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  • Appalachian’s Dr. Howard Neufeld contributes to global research on plant-damaging ozone pollution
    Appalachian’s Dr. Howard Neufeld contributes to global research on plant-damaging ozone pollution
    July 13, 2018

    A study co-authored by Appalachian’s Dr. Howard Neufeld examines global ozone pollution trends to provide better insight about spatial and temporal variation that relate to climate change, human health and crops/ecosystems around the world.

  • 4 Appalachian alumni inducted into the Reich College of Education Rhododendron Society
    4 Appalachian alumni inducted into the Reich College of Education Rhododendron Society
    July 13, 2018

    Appalachian alumni Diana Beasley ’11, John Bost ’70 ’85 ’89, Daron “Chip” Buckwell ’82 ’83 and Mary Hazel Farthing Mast ’80 are the newest members of the Rhododendron Society.

  • Appalachian alumnus Adam Moore named 2017–18 Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year
    Appalachian alumnus Adam Moore named 2017–18 Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year
    July 13, 2018

    Adam Moore, who holds a B.A. in history with a concentration in social studies education from Appalachian, will begin his teaching career this fall at his alma mater, East Forsyth High School.

  • Counseling partnership yields positive results for WHS students
    Counseling partnership yields positive results for WHS students
    Watauga Democrat
    July 13, 2018

    The Assessment, Support and Counseling (ASC) Center at Watauga High School served 325 students — 24 percent of the student body — in the 2017-18 academic year. Appalachian professor and child clinical psychologist Kurt D. Michael is the founder of the ASC Center, a partnership between Appalachian State University and regional K-12 public schools to provide counseling and mental health education to students.

  • Appalachian’s NEXUS research project cuts by half local farm's greenhouse energy consumption
    Appalachian’s NEXUS research project cuts by half local farm's greenhouse energy consumption
    July 12, 2018

    The root zone heat distribution system installed by Appalachian’s NEXUS team at Springhouse Farm in Vilas, North Carolina, has reduced the farm’s greenhouse energy consumption by 50 percent from January–May.

  • 11 Major Health and Fitness Benefits of Lifting Weights
    11 Major Health and Fitness Benefits of Lifting Weights

    Wonder what *really* happens when you add strength training to your routine? All these perks.

    Shape Magazine
    July 12, 2018

    Cardiovascular exercise isn't the only exercise that's, well, cardiovascular. In fact, strength training can up your heart health, too. In one Appalachian State University study, people who performed 45 minutes of moderate-intensity resistance exercise lowered their blood pressure by 20 percent.

  • Appalachian’s Vietnamese Summer Academy kicks off at 5,280 feet
    Appalachian’s Vietnamese Summer Academy kicks off at 5,280 feet
    July 12, 2018

    Middle and high school students in Appalachian’s Vietnamese Summer Academy are learning about American and Appalachian culture and improving their English language skills as they explore the region and interact with the community.

  • IDEA funds second annual Vietnamese Summer Academy at Appalachian
    IDEA funds second annual Vietnamese Summer Academy at Appalachian
    July 12, 2018

    The academy allows visiting middle and high school Vietnamese students to learn about American and Appalachian culture and improve their English language skills as they explore the region and interact with the community.

  • ‘From the tree to the public’
    ‘From the tree to the public’

    In the Conscious Furniture Design project, students create works influenced by the Japanese philosophy of Ma while communication majors document the process

    July 11, 2018

    Industrial design students turn sustainably harvested wood into national showcase-worthy furniture using the Japanese philosophy of Ma. Communication students document the process.

  • Appalachian hosts 25 young African leaders for six-week institute
    Appalachian hosts 25 young African leaders for six-week institute
    July 10, 2018

    The Mandela Washington Fellows joined Appalachian campus and local community members at the opening reception of a six-week institute focused on civic leadership.

  • An ATM that dispenses antioxidants
    An ATM that dispenses antioxidants

    Salk-led study clarifies dual role of protein that watches for cellular threats and repairs damage

    Salk Insitute for Biological Studies
    July 10, 2018

    One reason we’re supposed to eat a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables is because they contain nutritious compounds called antioxidants. These molecules counteract the damage to our bodies from harmful products of normal cells called reactive oxygen species (ROS). Now, research led by a Salk Institute professor along with collaborators from Yale, Appalachian State University and other institutions found that a protein called ATM (short for ataxia-telangiectasia mutated) can sense the presence of ROS and responds by sounding the alarm to trigger the production of antioxidants.

  • Innovative business ideas win regional students scholarships in Appalachian’s GEAR UP Pitch Competition
    Innovative business ideas win regional students scholarships in Appalachian’s GEAR UP Pitch Competition
    July 10, 2018

    Among the students’ idea pitches were a solar-powered phone case, a device for car pedal extension and an organic, homemade sanitizer spray.

  • Four Appalachian Community members awarded 2017–18 W.H. Plemmons Leadership Medallions
    Four Appalachian Community members awarded 2017–18 W.H. Plemmons Leadership Medallions
    July 9, 2018

    Appalachian’s Elaine Everly, Nicole Flournory, Patrick Setzer and Keith Martin are the 2017–18 recipients of W.H. Plemmons Leadership Medallion — the highest award of its kind at Appalachian.

  • Appalachian students build tiny house for local nonprofit KAMPN
    Appalachian students build tiny house for local nonprofit KAMPN
    July 9, 2018

    Students in Appalachian’s Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment have been working to construct a tiny house for LIFE Village — a new initiative of Kids with Autism Making Progress in Nature (KAMPN).

  • New leadership at Appalachian’s Teaching and Research Farm brings collaborative opportunities
    New leadership at Appalachian’s Teaching and Research Farm brings collaborative opportunities
    July 5, 2018

    C.C. “Chip” Hope III, the new director of Appalachian’s Teaching and Research Farm, said his long-term plans for the farm include a Seeds of Resilience project, monthly homesteading workshops and more.

  • Campus emergency siren test to be conducted July 11
    Campus emergency siren test to be conducted July 11
    June 29, 2018

    Appalachian State University will test its campus siren warning system at 11:55 a.m., Wednesday, July 11.

  • Chancellor Everts shares updates on campus projects and initiatives at Appalachian’s Board of Trustees meeting
    Chancellor Everts shares updates on campus projects and initiatives at Appalachian’s Board of Trustees meeting
    June 29, 2018

    At Appalachian’s June 22 Board of Trustees meeting, Chancellor Everts provided updates on a major housing project and more while the trustees approved a parking permit fee increase.

  • NSF Fellowships support Appalachian alumnae’s graduate-level study in science disciplines
    NSF Fellowships support Appalachian alumnae’s graduate-level study in science disciplines
    June 28, 2018

    Rachel Jordan ’18 and Autumn Melby ’18 will pursue dual master’s and Ph.D. programs beginning in fall 2018 through National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

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