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'Mountain of God' Volcano Preparing to Erupt
The East African peak looms over a modern city as well as three major sites featuring signs of early humans.
National Geographic
July 13, 2017
An active volcano in northeastern Tanzania, known as Ol Doinyo Lengai, could threaten Engare Sero, a site of ancient Homo sapiens footprints recently studied by Appalachian State University geologist Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce.
Saving the bees
Appalachian student and faculty researchers seek to recover declining honeybee population
July 13, 2017
There’s hope for declining honeybee populations thanks to Appalachian student and faculty research and special projects.
Appalachian professors practice what they teach, operate their home at net positive energy use with solar panels
July 11, 2017
Drs. Jim and Jennifer Westerman, both professors at Appalachian State University, made a decision that has saved the equivalent of 276 trees and avoided 10,624 pounds of CO2 emissions so far this calendar year: having 50 solar panels installed on their 1972 home.
Appalachian communication professor helps students turn assignments into podcast fame
July 11, 2017
Some of the best essays from the Department of Communication now circulate far beyond campus as content on the popular Optimal Living Daily (OLD) podcast.
Foreman named vice chancellor and chief of staff at Appalachian State University
June 29, 2017
Foreman will oversee the areas of University Communications, Arts Engagement (An Appalachian Summer Festival, the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts and the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts), the Holmes Convocation Center, the Office of Sustainability, the Small Business and Technology Development Center and External Affairs and Community Relations.
Judy Asks: Is Italy Europe’s Achilles’ Heel?
Carnegie Europe
June 28, 2017
A selection of experts, including Appalachian's Federiga Bindi, answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
A Sense of Duty to Teach Climate Change
The New York Times
June 28, 2017
“Cooking creates an approachable platform to teach basic thermodynamic concepts. Everyone is interested in why a pizza stone results in a crispier pizza crust! Once they understand these concepts, the energy balance of the climate system is easy to understand.”
Cindy Barr named associate vice chancellor for enrollment management at Appalachian
June 19, 2017
Cynthia Lawrence “Cindy” Barr will be the next associate vice chancellor for enrollment management at Appalachian State University. She will begin work Aug. 1, having most recently served as vice president of enrollment at Catawba College.
The State of Things: There Goes the Sun
WUNC 91.5
June 15, 2017
This August communities across the United States will witness a total solar eclipse for the first time almost 100 years. Host Frank Stasio talks about the science of the sun with astronomer Rachel Smith. Smith heads the Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and is a professor of physics and astronomy at Appalachian State University.
Huff appointed Dean of the Beaver College of Health Services
June 13, 2017
Dr. Marie Huff, has been named dean of the Beaver College of Health Sciences at Appalachian State University. She was most recently dean of the College of Health and Human Services at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.
Two Appalachian faculty members named Fulbright Scholars
June 13, 2017
Dr. Anatoli Ignatov, assistant professor in the Sustainable Development Department and Dr. Susan Lappan, assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, both at Appalachian State University, were honored with prestigious Fulbright Scholar Awards this spring.
Wake Forest-Appalachian partnership educates PAs, benefits children with special needs
Parent to Parent organization earns Community Partnership award
June 6, 2017
On a recent Friday evening, Katherine Moss, a master’s student at Wake Forest School of Medicine’s physician assistant (PA) studies program at Appalachian State University in Boone, took an unconventional “class.” She attended a meeting of the Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country.
Appalachian’s 2017 Fulbright awards
June 5, 2017
Fulbright Scholar awards send Appalachian faculty to Ghana and Malaysia, while the Fulbright U.S. Student Program creates opportunities in Austria and Germany for one alumna and one graduating senior.
Jordyne Blaise named associate vice chancellor for equity, diversity and compliance at Appalachian
June 2, 2017
Blaise will begin work July 1, having most recently served as the inaugural director of community engagement and equity at Harvard Law School.
Tick season in North Carolina: what you need to know
WJZY Fox 46
June 1, 2017
Ticks can cause some major issues if you come close to them. According to the North Carolina Department of Human and Health Services, most of the tick-borne diseases from here are bacterial infection and can cause flu-like symptoms. Appalachian State University Biologist Dr. Steven Seagle is the resident expert on ticks and says there is some positive news when it comes to these creepy creatures.
Dr. Anatoli Ignatov, land ownership and management in Ghana
Faculty Member of Distinction
College of Fine and Applied Arts – Assistant Professor, Department of Sustainable Development
June 1, 2017
Dr. Anatoli Ignatov receives a 2017 Fulbright Scholar Award to study land ownership and management in Ghana.
Five campus leaders receive Appalachian’s 2017 Plemmons Leadership Medallions
June 1, 2017
The recipients, each recognized in a specific category, are: Martha Marking, faculty; Dr. Mike Mayfield, staff; James J. “J.J.” Brown III, student development; John Martin “Jamal” Peters, student leader; and Jonathan Mauldin, W.H. Plemmons Fellow.
Dr. Susan Lappan, helping to save the siamang
Faculty Member of Distinction
College of Arts and Sciences – Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
May 31, 2017
Dr. Susan Lappan has been researching the siamang and their ecosystems since 2000. A Fulbright Scholar Award for the 2017-18 academic year will support a new research project in Malaysia.