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  • Inside the World of “Sweeney Todd”
    Inside the World of “Sweeney Todd”

    A Look at Dramaturgy in Theatre

    April 6, 2018

    A team of student dramaturgs, working under the tutelage of Dr. Derek Davidson, assistant professor of theatre arts, has been hard at work for more than a year leading up to the production of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”

  • UNC Board of Governors Names 2018 Awards for Excellence in Teaching Recipients
    UNC Board of Governors Names 2018 Awards for Excellence in Teaching Recipients
    The University of North Carolina System
    April 5, 2018

    The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has selected outstanding University faculty members to receive the 2018 Awards for Excellence in Teaching. The 17 recipients, who represent all 16 of North Carolina’s public universities as well as the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, were nominated by special committees based on their home campuses and were selected by the Board of Governors’ Committee on Personnel and Tenure.

  • Bananas vs. Sports Drinks? Bananas Win in Study
    Bananas vs. Sports Drinks? Bananas Win in Study
    The New York Times
    April 4, 2018

    A banana might reasonably replace sports drinks for those of us who rely on carbohydrates to fuel exercise and speed recovery, according to a new study comparing the cellular effects of carbohydrates consumed during sports.

  • App State Study Claims Bananas Could Be The Perfect Post-Workout Food
    App State Study Claims Bananas Could Be The Perfect Post-Workout Food
    88.5 WFDD
    March 30, 2018

    New research out of Appalachian State University shows that the humble banana may have some hidden benefits. The study suggests that a combination of water and a banana is not only as effective as sports drinks for exercise recovery, but quite likely more effective.

  • NGS grant funds research of Appalachian’s DAGGER team
    NGS grant funds research of Appalachian’s DAGGER team
    March 30, 2018

    The DAGGER group, an interdisciplinary, international research team based at Appalachian, will continue their geological research in western Mongolia thanks to a National Geographic Society grant.

  • Appalachian professor awarded UNC Greensboro funding for BRIDGES project
    Appalachian professor awarded UNC Greensboro funding for BRIDGES project
    March 30, 2018

    Grant funding from UNC Greensboro will allow an interdisciplinary team of Appalachian and UNC Greensboro faculty members to implement BRIDGES — a project designed to engage diverse groups in STEM learning.

  • A year of progress for 2017 Appalachian Innovation Scholars
    A year of progress for 2017 Appalachian Innovation Scholars
    March 29, 2018

    Root zone heating systems, year-round food production, rural health care simulations, artificial intelligence and microbusiness opportunities — five Appalachian faculty members update their progress on proposals funded by Chancellor Everts’ AISP.

  • Appalachian’s Lauren Woods recognized with ACS Outreach Volunteer of the Year Award
    Appalachian’s Lauren Woods recognized with ACS Outreach Volunteer of the Year Award
    March 29, 2018

    The American Chemical Society has recognized the volunteer and outreach efforts of Appalachian’s Dr. Lauren Woods, lecturer of chemistry. Woods has organized several chemistry-related activities and events for the Appalachian Community.

  • New study by Appalachian Human Performance Laboratory finds banana compounds act as COX-2 inhibitor
    New study by Appalachian Human Performance Laboratory finds banana compounds act as COX-2 inhibitor
    March 27, 2018

    A study completed by Appalachian State University’s Human Performance Laboratory on the N.C. Research Campus has found banana metabolites inhibit COX-2 mRNA expression — the same target as ibuprofen.

  • Appalachian’s Jim Denniston named American Council on Education Fellow
    Appalachian’s Jim Denniston named American Council on Education Fellow
    March 23, 2018

    Dr. Jim Denniston, professor of psychology at Appalachian, has been named to the American Council on Education Fellow Program’s Class of 2018-19.

  • Marriage Proposals Are Stupid [faculty quoted]
    Marriage Proposals Are Stupid [faculty quoted]
    The Atlantic
    March 23, 2018

    In this article on marriage proposal rituals, Appalachian State University sociologist Dr. Ellen Lamont discusses her research that has found today’s marriage proposals are less conversation-like and more elaborate and fantastical — in large part due to social media.

  • What to Eat After a Workout: Bananas Are Just as Effective as Sugary Sports Drinks
    What to Eat After a Workout: Bananas Are Just as Effective as Sugary Sports Drinks

    A study found that bananas were just as good at replacing nutrients and preventing post-workout inflammation.

    Men's Health
    March 23, 2018

    Skip the Gatorade and pain pills. A banana may offer your body all it needs to perform and bounce back after a punishing workout, according to a new study published in PLOS One. David Nieman, Dr.P.H., first author of the study and director of Appalachian State University’s Human Performance Lab on the North Carolina Research Campus says his current study found some banana metabolites "knock down" a gene that promotes pain and inflammation after exercise.

  • Girls’ Club
    Girls’ Club

    Young at Heart

    All About Women
    March 23, 2018

    According to the U.S. Department of Labor, in this country, there are approximately 75 million women in the civilian labor force—around 47 percent of all U.S. workers. “In my current role as communications liaison for Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education, my counterparts—all women—and I are building a supportive and mutually beneficial community.”

  • Association of College and Research Libraries recognizes Appalachian librarian
    Association of College and Research Libraries recognizes Appalachian librarian
    March 21, 2018

    Allan Scherlen, professor and social sciences librarian at Appalachian, is the recipient of the 2018 Marta Lange/SAGE-CQ Press Award for his contributions to bibliography and information service in political science.

  • Appalachian’s Zack Vernon co-edits new collection of essays on Ron Rash
    Appalachian’s Zack Vernon co-edits new collection of essays on Ron Rash
    March 21, 2018

    “Summoning the Dead: Essays on Ron Rash” is the first book-length collection of scholarship on professor and award-winning author Ron Rash. The volume was co-edited by Appalachian professor Zack Vernon.

  • North Carolina Arts Council funds residency of Ailey II at Appalachian
    North Carolina Arts Council funds residency of Ailey II at Appalachian
    March 20, 2018

    The fall 2017 residency of dance company Ailey II at Appalachian was funded in part by the North Carolina Arts Council.

  • Appalachian receives NSF funding for rainfall variability research
    Appalachian receives NSF funding for rainfall variability research
    March 20, 2018

    Appalachian professor Dr. Peter Soulé will use NSF funds to research rainfall variability in the Southeast Atlantic Coastal Region of the U.S. by tree ring dating the area’s longleaf pine.

  • Appalachian’s Krista Terry named 2018 UNC System Academic Affairs Faculty Fellow
    Appalachian’s Krista Terry named 2018 UNC System Academic Affairs Faculty Fellow
    March 16, 2018

    The University of North Carolina System has named Appalachian professor Krista Terry as a 2018 Faculty Fellow in its Division of Academic Affairs.

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