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Topic: Research

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Expert Commentary [faculty featured]
AdvisorSmith
June 30, 2021
Dr. David Marlett, managing director of the Brantley Risk & Insurance Center in Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business, shares insights on cyber risk and cyber insurance.
App State genetic diversity study to inform US Fish and Wildlife conservation efforts for endangered NC plant
June 24, 2021
App State plant geneticist Dr. Matt Estep is working with the Blue Ridge Parkway to examine the genetic diversity of spreading avens — a federally endangered plant native to Western North Carolina. His five-year study, funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will help inform conservation efforts aimed at preserving and protecting the species.
Brood X misses the High Country, coming years promise larger cicada emergences
Watauga Democrat
June 23, 2021
Dr. Clare Scott-Chialvo, Dr. Pablo Chialvo and Dr. Ray Williams — faculty members in Appalachian State's Department of Biology — are interviewed about cicada emergence cycles and the impacts of climate change.
Covered Bridge Park to get bathrooms, electrical upgrades through $500,000 grant project [students mentioned]
WCYB
June 10, 2021
As part of experiential learning in a 2018 course, App State students worked with city leaders to create drawings for early ideas to improve the historic park in Elizabethton, Tennessee. The city now has received a grant to make improvements.
App State one of 17 US schools named a top producer of Fulbright scholars and students for 2020–21
June 9, 2021
App State is one of 17 higher education institutions recognized nationally as a top producer of Fulbright scholars and students for 2020–21. Three App State faculty and five alumnae received the prestigious award during the 2020–21 award cycle.
App State's Dr. Maggie Sugg receives National Science Foundation award for mental health research
June 4, 2021
App State assistant professor Dr. Maggie Sugg has earned a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. These awards support early career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education, and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.
Dr. Baker Perry inspires students to reach new heights
June 1, 2021
Dr. Baker Perry, professor in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning, inspires students to reach new heights in the field and in their future careers.
Business students make App State history with triple wins in global research challenge
May 28, 2021
Five App State business students made university history with triple wins in the 2021 Chartered Financial Analyst Institute Research Challenge. In addition to state and regional titles, the students won the Americas Regional round — a first for App State — and advanced over nearly 1,000 teams to compete as a top five team in the challenge’s Global Final.
App State joins Universities Studying Slavery consortium, continues its work to foster diversity and inclusion
May 20, 2021
App State is among more than 70 national and international higher education institutions that have joined the Universities Studying Slavery consortium. Participating schools collaborate to address historical and contemporary issues around race and inequality in higher education and campus communities.
Expedición científica instala estación meteorológica para medir el impacto de cambio climático en glaciares [faculty featured]
NTN 24
May 20, 2021
This 13-minute program in Spanish begins with a video introduction of the National Geographic expedition co-led by Dr. Baker Perry to install a weather station on Chile’s Trupangato Volcano, followed by a live interview with Perry. He teaches in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning.
Why one Fulbright ambassador chose Austria to study digital journalism [faculty featured]
Study International
May 5, 2021
App State journalism professor Dr. Greg Perreault discusses what he is studying and learning in Austria during his Fulbright appointment in digital journalism at The University of Vienna Journalism Studies Centre.
Can Anything Actually “Boost” An Immune System? [faculty quoted]
Allure
May 2, 2021
App State’s Dr. David Nieman is quoted on how the immune system works and how to boost immunity for better health in light of COVID-19 and what has been learned during the pandemic about the role of overall health in preventing disease. Nieman is director of the university’s Human Performance Lab.
Expedition successfully places weather station on top of 19,000-foot volcano [faculty featured]
ABC News
April 29, 2021
Dr. Baker Perry, who co-led a National Geographic expedition to Chile’s Trupangato Volcano earlier this year, is interviewed live about the team’s work and how the weather station will inform scientists about climate change in the region. Perry teaches in the Department of Geography and Planning.
Highest weather station in the Andes will help scientists search for climate answers [faculty featured]
National Geographic
April 27, 2021
At 19,000 feet above sea level on the Chilean mountain of Tupungato, Baker Perry and his fellow climbers were clobbered in the early morning hours by an unforecasted blizzard that pinned them in their tents with punishing winds and swirling snow. Perry, a climate scientist at Appalachian State University, was philosophical as he recalled it.
Cuba without Castros [faculty quoted]
Telangana Today
April 24, 2021
App State’s Dr. Joseph Gonzalez, a scholar on the history of U.S.-Cuba relations, gives historical context of the end of the Castro dynasty. His quotes come from an opinion piece he wrote for The Conversation. Gonzalez teaches in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies.
From the Smokies to the Sea: The climate challenges facing North Carolina [faculty featured]
ABC11
April 22, 2021
In an Earth Day special collaboration with National Geographic and Nat Geo Explorer Dr. Baker Perry, ABC11 takes a look at the challenges North Carolina faces when it comes to weather and patterns shifting over time. Perry teaches in the Department of Geography and Planning.
Service-learning and undergrad research make the grade for student Tatum Schwartz
April 22, 2021
App State student Tatum Schwartz found her major by taking an introductory course through the general education curriculum. Now she is excelling in sociology with plans for graduate school — she counts service-learning and undergraduate research among her most meaningful experiences.
Regular Exercise Can Reduce Your Risk of a Severe COVID-19 Case [faculty quoted]
Very Well Health
April 22, 2021
Dr. David Nieman, director of App State’s Human Performance Lab, is quoted on how regular exercise supports the immune system, which in turn can protect us from severe illness. He gives context for the findings of a newly released study.

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