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Ancient Footprints Affirm People Lived in the Americas More Than 20,000 Years Ago [faculty featured]
Scientific American
Oct. 5, 2023
New research suggests that fossilized human footprints found in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park were made more than 20,000 years ago. The study, conducted by geologists in the U.S. Geological Survey, challenges decades of thinking about when humans arrived in North America. Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce — a professor in App State’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences who has studied ancient human footprints in Tanzania — explains how this study further supports the presence of humans in North America during the last ice age.
Recover Smarter. Run Stronger [faculty featured]
Runner’s World
Sep. 6, 2023
In this Runner's World article, health experts offer advice on how to become a stronger runner and speak to the importance of recovery after exercise. Dr. David Nieman, professor of biology and director of App State's Human Performance Laboratory, talks about his study of competitive runners who took ibuprofen during a race, and about his findings showing that it did not aid in their recovery, but instead may have hampered it.
Tiny brains, big data: App State-led project aims to prepare the neuroscientists of tomorrow
Aug. 14, 2023
Undergraduate students across the U.S., including those at App State, have greater access to enriched neuroscience education — and are engaging in real-world research — as part of an App State-led project funded by nearly $500,000 from the National Science Foundation.
What a decline in rural colleges means for rural communities [faculty featured]
WBUR
Aug. 10, 2023
App State professor of higher education Dr. Andrew Koricich, who is executive director of the App State-based Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges, is the featured guest on NPR's nationally syndicated program "On Point." Koricich shares insights about why rural students have historically had fewer choices in higher education than suburban students and about the benefits of rural colleges to their communities, including increased economic opportunities and stability.
On Everest, App State faculty fine-tune tools for sky-high scholarship
Dr. Brian Raichle joins Dr. Baker Perry and Sherpa team for weather station maintenance in Nepal
July 27, 2023
App State professors Dr. Baker Perry and Dr. Brian Raichle conducted weather station maintenance with a group of elite climbing Sherpas on Mount Everest as part of a National Geographic Society expedition, supported by Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative.
How climate change could cause a home insurance meltdown [faculty featured]
NPR
July 22, 2023
Over the past few years, insurance companies in states such as California, Colorado, Louisiana and Florida have scaled back or discontinued new policies and renewals in the wake of costly weather disasters. As a result, millions of homeowners nationwide are having to accept coverage at higher prices and with less protection. Dr. David Marlett, managing director of App State’s Brantley Risk & Insurance Center, comments on how this impacts the insurance market, real estate, construction, lending and more.
Spectrograph installed at South Africa’s Boyden Observatory to aid App State, UFS astrophysicists
App State professor Dr. Richard Gray designed, built and installed the astronomical instrument
June 30, 2023
App State astrophysicist Dr. Richard Gray has completed the installation of a spectrograph he designed and built for Boyden Observatory’s 1.5-meter telescope. The new instrument will allow App State and UFS scientists and students to gain new insights into the origins and evolution of celestial objects.
Appalachian Energy Summit announces $1.75 billion in statewide avoided energy costs
National Geographic CEO Jill Tiefenthaler shares international project updates with summit attendees
June 29, 2023
The Appalachian Energy Summit continues toward the established 2025 goal of $2 billion in avoided energy costs for the UNC System and state agencies. Since 2002–03, the System and its partners have collectively avoided $1.75 billion in energy costs.
Appalachian State professor unpacks recent N.C. earthquakes [faculty featured]
Spectrum News 1
June 14, 2023
Dr. Scott Marshall, professor in App State’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, has been studying earthquakes for many years. Recently, a string of seven earthquakes hit North Carolina, all just outside of Canton, in a span of a few weeks. Marshall offers his expert knowledge to explain how this happened.
National Geographic CEO speaks on scientific storytelling: ‘Science alone is not enough’ [faculty featured]
The Appalachian
June 10, 2023
National Geographic Chief Executive Officer Jill Tiefenthaler spoke at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts as part of the 2023 Appalachian Energy Summit. The presentation highlighted the many endeavors of National Geographic explorers around the world, including Dr. Baker Perry, professor in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning. Perry spoke at the event about his experience installing weather stations at high elevations, including on Mount Everest.
Construction of App State’s Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research set to begin this summer
The academic facility will be the first net-zero energy building in App State's new Innovation District
June 9, 2023
Construction for App State’s Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research — the first academic building of the university’s Innovation District — is set to begin in July. The facility, offering classroom, office, laboratory and event space, will be built to the rigorous sustainability standards of the Living Building Challenge.
Associate professor Elizabeth Bellows awarded 2023–24 Fulbright to perform research in Romania
Her project explores effects of Russia–Ukraine war on educators, students and families
June 8, 2023
Dr. Elizabeth Bellows, associate professor in App State’s Reich College of Education, is the recipient of a 2023–24 Fulbright. She will spend nine months in Romania, researching how teachers, students and families are navigating the effects of the ongoing war in neighboring Ukraine.
App State’s Dr. Maryam Ahmed wins 2023 UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award
6 additional App State faculty to receive campus-based awards
April 27, 2023
App State biology professor and virologist Dr. Maryam Ahmed is the university's recipient of the 2023 University of North Carolina Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award. She will receive a $12,500 cash prize as part of the award.
Technology, records, lore tell Boone story [faculty featured]
Wilkes Journal-Patriot
April 12, 2023
Dr. Ellen Cowan and Keith Seramur, husband and wife and professors in App State’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, searched for evidence of the long-purported Daniel Boone cabin site in Beaver Creek using remote sensing devices. App State seniors and environmental geology majors, Ben Mapes of Morganton and Michael Medlin of Jamestown, assisted with the research.
Watauga County students participate in National History Day Competition [faculty featured]
Watauga Democrat
March 22, 2023
Students from Two Rivers Community School and Kinderwood School in Boone, participated in the annual National History Day competition in March. The competition has students in grades 6 to 12 conduct extensive historical research on a selected theme, then present their findings to a panel of judges. Andrea Burns, associate professor in App State’s Department of History, made a push for Watauga County students to compete in the event for the first time, offering research assistance to participating students.
US regulators avoided a banking crisis by swift action following SVB’s collapse - but the cracks it exposed continue to weaken the global financial system’s foundation [faculty featured]
The Conversation
March 16, 2023
With the recent collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank on March 10, concerns still remain over the stability of the global financial system. In this article, two finance scholars, Brian Blank of Mississippi State and Brandy Hadley of App State, help readers better understand what U.S. regulators did to remedy the situation, the impact of their decisions and what problems still remain.
Fact check: Mushrooms share more DNA with humans than plants [faculty featured]
USA Today
Feb. 27, 2023
A recent viral Facebook post claims that mushroom DNA is closer to humans than plants. Experts, including John Walker, professor in App State's Department of Biology, confirm that this is true. In this article, Walker highlights the major overlapping characteristics shared by fungi and animals that plants do not have.
Since 1958, App State's Southern Appalachian plant collection has aided research, teaching and conservation
I.W. Carpenter Jr. Herbarium houses 30,000 plant specimens
Feb. 24, 2023
For nearly 65 years, App State’s herbarium has served as a vital record of the flora biodiversity in the Southern Appalachian Mountains region. Faculty and students engage with its 30,000 specimens for teaching, research and plant conservation.