend on an Engagement Ring [faculty quoted]
    CreditDonkey
    Dec. 8, 2020

    In a “What the experts say” sidebar to this news story, Dr. Ellen Lamont discusses why people think they need an engagement ring to be expensive. Lamont, who teaches in App State’s Department of Sociology, authored the book “The Mating Game: How Gender Shapes How We Date.”

  • Staying Active In Winter [faculty featured]
    Staying Active In Winter [faculty featured]
    QC Life
    Dec. 7, 2020

    When the weather is warmer outside it’s easier to get out and be active, but when the temps drop down in the 40s, finding that motivation is a little tougher. Dr. Rebecca Battista is with the Department of Health and Exercise Science at Appalachian State University. She joined us on QC Morning to talk about how you can still stay active in the winter.

  • Caribbean hopeful for diplomatic approach with Biden administration [faculty quoted]
    Caribbean hopeful for diplomatic approach with Biden administration [faculty quoted]
    The New York Carib News
    Dec. 3, 2020

    At the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Institute of International Relations (IIR) panel discussion on Tuesday, trade, regional integration, migration foreign direct investment, the war on drugs, energy, and climate change are just some of the issues the Caribbean hopes they would be able to address with the new Biden administration.

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