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  • 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.

  • New study sheds light on why women tend to have greater animosity towards political opponents [faculty featured]
    New study sheds light on why women tend to have greater animosity towards political opponents [faculty featured]
    PsyPost
    Nov. 30, 2020

    Research by Dr. Heather Ondercin in App State’s Department of Government and Justice Studies is featured in this article. Her study, recently published in the journal American Politics Research, indicates U.S. women tend to be more hostile than men toward their political rivals and that this is related to women’s stronger partisan identities and stronger attitudes about abortion.

  • Rulers of the Upper Realm, Thunderbirds Are Powerful Native Spirits [faculty quoted]
    Rulers of the Upper Realm, Thunderbirds Are Powerful Native Spirits [faculty quoted]
    Audubon
    Nov. 30, 2020

    Professor emeritus Dr. Cheryl Claassen from App State’s Department of Anthropology is quoted regarding the Native American lore of Thunderbirds and aquatic spirits. Her research focus has been archaeological evidence for Native belief systems.

  • Cooking Evangelist Carla Ramsdell: Taking Back the Kitchen One Meal at a Time [faculty featured]
    Cooking Evangelist Carla Ramsdell: Taking Back the Kitchen One Meal at a Time [faculty featured]
    All About Women
    Nov. 25, 2020

    An environmentalist, food physicist and cooking evangelist, Carla Ramsdell shares her passion and offers tips for learning how to cook with health and energy efficiency in mind. She teaches in App State’s Department of Physics and Astronomy.

  • Science from the top of the world [faculty quoted]
    Science from the top of the world [faculty quoted]
    COSMOS
    Nov. 21, 2020

    Research findings from National Geographic’s 2019 expedition on Mount Everest, in which App State’s Dr. Baker Perry had a leadership role, are now being published. Perry’s team installed a network of weather stations to monitor the region. Their first paper discusses the importance of precipitation to the ecosystem.

  • US Embassy invests R8m in UFS mountain-to-mountain research project
    US Embassy invests R8m in UFS mountain-to-mountain research project
    The South African
    Nov. 20, 2020

    This news story describes App State's collaboration with University of the Free State in South Africa on a mountain-to-mountain research project.

  • Forget the Fancy Proposal. Let’s Just Get Married. [faculty quoted]
    Forget the Fancy Proposal. Let’s Just Get Married. [faculty quoted]
    New York Times
    Nov. 18, 2020

    App State sociologist Dr. Ellen Lamont, authored of the book “The Mating Game: How Gender Still Shapes How We Date,” is quoted in this news story on the trends of marriage proposals.

  • “Boone Before Boone”: New book sheds light on the 14,000 years of High Country history [faculty featured]
    “Boone Before Boone”: New book sheds light on the 14,000 years of High Country history [faculty featured]
    Watauga Democrat
    Nov. 13, 2020

    App State’s Dr. Tom Whyte discusses his recently released book “Boone Before Boone: The Archaeological Record of Northwestern North Carolina Through 1769,” published by McFarland. The work offers a glimpse into the area’s ancient history, beginning in the Paleoindian period during the Ice age, and ending in 1769 with the arrival of Daniel Boone. Whyte teaches in the Department of Anthropology.

  • Many nursing homes still face long turnaround times for COVID-19 tests [faculty quoted]
    Many nursing homes still face long turnaround times for COVID-19 tests [faculty quoted]
    CBS17
    Nov. 12, 2020

    Dr. Sandi Lane discusses the various types of COVID tests used in nursing homes and how to limit spread of the coronavirus in these facilities. Lane teaches in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management.

  • Gauging the lead threat in NC waters and aquatic life [faculty quoted]
    Gauging the lead threat in NC waters and aquatic life [faculty quoted]
    Carolina Public Press
    Nov. 10, 2020

    App State’s Dr. Shea Tuberty is quoted about lead found in water supplies and aquatic life, and the lead-testing research he and his students conduct on the French Broad River. Tuberty teaches in the Department of Biology.

  • Integrating substance dependence and pain management into counseling approaches [faculty op-ed]
    Integrating substance dependence and pain management into counseling approaches [faculty op-ed]
    Counseling Today
    Nov. 5, 2020

    In this opinion piece, Dr. Geri Miller offers seven core suggestions that counselors can use as a guide in addressing substance dependence and pain management from a biopsychosocial perspective in their counseling approach. Miller teaches in App State’s Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling.

  • 15 benefits of cycling: why cycling is good for weight loss, fitness, legs and mind [faculty quoted]
    15 benefits of cycling: why cycling is good for weight loss, fitness, legs and mind [faculty quoted]
    Cycling Weekly
    Nov. 2, 2020

    In the No. 2 reason for cycling, App State’s Dr. David Nieman shares his research on the ability to reduce the number of sick days by exercising regularly. Nieman is director of the university's Human Performance Lab.

  • Nineteen Universities Join Large-Scale Effort To Diversify STEM Faculty
    Nineteen Universities Join Large-Scale Effort To Diversify STEM Faculty
    Forbes
    Oct. 30, 2020

    App State joins the third cohort of Aspire: The National Alliance for Inclusive & Diverse STEM Faculty program, an ongoing project aimed at developing more inclusive faculty recruitment, hiring and retention in STEM disciplines at universities throughout the U.S.

  • Interview with Kinji Ito: Motivating Students During a Pandemic [faculty featured]
    Interview with Kinji Ito: Motivating Students During a Pandemic [faculty featured]
    The FLTMAG
    Oct. 27, 2020

    This Q&A features Dr. Kinji Ito, assistant professor of Japanese in App State’s Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, on how he keeps students motivated in online learning.

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