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How climate change is affecting fall foliage [faculty featured]
FOX 13 Salt Lake City
Oct. 12, 2021
Dr. Howard Neufeld, professor of biology at Appalachian State University, shares insights with Newsy about climate change's potential effects on fall leaf color and timing.
App State names Dr. Neva Specht as vice provost for faculty policies and development
Oct. 8, 2021
Specht, who has served as dean of App State’s College of Arts and Sciences since 2017, will assume the role of vice provost for faculty policies and development Oct. 11. She has 25 years of experience at App State, holding various leadership positions and serving on numerous committees.
History and tradition — App State’s 4th annual Founders Day celebration
Oct. 8, 2021
App State celebrated its history and traditions during the fourth annual Founders Day, Sept. 17. The day’s events included a Bell Ringers Society ceremony and a lecture and tour of the historic Boone Cemetery, along with AppalFest on Sanford Mall.
3 Mountaineers receive 2021 Plemmons Leadership Medallions
Oct. 1, 2021
Emergency Management Director Jason Marshburn, advertising professor Dr. Thomas Mueller and student leader Aiyana Willoughby have each been honored with a 2021 Plemmons Leadership Medallion.
How does sleep affect your decisions? App State’s Dr. David Dickinson conducts grant-funded studies to find out
Sept. 29, 2021
App State’s Dr. David Dickinson is conducting grant-funded studies to explore the connection between sleep and decision-making. His findings could give people a new reason to care about good sleep hygiene.
Long-awaited pomp and circumstance for App State’s Class of 2020
Sept. 26, 2021
Families and friends gathered in Holmes Convocation Center to watch 274 members of App State’s Class of 2020 cross the commencement stage during two ceremonies. These events — more than 16 months in the making — were part of a weekend of celebrations hosted by App State’s Office of Alumni Affairs, Sept. 23–25.
Honoring the legacy of a distinguished Mountaineer
Sept. 20, 2021
App State dedicated its Jerry Moore Plaza at Kidd Brewer Stadium prior to the Mountaineers’ first home football game of the 2021 season — honoring the legacy of the former App State head football coach. The plaza features a bronze statue in Moore’s likeness, which was unveiled during the event.
Finally, a Lot of Classical Music and Opera to Hear This Season [faculty mentioned]
The New York Times
Sept. 17, 2021
This fall preview by The New York Times mentions Hayes School of Music lecturer Dr. Nicholas Cline, whose work was slated to be performed by the acclaimed choir The Crossing in Philadelphia.
App State’s Dr. Patricia Johann researches logics used in software programming
Sept. 16, 2021
Dr. Patricia Johann was awarded a $510,823 research grant from the National Science Foundation. Her work will enhance verification of computer software — ensuring the programs are correct, secure and reliable.
App State joins NSF research effort to reduce phosphorus dependence, losses
Sept. 13, 2021
Appalachian joins 8 institutions to form the NSF Science and Technologies for Phosphorus Sustainability Center, a national research effort to reduce phosphorus dependence and losses.
App State mourns the passing of former Chancellor John E. Thomas
Sept. 3, 2021
Dr. John E. Thomas, who served as Appalachian State University’s chancellor from 1979–1993, died Thursday, Sept. 2, at the age of 90.
Find resources, support at Health, Wellness and Safety Week Sept. 7-14
Sept. 3, 2021
A week of engaging events helps App State students learn about safety and wellness resources available on and off campus — and how they can be a support to others.
App State’s Dr. Abdelbaset Hamza studies efficiency in internet data centers
Sept. 2, 2021
Dr. Abdelbaset Hamza is leading a team in studying ways to make the transfer of information in internet data centers more efficient — with the goal of speeding up the internet and reducing the environmental impact.
Students put their trust in App State during pandemic: Landmark enrollment of 20,641 students, record high number of underrepresented students
Aug. 27, 2021
App State announces a record-breaking enrollment of 20,641 students in fall 2021 — the largest enrollment to date — which includes historic numbers of first-year and underrepresented students. The 3.1% increase in overall enrollment supports the university’s continued slow and steady growth since 2014.
Digitizing biology!
National Science Foundation
Aug. 26, 2021
The National Science Foundation's "Discovery Files," which airs on scores of commercial radio stations across the country and on the CBS Radio app, educates listeners about herbaria and the effort to digitize them — led by Appalachian State.
App State solar vehicle team basks in praise at victory celebration
Aug. 20, 2021
Team Sunergy was lauded by Chancellor Sheri Everts and others at an App State celebration of the team’s victories at the 2021 American Solar Challenge and Formula Sun Grand Prix.
App State's Team Sunergy wins big in US solar racing challenge — No. 1 in Cruiser Class
Aug. 12, 2021
App State’s solar vehicle team, Team Sunergy, swept the 2021 American Solar Challenge — finishing in first place for multiple-occupant vehicles (MOV), winning all three stages of the race from Missouri to New Mexico and clocking a total of 964.8 miles.
App State and Cone Estate connection spans 100-plus years, yields academic and engagement opportunities
Aug. 6, 2021
App State’s location in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina opens avenues of academic and civic engagement particular to the area. The university’s partnership with the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park in Blowing Rock — spanning more than a century — is a good example.