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Political scientist weighs in on North Carolina redistricting ruling
Jan. 10, 2018
Dr. William Hicks says the decision puts increasing pressure on the U.S. Supreme Court to make “a clearer ruling” about gerrymandering.
Music educator Joe Phelps has died
GoBlueRidge.net
Jan. 10, 2018
Long time music educator and director of bands at Appalachian State University, Joe Phelps passed away Jan. 6, 2018 at the age 73. Phelps, of Vilas, was Professor of Trumpet and became Assistant Director of Bands at Appalachian in 1971 and enjoyed a full-time career of 30 years supplemented with part-time teaching through the fall of 2017.
With biomass energy, weighing forest restoration and carbon emissions
Arizona Daily Sun
Jan. 5, 2018
Gregg Marland, a research professor with the Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics at Appalachian State University, weighs in on the subject of using forest biomass to produce power.
Violence a matter of scale, not quantity or time period, researchers show
Dec. 13, 2017
Anthropologists have debated for decades whether humans, living in tribal communities thousands of years ago, were more or less violent than societies today. Researchers at Appalachian State University, the University of Notre Dame and the University of Wisconsin-Madison wonder if the question of more or less violence is the wrong one — what if it’s a matter of scale?
Appalachian alumnus and lecturer Aaron Ballance receives 2017 Linda Flowers Literary Award from the North Carolina Humanities Council
Dec. 11, 2017
Aaron Ballance ’04, lecturer in the Appalachian State University’s Department of English, is the recipient of the North Carolina Humanities Council’s 2017 Linda Flowers Literary Award for his poems “Sugarfoot,” “Old Trouble,” “The Peaks,” “One-Eyed Jenny,” “The Brink,” “Leading Flash to the Barn — January” and “Rust.”
Stand in the Gap
Dec. 5, 2017
Jordan and his guest Sarah Levine discuss the death of their fathers, Roscoe Jordan and Marty Levine. They share what their fathers taught them during their time on earth, as well as what they have learned by living without them. This episode is dedicated to Roscoe and Marty.
North Carolina Humanities Council Announces 2017 Linda Flowers Literary Award Recipient
North Carolina Humanities Council
Dec. 4, 2017
On November 4, 2017 the North Carolina Humanities Council announced Mr. Aaron Ballance as the recipient of its 2017 Linda Flowers Literary Award for his entries of “Sugarfoot,” “Old Trouble,” “The Peaks,” “One-Eyed Jenny,” “The Brink,” “Leading Flash to the Barn – January,” and “Rust.”
Light pollution
Adverse impact of excessive artificial nighttime lighting on natural systems is worldwide
Wilkes Journal-Patriot
Dec. 1, 2017
Dr. Daniel Caton, a professor in Appalachian’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, has worked with local governments in Wilkes and other counties to seek ordinances regulating outdoor lighting.
AMPC Announces Jurors for 15th Annual Competition
Appalachian's Garner Dewey, Craig Dillenbeck and Cheryl Zibisky selected to judge 15th Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition
High Country Press
Nov. 28, 2017
A partnership between Appalachian State University Outdoor Programs, the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, and Virtual Blue Ridge, AMPC celebrates the unique people, places, and pursuits that distinguish the Southern Appalachians and attracts entries from across the United States.
Local resident’s research honored
Dr. Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce studies human origins in Africa
Wilkes Journal-Patriot
Nov. 28, 2017
Children sometimes flip through National Geographic magazines just to look at the photos, but not Dr. Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce when she was growing up.
Oxygen Surge 400 Million Years Ago Helped Trigger an Explosion in Biodiversity
The life-giving gas.
ScienceAlert
Nov. 25, 2017
Scientists, including Appalachian's Cole Edwards, have linked a surge in Earth's oxygen levels some 455 million years ago with an explosion in biodiversity on the planet, as nature took advantage of the extra breathing space to transform marine life and develop new species.
Appalachian researcher helps link oxygen increase to biodiversity growth
Nov. 22, 2017
A team of researchers, including Appalachian's Dr. Cole Edwards, found that oxygen levels appear to increase at about the same time as a three-fold increase in biodiversity during the Ordovician Period, between 445 and 485 million years ago, according to a study published Nov. 20 in Nature Geoscience, a periodical that covers all aspects of the Earth sciences.
Hyde named dean of students for Appalachian State University
Nov. 17, 2017
Dr. Jonathon Hyde most recently served as director of residential life and education at Louisiana State University (LSU), where he also held the position of interim associate dean of students and director of student advocacy and accountability.
Dr. Nancy S. Love receives the 2017 Award for Academic Freedom and Faculty Governance
Nov. 9, 2017
Dr. Nancy S. Love, a professor of political science in Appalachian State University’s Department of Government and Justice Studies, received the 2017 Award for Academic Freedom and Faculty Governance from Appalachian’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).
Brad Vest receives the Smith-Steel Award for Professional Staff from the Association of College Unions International (ACUI)
Nov. 9, 2017
Brad Vest, associate director of operations for Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union and Legends entertainment facility, received the Smith-Steel Award for Professional Staff at the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) Region III Conference.
Dr. Hill appointed to the North Carolina Psychology Board by Gov. Roy Cooper
Nov. 9, 2017
Dr. Robert Hill, an associate professor of psychology in Appalachian State University’s Department of Psychology, was appointed as a member who is a licensed psychologist to the North Carolina Board of Psychology by Gov. Roy Cooper. The appointment is a three-year term, which expires in 2020.
Rod “R.T.” Smith ’75
Oct. 25, 2017
Rod “R.T.” Smith ’75 receives Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences 2016-17 Outstanding Alumni Award.
New Study Links Climate Change To Increased Western Wildfire Activity
88.5 WFDD
Oct. 24, 2017
A recent study out of Appalachian State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro finds that climate change and the massive wildfires in California are related. It has to do with Arctic sea ice. That’s been monitored since 1979, and since then there’s been an 11 percent decrease in ice per decade.