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Solar Panels Power World’s Highest Weather Station [faculty featured]
CleanTechnica
June 29, 2020
Appalachian’s Dr. Baker Perry discusses installation of the world’s highest weather station on Mount Everest, at 27,657 feet above sea level, and how a nine-person team risked their lives in 2019 to haul it up the mountain and drill it into the rock. The interview precedes the airing of “Expedition Everest” on National Geographic Television, June 30. A professor in Appalachian’s Department of Geography and Planning, Perry served on the expedition’s meteorology team.
App State researchers to study dust plume as it settles over Boone
June 26, 2020
The largest plume of dust to come from the Sahara Desert in 50 years offers an unexpected bright spot for the High Country and opportunities for the university’s AppalAIR researchers.
App State sets new record for Fulbright U.S. Student grant awardees in 2020–21
June 5, 2020
Five Appalachian alumnae have been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants for the 2020–21 academic year — a new record for the university. Appalachian was named a top producing institution for Fulbright students among master’s institutions for the 2019–20 grant year.
App State business students and faculty reconfigure Bengaluru, India, study abroad
June 2, 2020
A two-week online collaboration marks the first virtual, faculty-led study abroad for students from Appalachian and Kristu Jayanti College (KJC) in Bengaluru, India.
Taking Steady Steps towards Civic Engagement [staff featured]
Penang Monthly (Malaysia)
June 1, 2020
Brian MacHarg, Appalachian’s director of civic engagement, discusses the importance of civic engagement in addressing community issues and how to apply it. This news story covers his talk during a workshop hosted by the Penang Institute and the U.S. embassy in Malaysia called “Learning the Habits of Service: Leading Others in Action.”
App State’s Fulbright scholars foster international connections despite global pandemic
May 29, 2020
Many of Appalachian’s 2019–20 Fulbright scholars were overseas when COVID-19 took hold. Though these faculty members have since returned to the U.S., they have opted to continue their work remotely — demonstrating the importance of fostering international connections, especially during a global pandemic.
Former international student sends masks to Valle Crucis couple
Watauga Democrat
May 25, 2020
Concerned about her former host family’s welfare during COVID-19, an international student at Appalachian State University from China seven years sent them face coverings after hearing of a U.S. shortage of personal protective equipment. The couple has since donated the masks to Watauga Medical Center.
A look at Africa's largest fossil footprint site [faculty mentioned]
CBS News This Morning
May 16, 2020
Thousands of years ago, some of humankind's prehistoric ancestors walked across a field in what is now Tanzania — and left footsteps that are now part of the largest fossil footprint site ever found on the African continent. Appalachian’s Dr. Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce led a research project at the site and is seen in this video footage with her undergraduate students.
Geological and Environmental Sciences faculty publish culminating research paper on ancient human footprints found in Tanzania
The footprints give clues to human social behavior tens of thousands of years ago
May 15, 2020
Two faculty members in Appalachian’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences have published a culminating article about ancient human footprints in the journal Scientific Reports after a decade of research. The footprints give clues to human social behavior tens of thousands of years ago.
Africa's largest group of human fossil footprints discovered in Tanzania [faculty quoted]
USA Today
May 14, 2020
Appalachian’s Dr. Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce describes the site where she led a 10-year research project to examine footprints preserved within an ancient volcanic mudflow produced by the nearby Oldoinyo L’engai, a still-active volcano in the East African Rift. She is a sedimentologist and paleoenvironmental scientist in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences. She also directs the university’s environmental science program.
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 alumnus identifies a new tyrannosaur species
March 25, 2020
While working on his master’s thesis at the University of Calgary in Canada, Appalachian alumnus Jared Voris ’16 noticed unique features on some tyrannosaur bones, leading to the discovery of a new species.
App State partners continue service work in Africa with Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni
Feb. 20, 2020
Relationships fostered during Appalachian’s Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Institutes take several locals overseas to launch new initiatives in Africa.
App State to host 5th Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Institute
Feb. 20, 2020
As part of the 2020 Mandela Washington Fellowship, Appalachian will host 25 of Africa’s emerging civic leaders — ages 25–35 — for a six-week Leadership Institute. Fellows will participate in volunteer service opportunities, meet with state and local government officials, and more.
Ndinephupha Youth Talks in New Brighton
Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Institute at App State yields partnership to encourage youth to express their dreams
Feb. 20, 2020
Youth in South Africa are trained to express their dreams in public speeches, then work with community partners to achieve those dreams.
Dreaming for Change in Burundi
Dr. Connie Green travels to Africa to initiate education program with Mandela Washington Mandela recipient
Feb. 20, 2020
A relationship fostered during Appalachian’s Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Institutes take Dr. Connie Green overseas to launch new initiatives in Africa.
The Nature Network in Zimbabwe
App State alumna partners with Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumnus to engage students in wildlife conservation
Feb. 20, 2020
Common interests between a local environmental educator and a Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumnus will connect students in North Carolina and Zimbabwe.
Mentoring youth in Benin
App State alumna shares mentoring program with Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumnus in West Africa
Feb. 20, 2020
A relationship fostered during Appalachian’s Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Institute led to a new youth mentorship program in the Republic of Benin.

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