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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.
App State psychology professor receives national recognition for teaching excellence
May 1, 2020
Appalachian’s Dr. Lindsay Masland, an associate professor of psychology, has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the Jane S. Halonen Teaching Excellence Award, which recognizes the teaching excellence of early career psychologists.
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
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.
Watauga Residential College director recognized for elevating the first-year experience at App State
April 29, 2020
Dr. Harry Clark Maddux, director of Appalachian’s Watauga Residential College, is the 2020 recipient of the university’s Harvey R. Durham Freshman Advocate Award. The award honors full-time Appalachian employees who demonstrate a sustained contribution to the first-year experience.
App State business writing students help hometown communities through class project
April 29, 2020
An Appalachian State University faculty member has turned her students’ final class project into an opportunity to help their local communities during COVID-19.
App State librarian selects 50th annual Coretta Scott King Book Awards winners as CSK juror
April 29, 2020
As one of seven members chosen to serve on the Coretta Scott King (CSK) Book Awards Jury, Appalachian librarian Jewel Davis is responsible for helping select CSK Book Awards winners — awards recognizing the artistic expression of the black experience through literary and graphic arts.
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]
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]
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.
App State international students — far from home but not alone
April 24, 2020
Approximately 50 international students attending Appalachian remain in Boone amid the COVID-19 situation. Read about some of students’ experiences — from continuing studies online to receiving support through Appalachian’s Office of International Education and Development.
App State sophomore wins top prize in 2019–20 Otto Zenke Student Design Competition
April 23, 2020
Sophomore Isaac Wood, an interior design major at Appalachian, has won the top prize — a $1,000 scholarship — in the 2019–20 Otto Zenke Student Design Competition for North and South Carolina students. Appalachian’s applied design program received a matching $1,000 prize.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted May 6
April 23, 2020
During the test, Appalachian uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for all-clear signal.
App State winner announced for 2020 UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award
April 23, 2020
Dr. Jennifer Snodgrass was once on track to become a professional opera singer — until she discovered her love for teaching. Now she has earned the 2020 UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award for Appalachian.
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.
App State’s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts creates opportunities to engage with the arts at home
April 21, 2020
Appalachian State University’s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts provides online access to its exhibitions and programming to engage the Appalachian and greater communities.
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]
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.

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