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Topic: Global

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  • App State researchers to study dust plume as it settles over Boone
    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
    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
    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]
    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
    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
    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]
    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
    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]
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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.

  • App State ranked the nation’s top producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars in 2019–20
    App State ranked the nation’s top producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars in 2019–20
    Feb. 13, 2020

    Appalachian is the nation’s top producer of Fulbright scholars among master’s institutions in 2019–20, according to the U.S. Department of State and Institute of International Education (IIE).

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