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  • 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.

  • App State Rolls To New Orleans Bowl Win
    App State Rolls To New Orleans Bowl Win
    Appalachian State Mountaineers
    Dec. 16, 2018

    The R+L New Orleans Bowl turned into a season-ending coronation for the Sun Belt champions. Malik Williams delivered two trick-play touchdowns on wide receiver passes, including one to quarterback Zac Thomas, and the defense made several important stops under tough circumstances to help App State maintain its perfect bowl record with a 45-13 victory against Middle Tennessee on Saturday night.

  • Drinkwitz Tabbed to Lead App State Football Program
    Drinkwitz Tabbed to Lead App State Football Program
    Appalachian State Mountaineers
    Dec. 13, 2018

    With a track record and style that are ideal fits for Appalachian State's high-scoring, championship-winning program, Eliah Drinkwitz has agreed to become the Mountaineers' next head football coach. Drinkwitz, 35, has been the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for record-setting NC State teams the past three seasons, as he joined the Wolfpack after excelling in a similar role at Group of Five conference power Boise State.

  • ASC Centers credited for improved teen mental health
    ASC Centers credited for improved teen mental health
    Watauga Democrat
    Dec. 4, 2018

    Kurt Michael says he got “a front-seat view of human suffering” while volunteering for a crisis line for three years as a psychology major at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

  • App State Wins First Sun Belt Title Game
    App State Wins First Sun Belt Title Game
    Appalachian State Mountaineers
    Dec. 1, 2018

    Hosting the first Sun Belt Conference Championship Game, App State won 30-19 against Louisiana to claim its third straight league title and earn an automatic bid to face a Conference USA team in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on Dec. 15.

  • Appalachian alum: Energy grid 'on the brink of disruption'
    Appalachian alum: Energy grid 'on the brink of disruption'
    Watauga Democrat
    Nov. 23, 2018

    During the kick-off talk in Appalachian State University’s fall 2018 Sustainable Energy Speaker Series: Alumni Edition, Bill Pfleger said the U.S. electricity system, which has served the nation for more than 100 years, “is standing on the brink of disruption” — and that’s a potentially good thing.

  • Sun Belt Football Champion Headed to New Orleans Bowl
    Sun Belt Football Champion Headed to New Orleans Bowl
    Appalachian State Mountaineers
    Nov. 16, 2018

    The winner of the inaugural Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game will be headed to New Orleans, as the league announced Friday that the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl will host the winning team for its game on Dec. 15.

  • Cheers for Cider: Local Options Abound
    Cheers for Cider: Local Options Abound

    Local Cidery Entrepreneurs Turn Apple Season into Tasty High Country Libations

    All About Women
    Nov. 16, 2018

    A graduate of Appalachian State University’s growing fermentation science degree program, Nathan, a first-generation German-American, found a whole new route for his brewing creativity with the ciders he creates.

  • ASU Student Receives American Red Cross’ Highest Award
    ASU Student Receives American Red Cross’ Highest Award
    GoBlueRidge.net
    Nov. 15, 2018

    An Appalachian State University student’s action performing CPR on an unresponsive classmate this February has earned her the American Red Cross’ highest award, the Certificate of Merit. Amanda Buffa, a senior special education major from New Bern, received the award during a ceremony Monday, Nov. 12, in the Plemmons Student Union Solarium on campus.

  • ASU Community Music School's Scale Olympiad celebrates students in its fifth year
    ASU Community Music School's Scale Olympiad celebrates students in its fifth year
    The Mountain Times
    Nov. 15, 2018

    The Community Music School at Appalachian State University held its fifth annual Scale Olympiad on Saturday, Nov. 10, for High Country area pre-college pianists. Almost 30 students demonstrated their technical and theory skills, earning ribbons and rosettes for varying levels of mastery.

  • Sound the Alarm — It can save a life
    Sound the Alarm — It can save a life
    Avery Journal
    Nov. 14, 2018

    The American Red Cross, Appalachian State University students and representatives of the Boone Fire Department teamed up with the goal of visiting 167 households in two mobile home communities. They were to install free, 10-year life smoke alarms. Toys and disaster activity books were also distributed to the children.

  • Appalachian State Offers Support for Student Veterans
    Appalachian State Offers Support for Student Veterans
    High Country Press
    Nov. 12, 2018

    Within Appalachian State University, many students have made the transition from the military to college or are aspiring veterans. At App State, veterans are celebrated in a variety of ways, especially through offering extensive programs designed for students in the military, most notably Appalachian’s ROTC program. The ROTC program helps to ensure smooth transitions within an educationally-stimulating environment.

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