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  • How much are you 'willing toupee?' Combing through the economics of baldness
    How much are you 'willing toupee?' Combing through the economics of baldness
    CBC Radio
    March 8, 2019

    A team of economists in the U.S., including Walker College of Business associate professor Dr. Dave McEvoy, say men of a certain age are coping with a particularly hairy sort of stress — and they’ll pay through the teeth to avoid facing it head on.

  • Breathing life into black history at the Academy
    Breathing life into black history at the Academy
    The Chronicle
    March 7, 2019

    Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork Elementary School celebrated Black History Month through song, dramatic play, daily trivia, door decorations, a historically black college and university research presentation, a local radio personality visit, and a living wax museum.

  • One Reason Rural Students Don't Go To College: Colleges Don't Go To Them
    One Reason Rural Students Don't Go To College: Colleges Don't Go To Them
    NPR
    March 6, 2019

    "Providing greater postsecondary opportunities for rural residents isn't simply a matter of equity or moral obligation — it's a matter of continued national prosperity," says Appalachian State University's Andrew Koricich. He points out that our economy relies heavily on rural communities and workers.

  • Studies: Road salt use impacts local waterways
    Studies: Road salt use impacts local waterways
    Watauga Democrat
    March 1, 2019

    Salted roads can reduce accidents by 51 to 88 percent once the treatment is applied, according to The Salt Institute. Despite road salt’s seemingly essential role in keeping society mobile during harsh High Country winters, Dr. Shea Tuberty, along with other students and teachers at Appalachian State University, wondered— where does all the salt go once the snow is gone?

  • Cherokee High School students share Valentine's Day lesson at Green Valley
    Cherokee High School students share Valentine's Day lesson at Green Valley
    Watauga Democrat
    March 1, 2019

    Cherokee High School students traveled to Green Valley Elementary School on Feb. 13 to teach a Valentine’s Day lesson by sharing the traditional Cherokee story of the first strawberries. The six CHS students who visited the school are dual-enrolled at Appalachian State University and are taking this semester’s Cherokee Culture and Leadership class taught by CHS teacher Heath Robertson and Reich College of Education Associate Professor Allen Bryant.

  • Owens Field House demolition begins
    Owens Field House demolition begins
    Watauga Democrat
    March 1, 2019

    The anticipated demolition of Owens Field House has begun with the dismantling of the building’s interior, and the exterior is slated to come down the week of March 11, according to Appalachian State University spokesperson Megan Hayes.

  • Venezuela crisis: Trump threats to Maduro evoke bloody history of US intervention in Latin America
    Venezuela crisis: Trump threats to Maduro evoke bloody history of US intervention in Latin America
    San Francisco Chronicle
    Feb. 25, 2019

    Dr. Joseph Gonzalez outlines the often-militaristic history of U.S.–Latin American relations and writes that the U.S. has an opportunity for stronger diplomatic relations — and a safer way to restore democracy — if it chooses this time to work with a coalition called the Lima Group.

  • 6 University Marketing Campaigns From 2018 That Inspire & Innovate
    6 University Marketing Campaigns From 2018 That Inspire & Innovate
    Digital Media Solutions
    Feb. 11, 2019

    Appalachian State University leverages their beautiful location for an effective commercial. The 15-second spot manages, in one ad, to highlight Appalachian’s beautiful location, diversity and opportunities by effectively weaving the mountain metaphor throughout, even giving the school mascot a shout out.

  • Students Work To Design Homes For Adults With Autism
    Students Work To Design Homes For Adults With Autism
    88.5 WFDD
    Feb. 8, 2019

    Professor Jason Miller speaks with WFDD’s Eddie Garcia about designing housing for adults with autism and about a collaboration between Appalachian State University’s Department of Sustainable Technology and LIFE Village, a nonprofit that provides services for exceptional individuals.

  • Per capita carbon emissions must fall to 1955 levels
    Per capita carbon emissions must fall to 1955 levels
    Nature
    Jan. 30, 2019

    Correspondence from Appalachian’s Gregg Marland: The findings of the 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change special report imply that we need to reduce global emissions of carbon dioxide within 12 years to where they were 41 years ago, to avoid a 1.5 °C increase in average Earth surface temperature. We need to make drastic changes in carbon emissions, soon. This means widespread global cooperation and unprecedented commitment.

  • New initiative, staff position aim to reduce jail recidivism
    New initiative, staff position aim to reduce jail recidivism
    Watauga Democrat
    Jan. 14, 2019

    A new initiative to reduce recidivism at the Watauga County jail is already receiving positive feedback, with one inmate calling it an “inspiration” and a “blessing” in a handwritten letter to Sheriff Len Hagaman. The letter was written to Hagaman in spring 2018 after an intern, Appalachian social work graduate student Mollie Mellishrencken, studied inmate recidivism — the cycle of coming in and out of incarceration on multiple occasions.

  • Small Earthquakes Common In Eastern US
    Small Earthquakes Common In Eastern US
    WUNC 91.5
    Jan. 9, 2019

    There was a 2.2 magnitude earthquake west of Asheville earlier this week. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, it's the fourth small quake felt in the area in the past month. But Appalachian State University Geophysicist Scott Marshall says that's not really surprising. “Damaging earthquakes in the eastern U.S. are rare,” Marshall said. “Small earthquakes in the eastern U.S. are pretty common. Several hundred per year.”

  • How The Black And White Dula Family Reconciled Their Past
    How The Black And White Dula Family Reconciled Their Past
    WUNC 91.5
    Jan. 8, 2019

    Dula family reunions in western North Carolina include members of the black and white sides of the family. But for decades these two sides did not communicate or even acknowledge their relation. Filmmaker Beth Davison, a faculty member at Appalachian State University, explored this story in her recent documentary “Dulatown.”

  • Questions with an Educator: Chip Williams
    Questions with an Educator: Chip Williams
    American Society of Media Photographers
    Jan. 7, 2019

    North Carolina-based commercial photographer Chip Williams, an associate professor in Appalachian's Department of Art, details his most successful business and teaching strategies.

  • Cafe Appalachia part of nonprofit founded by App State grad to fight opioid epidemic
    Cafe Appalachia part of nonprofit founded by App State grad to fight opioid epidemic
    Winston-Salem Journal
    Jan. 4, 2019

    As most visitors can quickly tell, the restaurant and cafe in South Charleston, West Virginia is located inside a former church building. But Cafe Appalachia is about more than food. It’s nourishment for the community and intended to serve as a support tool in helping fight the opioid epidemic by providing a safe learning and working environment for women in long-term recovery programs, says Cheryl Laws, the founder and chief executive of the nonprofit organization Pollen8.

  • Valuing Moral Law Over Compassion May Lead to Prejudice
    Valuing Moral Law Over Compassion May Lead to Prejudice
    PsychCentral
    Dec. 21, 2018

    According to a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, people who prioritize moral purity over compassion are more likely to dehumanize gay and transgender people, which leads to more prejudice and support for discriminatory public policies. “After the Supreme Court decision affirming marriage equality and the debate over bathroom rights for transgender people, we realized that the arguments were often not about facts but about opposing moral beliefs,” said lead author Dr. Andrew E. Monroe, from Appalachian State University.

  • Here's the Best Way to Boost Your Immune System
    Here's the Best Way to Boost Your Immune System
    Time
    Dec. 20, 2018

    Eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly and taking the right vitamins—like vitamin D—are the best ways to improve your immune system. “If you look at all the lifestyle factors that decrease the number of days you suffer from common cold, being a physically active and fit person is the most important,” says David Nieman, a professor of public health and director of the Human Performance Lab at Appalachian State University.

  • CTEC students re-think electric-powered vehicles
    CTEC students re-think electric-powered vehicles
    The Times-News
    Dec. 19, 2018

    Hoverboards, an electric tricycle, and building an electric truck are among the projects students are working on at Alamance-Burlington Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC). Automotive instructor Terry Drummond hopes CTEC’s partnership with the Triad Electric Vehicle Association, which has ties to Appalachian State University in Boone, will jumpstart a new sustainable energy curriculum for the school.

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