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What You Need to Know About Working Out at the Park During the Coronavirus Epidemic [faculty quoted]
Women’s Health
March 18, 2020
In this Q&A, Appalachian State University’s Dr. David Nieman answers whether people should work out when sick. In short, no — “sick people wrongly think they can ‘exercise the virus out of the system’ or ‘sweat it out,’ that’s a myth. It’s actually the opposite,” he says. Nieman is a health professor and director of the Human Performance Lab.
College tours canceled? High school students can tour NC's colleges virtually
WRAL
March 17, 2020
Appalachian State University is among colleges and universities listed as having virtual tours that students can explore when they can’t visit in person due to concerns about the coronavirus.
App State AD on the coronavirus, student-athlete health and the Sun Belt's ongoing decisions [staff featured]
Winston-Salem Journal
March 13, 2020
App State Athletics Director Doug Gillin talks about his major concerns: keeping everyone associated within Mountaineers athletics safe during the novel coronavirus outbreak and making sure student-athletes are able to continue classwork from wherever they are after extended spring break ends.
How to Run Safely During the Coronavirus Pandemic [faculty featured]
Men’s Health
March 13, 2020
App State’s Dr. David Nieman answers runners’ most frequently asked questions as the virus continues to spread. Nieman is a professor and director of the Human Performance Lab.
What Are The Psychological Side Effects Of The Coronavirus Pandemic? [faculty featured]
WUNC 91.5 North Carolina Public Radio
March 13, 2020
On The State of Things podcast, Dr. Dominique Hammonds is interviewed about the mental health effects of the coronavirus outbreak. She is an assistant professor in the Department of human Development and Psychological Counseling at Appalachian State University and has a private practice in Hickory.
How to Train and Eat to Boost Your Immunity from Coronavirus [faculty featured]
Podium Runner
March 11, 2020
Described as “the world’s leading exercise-immunity researcher,” Appalachian State University’s Dr. David Nieman offers practical advice on running and the immune system — from how regular, modest exercise boosts immunity while long-effort exercise like marathons can lower immunity for 24 to 72 hours, to how certain foods can assist marathoners in countering the risk for respiratory illnesses.
New residence halls named for natural landmarks [staff quoted]
Watauga Demcrat
March 11, 2020
Appalachian State University has selected names for the four new residence halls being constructed near Kidd Brewer Stadium. Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations Matt Dull explains who named them and why.
Madagascar’s mysterious, lemur-eating cats started as ship stowaways [faculty quoted]
Science
March 10, 2020
The cats, twice the size of house cats, didn’t evolve on the island, research now shows. Instead, they may descend from domestic cats released from Arabian trading ships more than 1,000 years ago. Appalachian’s Dr. Zachary Farris, unaffiliated with the research team’s hypothesis, adds context about the island’s cats. He teaches in the Department of Health and Exercise Science.
Contrary to Todd Gilbert, U.S isn't reducing carbon emissions at world's highest rate [faculty quoted]
PolitiFact
Feb. 24, 2020
Dr. Jamie Russell of Appalachian State University’s Energy Center gives context regarding the U.S.’s reduction of carbon emissions in this fact-checking column published by The Poynter Institute.
State ag agency awards funding to App State biochar project
Watauga Democrat
Feb. 24, 2020
Appalachian State University’s biochar project in the Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment is among 15 projects to receive funds from the N.C. Bioenergy Research Initiative and the New and Emerging Crops Program. The project will receive $80,738.
Blue Cross announced $8 million investment to rural communities
Shelby Star
Feb. 21, 2020
Appalachian State University and East Carolina University are among nine organizations receiving funds as part of the company’s investment. Both universities will use their allotment to support scholarships awarded to community college transfer students who wish to teach in their home communities.
What Runners Need to Know About Coronavirus [faculty featured]
Runners World
Feb. 20, 2020
What should runners know about the coronavirus — its symptoms, risk factors and any precautions to take, especially if traveling for races? Runners World talks to Appalachian State University’s David Nieman, Dr.PH., director of the Human Performance Lab at the North Carolina Research Campus.
Climate City: WNC Researchers Delve Into Climate Change & Health [faculty featured]
Blue Ridge Public Radio
Feb. 17, 2020
A medical geographer, Appalachian State University’s Dr. Maggie Sugg discusses climate change’s impact on human health. She is joined by Jennifer Runkle, an environmental epidemiologist with the North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies.
AT&T, Appalachian State team up to examine climate change, community impacts
WRAL TechWire
Feb. 7, 2020
Appalachian State University is one of five universities selected by AT&T to participate in the Climate Resiliency Community Challenge — a major research initiative aimed at helping communities in the southeastern United States build resilience to climate change.
NCBiotech awards $2.1M in grants, loans
WRAL TechWire
Feb. 6, 2020
Appalachian State University is among four universities receiving Flash Grants from NCBiotech to pursue research projects that show early indications of commercial potential. Appalachian received $20,000 to develop a new method of stabilizing insulin so it can be shipped and stored at room temperature, which would reduce the medicine’s cost.
5 Ways Pilates Changes Your Brain & Body [faculty featured]
Bustle
Feb. 5, 2020
Appalachian State University’s Marianne Adams, co-founder of the Department of Theatre and Dance’s Pilates Teacher Training Program, explains the benefits of this core-strengthening practice.
An ACL Tear Can Affect Your Brain in Addition to Your Knee [faculty quoted]
Healthline
Feb. 4, 2020
Dr. Alan Needle in Appalachian State University’s Beaver College of Health Sciences explains how researchers are trying to better understand the relationship between injuries and brain function.
White House hopefuls storm Iowa in last efforts to win support [faculty quoted]
The Gazette
Feb. 1, 2020
Dr. William Hicks, a political-science professor at Appalachian State University, explains how seeing presidential candidates in person, rather than just on TV, can inform both voters and young people studying the U.S. political system.