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Topic: Research

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  • App State students score 2nd-place divisional win in national solar competition
    App State students score 2nd-place divisional win in national solar competition

    The student team was recognized for its solar power system, designed to meet the renewable energy needs of a campus community

    June 29, 2022

    A multidisciplinary team of App State students captured a second-place win in the 2021–22 Solar District Cup, recognized for their solar power system design. This national competition challenges students to develop renewable energy solutions for college campuses or urban districts.

  • App State biology interns spend summer in Wilson Creek’s ‘natural playground’
    App State biology interns spend summer in Wilson Creek’s ‘natural playground’

    Cleanup, conservation and outreach for a National Wild and Scenic River

    June 29, 2022

    App State biology majors Nick Campany and Carson Scott serve as interns for ACleanWilsonCreek.org, a conservation effort encompassing research, education and hands-on cleanup.

  • Cardiovascular Recovery in Young Adults Takes Several Months after COVID-19 Infection
    Cardiovascular Recovery in Young Adults Takes Several Months after COVID-19 Infection
    American Physiological Society
    June 8, 2022

    The findings of research conducted at App State are published in the June 2022 issue of The Journal of Applied Physiology.

  • A return to Everest: App State’s Dr. Baker Perry leads climate science expedition to the world’s highest mountain
    A return to Everest: App State’s Dr. Baker Perry leads climate science expedition to the world’s highest mountain
    June 7, 2022

    Dr. Baker Perry, National Geographic Explorer and professor in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning, led a successful return expedition to Mount Everest, coordinating the maintenance of weather stations at the top of the world.

  • Next-gen weather station installed near Everest’s summit
    Next-gen weather station installed near Everest’s summit
    National Geographic
    May 25, 2022

    National Geographic chronicles a return expedition to Mount Everest co-led by Dr. Baker Perry, National Geographic Explorer and professor in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning, to coordinate the maintenance of weather stations at the top of the world.

  • Commentary: Post-pandemic performance reviews should not disadvantage those working from home [faculty featured]
    Commentary: Post-pandemic performance reviews should not disadvantage those working from home [faculty featured]
    Channel News Asia
    May 25, 2022

    As some people are working from home and others from the office, assessing employees fairly in appraisals will be much trickier, according to Yalcin Acikgoz, associate professor of psychology.

  • 3 Triad towns among 19 in NC Commerce’s development program
    3 Triad towns among 19 in NC Commerce’s development program
    Fox 8 News
    May 24, 2022

    Three Triad towns are among 19 rural communities selected for an N.C. Department of Commerce and App State program designed to help them grow their economies.

  • Rural Colorado students go to college at low rates. Tiny Fowler goes against the trend. [faculty interviewed]
    Rural Colorado students go to college at low rates. Tiny Fowler goes against the trend. [faculty interviewed]
    Chalkbeat
    May 17, 2022

    Sonja Ardoin, associate professor of human development and psychological counseling, is interviewed for a feature about college-going patterns in rural Colorado.

  • App State research team ventures into Linville Gorge Wilderness to discover archaeological sites
    App State research team ventures into Linville Gorge Wilderness to discover archaeological sites
    March 22, 2022

    Dr. Alice Wright and Dr. Cameron Gokee are leading an archaeological research team into the Linville Gorge Wilderness area to learn more about the lives of Indigenous people who used the land hundreds of years ago, while facilitating the preservation of cultural resources.

  • Mt. Everest’s Highest Glacier Feels the Impacts of Human-Induced Climate Change
    Mt. Everest’s Highest Glacier Feels the Impacts of Human-Induced Climate Change
    National Geographic
    Feb. 3, 2022

    National Geographic highlights findings from a paper for which App State geography and planning professor Dr. Baker Perry served as a co-author. The paper, published in the Nature Portfolio Journal Climate and Atmospheric Science, identifies that Mount Everest’s highest glacier is now losing several decades of ice accumulation annually, which is attributed to the earth's warmer climate.

  • New group looks to redefine rural higher education policy [faculty featured]
    New group looks to redefine rural higher education policy [faculty featured]
    Politico
    Jan. 31, 2022

    The Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges, which formed in 2021 and is based at App State, unveils a new metric for identifying rural-serving institutions. Dr. Andrew Koricich, executive director of the ARRC and an associate professor in App State's Department of Leadership and Educational Studies, is interviewed about the alliance's work.

  • App State research team examines ancient evidence in mass extinctions
    App State research team examines ancient evidence in mass extinctions
    Jan. 7, 2022

    Dr. Sarah Carmichael describes her job as similar to that of a crime scene investigator — and the evidence she examines is more than 350 million years old. Through her research, Carmichael and her team seek insight on the causes and outcomes of mass extinctions during the Devonian period.

  • Find Your Sustain Ability: Nicole Hagerman Miller
    Find Your Sustain Ability: Nicole Hagerman Miller
    Dec. 21, 2021

    Nicole Hagerman Miller is the Managing Director at Biomimicry 3.8, a Missoula, Montana based company that draws it's design inspiration and functional instruction from nature and natural systems and tailors those ancient and refined principals to modern day businesses and organizations the world over.

  • App State leads climate research at the top of the world
    App State leads climate research at the top of the world
    Dec. 15, 2021

    App State has stepped onto the world stage as the lead institution to operate and maintain weather stations at the highest elevation on the planet — Mount Everest. Funded by the National Geographic Society, the project is creating new opportunities on campus and impacting climate research worldwide.

  • Fossils offer App State Fulbright Scholar clues on ancient animal evolution
    Fossils offer App State Fulbright Scholar clues on ancient animal evolution
    Dec. 10, 2021

    App State paleontologist Dr. Andy Heckert has embarked on a Fulbright journey that will take him to Earth’s Northern and Southern hemispheres, where he will study and compare two fossil collections from the Triassic period. His research may yield new insights into how the evolution of ancient vertebrates set the stage for today’s ecosystems.

  • App State team researches treatments for aggressive breast cancer
    App State team researches treatments for aggressive breast cancer
    Dec. 7, 2021

    A research team at App State is investigating effective treatments for triple-negative breast cancer — the type of breast cancer with the least number of and least effective treatment options available.

  • App State researchers working to save honeybees with informatics
    App State researchers working to save honeybees with informatics

    A new beekeeping information system developed by App State faculty and funded by the UNC System could help boost U.S. honeybee populations.

    Nov. 23, 2021

    A team of faculty researchers at App State and UNC Charlotte are developing a new beekeeping information system to investigate the health, development and genomic diversity of honeybee hives. Their research, awarded a UNC System grant, could help boost declining honeybee populations across the U.S.

  • Is COVID-19 Seasonal? [faculty interviewed]
    Is COVID-19 Seasonal? [faculty interviewed]
    The Scientist
    Nov. 10, 2021

    Dr. Maggie Sugg, associate professor in App State's Department of Geography and Planning, is interviewed for this article by The Scientist.

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