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  • 2 App State seniors awarded Gilman Scholarships to study or intern abroad in 2021
    2 App State seniors awarded Gilman Scholarships to study or intern abroad in 2021
    March 8, 2021

    App State seniors Chris Zaman, of Cary, and Myia Spivey of Rocky Mount, have each received a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or intern abroad — virtually or in person — in 2021. Spivey is planning to intern in Singapore this summer, and Zaman is slated to study abroad in Japan this fall.

  • Climate change and the rise of CO2: App State scientists contribute to 2020 Global Carbon Budget
    Climate change and the rise of CO2: App State scientists contribute to 2020 Global Carbon Budget
    Dec. 22, 2020

    Drs. Dennis Gilfillan ’08 and Gregg Marland are among 86 scientists worldwide who contributed their expertise to the Global Carbon Project’s 2020 Global Carbon Budget — an annual, in-depth report on the amount of CO2 produced by the world’s nations and how much enters the ocean, is taken up by growing plants or accumulates in the atmosphere.

  • App State’s Dr. Jesse Lutabingwa selected as founding member of the American Academy of International Education
    App State’s Dr. Jesse Lutabingwa selected as founding member of the American Academy of International Education
    Dec. 22, 2020

    App State’s Dr. Jesse Lutabingwa has been selected as a founding member of the American Academy of International Education — an Institute of International Education (IIE) initiative. The academy is the first scholarly organization in the U.S. dedicated to advancing the field of international education.

  • One for the history books: Top App State moments of 2020
    One for the history books: Top App State moments of 2020
    Dec. 21, 2020

    Revisit key moments, from a landmark fall enrollment of more than 20,000 students to a public health campaign to help slow the spread of COVID-19, that show App State resilience during a year of historic challenges.

  • 4 Appalachian Community members awarded for global leadership and engagement
    4 Appalachian Community members awarded for global leadership and engagement
    Dec. 7, 2020

    App State’s Global Leadership Awards recognize students, faculty and staff who have made extraordinary contributions to global learning by initiating, developing and/or supporting opportunities for global learning at App State and in the local community. Read on to learn the awards winners for 2020.

  • Caribbean hopeful for diplomatic approach with Biden administration [faculty quoted]
    Caribbean hopeful for diplomatic approach with Biden administration [faculty quoted]
    The New York Carib News
    Dec. 3, 2020

    At the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Institute of International Relations (IIR) panel discussion on Tuesday, trade, regional integration, migration foreign direct investment, the war on drugs, energy, and climate change are just some of the issues the Caribbean hopes they would be able to address with the new Biden administration.

  • US Embassy invests R8m in UFS mountain-to-mountain research project
    US Embassy invests R8m in UFS mountain-to-mountain research project
    The South African
    Nov. 20, 2020

    This news story describes App State's collaboration with University of the Free State in South Africa on a mountain-to-mountain research project.

  • An ‘Amazing Race’ for an App State Mountaineer alumnus
    An ‘Amazing Race’ for an App State Mountaineer alumnus
    Nov. 19, 2020

    Frank Eaves ’16 — a Walker College of Business alumnus and former App State basketball player — said he had the adventure of a lifetime competing on “The Amazing Race,” an Emmy Award-winning television reality series.

  • Capturing an unusual year: App State’s 2020 International Education Week Photo Contest
    Capturing an unusual year: App State’s 2020 International Education Week Photo Contest
    Nov. 2, 2020

    Students, faculty and staff submitted their best photos taken during international education experiences in 2019–20 — a year marked by travel restrictions during the global pandemic.

  • $500K grant funds mountain-to-mountain collaboration between App State and South Africa’s UFS
    $500K grant funds mountain-to-mountain collaboration between App State and South Africa’s UFS
    Oct. 27, 2020

    App State and South Africa’s University of the Free State (UFS) will strengthen their existing partnership through a two-year mountain-to-mountain project that has received $500,000 in grant support. Read more about the project, which will engage faculty, staff and graduate students at both institutions.

  • App State professor receives international recognition for diversity and inclusion advocacy
    App State professor receives international recognition for diversity and inclusion advocacy
    Oct. 1, 2020

    App State’s Dr. Jennifer Burris, professor in and chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has received international recognition from The Optical Society (OSA) for her diversity and inclusion advocacy. She is one of two individuals and one organization to receive the 2020 honor.

  • Oldest footprints in Saudi Arabia reveal intriguing step in early human migration [faculty quoted]
    Oldest footprints in Saudi Arabia reveal intriguing step in early human migration [faculty quoted]
    National Geographic
    Sep. 17, 2020

    Fossil tracks provide a window into the past in a way other ancient remnants cannot, Dr. Cynthia Liukus-Pierce explains in the article. A professor in Appalachian’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, she led research on ancient footprints in Tanzania as the recipient of a National Geographic grant.

  • App State students awarded record number of Gilman Scholarships for 2021 study abroad
    App State students awarded record number of Gilman Scholarships for 2021 study abroad
    Aug. 7, 2020

    The six Gilman Scholars are the most Appalachian students to be recognized in a single Gilman award cycle. Each will receive up to $5,000 to study or intern abroad during 2021, with additional funding available for the study of critical languages overseas.

  • App State art professor awarded fellowship for book on spatial history of British colonial prisons in India
    App State art professor awarded fellowship for book on spatial history of British colonial prisons in India
    July 13, 2020

    Appalachian art professor Dr. Mira Rai Waits has been named a 2020 American Council of Learned Societies Fellow for her book project “Colonial Carcerality: The Birth of the Modern Prison in India,” which explores the spatial history of British colonial prisons in India.

  • The Expedition to Heaven on Earth [faculty featured]
    The Expedition to Heaven on Earth [faculty featured]
    Discover
    June 30, 2020

    Appalachian’s Dr. Baker Perry, who installs high-altitude weather stations, is interviewed about the 2019 National Geographic expedition to Mount Everest and the premiere of the documentary on their success in setting up the world’s highest weather station at 27,657 feet above sea level. The set of two weather stations he and his team placed on Everest is providing data on global weather patterns.

  • Solar Panels Power World’s Highest Weather Station [faculty featured]
    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
    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.

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