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  • World Bee Day 2020: FAO calls for more to be done to safeguard our tiny food heroes, amid alarming decline [faculty mentioned]
    World Bee Day 2020: FAO calls for more to be done to safeguard our tiny food heroes, amid alarming decline [faculty mentioned]
    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
    May 20, 2020

    Appalachian’s Dr. Joseph Cazier,director of the Center for Analytics Research and Education, is mentioned as having spoken at the UN's virtual celebration for World Bee Day.

  • How to safely run outside amid the coronavirus pandemic [faculty quoted]
    How to safely run outside amid the coronavirus pandemic [faculty quoted]
    CBS News
    May 19, 2020

    Amid COVID-19 concerns, health professor Dr. David Nieman is quoted on his research that shows regular moderate-intensity physical activity can improve one's ability to fight viruses — making lifestyle practices consistent with good immune health a "primary" strategy to prevent the risk posed by COVID-19.

  • A look at Africa's largest fossil footprint site [faculty mentioned]
    A look at Africa's largest fossil footprint site [faculty mentioned]
    CBS News This Morning
    May 16, 2020

    Thousands of years ago, some of humankind's prehistoric ancestors walked across a field in what is now Tanzania — and left footsteps that are now part of the largest fossil footprint site ever found on the African continent. Appalachian’s Dr. Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce led a research project at the site and is seen in this video footage with her undergraduate students.

  • Africa's largest group of human fossil footprints discovered in Tanzania [faculty quoted]
    Africa's largest group of human fossil footprints discovered in Tanzania [faculty quoted]
    USA Today
    May 14, 2020

    Appalachian’s Dr. Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce describes the site where she led a 10-year research project to examine footprints preserved within an ancient volcanic mudflow produced by the nearby Oldoinyo L’engai, a still-active volcano in the East African Rift. She is a sedimentologist and paleoenvironmental scientist in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences. She also directs the university’s environmental science program.

  • From Black Death to fatal flu, past pandemics show why people on the margins suffer most [faculty quoted]
    From Black Death to fatal flu, past pandemics show why people on the margins suffer most [faculty quoted]
    Science
    May 14, 2020

    Dr. Gwen Robbins Schug, an anthropology professor at Appalachian State University who studies health and inequality in ancient societies, says bioarchaeology and other social sciences repeatedly have demonstrated that health crises “play out along the preexisting fault lines of each society,” including social and economic inequalities.

  • 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.

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