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  • Netflix shows like 'Too Hot to Handle' and 'Love Is Blind' offer more stereotypes than insights [faculty op-ed]
    Netflix shows like 'Too Hot to Handle' and 'Love Is Blind' offer more stereotypes than insights [faculty op-ed]
    NBC News
    May 8, 2020

    In this opinion piece, Appalachian sociologist Dr. Ellen Lamont — author of “The Mating Game: How Gender Still Shapes How We Date” — reviews two new shows and the images they offer of love.

  • Local author uses art to help teach kids during pandemic [program mentioned]
    Local author uses art to help teach kids during pandemic [program mentioned]
    WSOC
    May 8, 2020

    Tyler LeBlanc, an alumnus of Appalachian State University’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program, is featured in this television segment that highlights his puppets and their messages for children regarding how to stay safe and process their emotions during COVID-19.

  • NC Climate Report Shows Warming Temperatures, Rising Sea Levels [faculty featured]
    NC Climate Report Shows Warming Temperatures, Rising Sea Levels [faculty featured]
    WFDD
    May 1, 2020

    Appalachian’s Dr. Baker Perry co-authored the recently released North Carolina Climate Science Report. In this interview with public radio, he explains how each part of the state will feel the impacts of climate change. Perry teaches in the Department of Geography and Planning.

  • Economic experts: Recovery won't be immediate [faculty quoted]
    Economic experts: Recovery won't be immediate [faculty quoted]
    Watauga Democrat
    May 1, 2020

    Dr. Harry Davis in Appalachian’s Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance and who serves as economist for the N.C. Bankers Association said during a Boone Area Chamber of Commerce online webinar the U.S. will remain in a recession for the rest of the year “and maybe into next year.”

  • These universities say their students will return to campus in the fall
    These universities say their students will return to campus in the fall
    CNN
    April 30, 2020

    Appalachian State University is among universities across the U.S. identified as having plans to reopen for fall semester while their leaders determine what measures need to be taken for vulnerable populations that can't risk returning to class.

  • ASU professor among organizers of digital COVID-19 resource portfolio [faculty featured]
    ASU professor among organizers of digital COVID-19 resource portfolio [faculty featured]
    WXII
    April 27, 2020

    Dr. Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce, professor and director of Appalachian’s environmental science program, is part of an organization that has created a COVID-19 Testing Sites Search Engine that identifies testing sites, eligibility criteria, requirements and contact information for 1,500 sites across the 50 states. The search database is available for patients, healthcare providers and government officials seeking testing centers and kits.

  • Because it has before, university service-learning will lead our recovery [staff opinion]
    Because it has before, university service-learning will lead our recovery [staff opinion]
    Asheville Citizen-Times
    April 27, 2020

    Brian MacHarg, Appalachian’s director of academic civic engagement, co-authors this opinion piece that COVID-19, much like Sept. 11 and Hurricane Katrina, is a time for renewed focus on service-learning. “Universities have an obligation to serve the country in new and unique ways in the face of the coronavirus, and offices of service-learning and community engagement should again be on the forefront of helping the nation to recover…,” he writes.

  • Coronavirus conundrum: What do we do when nature gets crowded? [faculty quoted]
    Coronavirus conundrum: What do we do when nature gets crowded? [faculty quoted]
    The Christian Science Monitor
    April 27, 2020

    Dr. David Nieman, a professor of public health and director of Appalachian State University’s Human Performance Lab, offers his perspective on the value of outdoor activity even when there are lots of people in the park. He argues that public green spaces should be closed only as a last resort.

  • Help save the bees: New app turns users into bee counters [faculty quoted]
    Help save the bees: New app turns users into bee counters [faculty quoted]
    Los Angeles Times
    April 23, 2020

    Computer science professor Dr. James Wilkes, who is also a farmer and beekeeper, explains the first World Bee Count and how to participate with a free app for your smartphone and a willingness to snap photos.

  • With Empty Campuses, College Radio Stations Face Uphill Battle During Coronavirus [student quoted]
    With Empty Campuses, College Radio Stations Face Uphill Battle During Coronavirus [student quoted]
    Billboard
    April 20, 2020

    While a third of the nation’s college stations aren’t operating during COVID-19, student station manager Nate Saunders says Appalachian's radio station 90.5 WASU FM is running strong.

  • Why Drinking Water All Day Long Is Not the Best Way to Stay Hydrated [faculty quoted]
    Why Drinking Water All Day Long Is Not the Best Way to Stay Hydrated [faculty quoted]
    Yerepouni News
    April 20, 2020

    In this Armenian news story, Dr. David Nieman, a professor of public health and director of Appalachian State University’s Human Performance Lab, says plain water has a tendency to slip right through the human digestive system when not accompanied by food or nutrients. “There’s no virtue to that kind of consumption,” he says.

  • COVID-19: Heavy exercise can lower immunity [faculty quoted]
    COVID-19: Heavy exercise can lower immunity [faculty quoted]
    Gulf News
    April 16, 2020

    In this United Arab Emirates news story, Dr. David Neiman's research on the drawbacks of overexercising is highlighted. Nieman is director of Appalachian State University’s Human Performance Lab.

  • Groups bring Easter to community during COVID-19 pandemic [staff quoted]
    Groups bring Easter to community during COVID-19 pandemic [staff quoted]
    Mountain Times
    April 16, 2020

    Appalachian State University Athletics partnered with Ransom and Stick Boy Bread Co. to deliver between 150 and 175 brunch meals to Appalachian Regional Healthcare System staff at the Watauga Medical Center on April 12. The athletics department wanted to bring some joy and a demonstration of support for health care workers while also supporting local businesses, according to Kate Misltead, assistant director of marketing for App State Athletics.

  • Arduous exercise can lower immunity, so don’t overdo it during the pandemic [faculty quoted]
    Arduous exercise can lower immunity, so don’t overdo it during the pandemic [faculty quoted]
    The Washington Post
    April 15, 2020

    David Nieman, Dr.P.H., director of Appalachian State University’s Human Performance Lab, discusses his seminal studies that have shown immunity decreases as exercise duration increases — important information to keep in mind as people seek to remain healthy during the pandemic.

  • What to Drink for Better Health [faculty quoted]
    What to Drink for Better Health [faculty quoted]
    Consumer Reports
    April 14, 2020

    How do the beverages we consume each day contribute to the nutritional quality of our diet? Among the options, sports drinksmay be refreshing and feel fitness-forward, but they’re really appropriate only for endurance athletes who need a quick hit of carbs and to replenish electrolytes, says David Nieman, Dr.P.H., director of the Appalachian State University Human Performance Lab. For the rest of us, they’re just sugars, salt, and artificial coloring in a bottle.

  • Are Running or Cycling Actually Risks for Spreading Covid-19? [faculty quoted]
    Are Running or Cycling Actually Risks for Spreading Covid-19? [faculty quoted]
    Wired
    April 14, 2020

    David Nieman, Dr.P.H., director of Appalachian State University’s Human Performance Lab, discusses the health benefits of physical activity during a pandemic and adds that keeping a bigger buffer zone between fellow runners or riders is important for safety during this time.

  • Vacated College Campuses Reveal Broader Challenges for Rural Students [faculty quoted]
    Vacated College Campuses Reveal Broader Challenges for Rural Students [faculty quoted]
    The Daily Yonder
    April 13, 2020

    App State’s Dr. Andrew Koricich has already begun thinking about what the future holds for students after COVID-19, especially rural students. He encourages rural students to remember society will eventually find a new normal and that they should take care of and be kind to themselves, because their voices and actions are needed on the other side of this pandemic.

  • Appalachian State University Students Sing 'The Song of Purple Summer' in Lieu of Cancelled Production of SPRING AWAKENING
    Appalachian State University Students Sing 'The Song of Purple Summer' in Lieu of Cancelled Production of SPRING AWAKENING
    Broadway World
    April 11, 2020

    In honor of their cancelled production of “Spring Awakening,” students from Appalachian State University put together a video of themselves singing The Song of Purple Summer.

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