In the Media

The Charlotte television station reports on App State's in-person graduation May 7, the first of multiple ceremonies over a five-day period in the Holmes Convocation Center.

App State’s Dr. David Nieman is quoted on how the immune system works and how to boost immunity for better health in light of COVID-19 and what has been learned during the pandemic about the role of overall health in preventing disease. Nieman is director of the university’s Human Performance Lab.

At 19,000 feet above sea level on the Chilean mountain of Tupungato, Baker Perry and his fellow climbers were clobbered in the early morning hours by an unforecasted blizzard that pinned them in their tents with punishing winds and swirling snow. Perry, a climate scientist at Appalachian State University, was philosophical as he recalled it.

This Q&A features App State’s Dr. Atanas Nikolov on car insurance and the use of celebrity endorsers. He teaches in the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management.

In an Earth Day special collaboration with National Geographic and Nat Geo Explorer Dr. Baker Perry, ABC11 takes a look at the challenges North Carolina faces when it comes to weather and patterns shifting over time. Perry teaches in the Department of Geography and Planning.

App State’s Dr. Alex Howard and Jason Marshburn are among four professionals selected for the Education category. Howard is interim assistant vice chancellor in the Division of Student Affairs and director of Wellness and Prevention Services. Marshburn is director of Environmental Health, Safety, and Emergency Management.

Data from App State’s Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics (RIEEE) is incorporated into a graphic titled “Carbon dioxide emitted worldwide 1850-2017” in this article on climate change. The graphic is in the fourth section under the header “How do we know climate change is caused by humans?”

App State geochemist Dr. Sarah Carmichael gives historical context of the Devonian extinction and the processes that took place in the ocean and land surfaces 376 million to 360 million years ago. She teaches in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences.

With North Carolina experiencing decreased COVID-19 trends, App State plans in-person graduation ceremonies in the Holmes Convocation Center May 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12. Each ceremony will last 60-90 minutes and Chancellor Sheri Everts will confer degrees upon graduates.