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Topic: Research and Creative Works

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  • Dr. Fred Hay on the diversity of Appalachia
    Dr. Fred Hay on the diversity of Appalachia
    Jan. 26, 2016

    Fred Hay’s upbringing in north Georgia inspired academic interests in anthropology and African Appalachia, but the region he knew differed from the white version he found represented in scholarship.

  • Minerals from around the world donated to Appalachian’s geology department
    Minerals from around the world donated to Appalachian’s geology department
    Jan. 25, 2016

    A collection representing one man’s lifetime fascination with minerals has been donated to the Department of Geology at Appalachian State University.

  • Bananas and pears improve athletic performance and recovery
    Bananas and pears improve athletic performance and recovery
    Jan. 13, 2016

    Athletes who want to improve their performance should stop by the grocery store on their way to the gym and pick up some bananas and pears.

  • Three-minute thesis competition held Jan. 21 at Appalachian
    Three-minute thesis competition held Jan. 21 at Appalachian
    Jan. 8, 2016

    Seventeen graduate students at Appalachian State University will have three minutes to explain their research or scholarly/creative projects as part of the 3MT Three Minute Thesis competition to be held Jan. 21 at Appalachian State University.

  • Bennett named interim director of the Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics
    Bennett named interim director of the Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics
    Jan. 8, 2016

    Following an internal search, Dr. Nicole Bennett has been named interim director of the Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics (RIEEE) at Appalachian State University.

  • Appalachian expands opportunities in China through a new relationship with Wenzhou University
    Appalachian expands opportunities in China through a new relationship with Wenzhou University
    Jan. 8, 2016

    Appalachian State University has entered a partnership with Wenzhou University in Wenzhou, China, that will facilitate collaborative activities, including student and faculty exchanges, joint academic programming and research collaboration.

  • How can we teach sustainability in our classrooms and in our communities?
    How can we teach sustainability in our classrooms and in our communities?

    An Appalachian State University faculty expert roundtable discussion

    Jan. 8, 2016

    Sustainability goes far beyond reducing our carbon footprint or diverting trash. In this episode, three Appalachian professors share their thoughts how a commitment to sustainability impacts research, creative work, and share how they are teaching Appalachian students to make sustainable choices.

  • Economics in a sustainable world - how can we measure progress?
    Economics in a sustainable world - how can we measure progress?

    An Appalachian State University faculty expert roundtable discussion

    Jan. 8, 2016

    Sustainability goes far beyond reducing our carbon footprint or diverting trash. In this episode, three Appalachian professors discuss the economics of sustainability, and address the question of metrics. How do we know if we are making progress with our efforts toward becoming a more sustainable society?

  • How social justice fits into the 3E’s of sustainability
    How social justice fits into the 3E’s of sustainability

    An Appalachian State University faculty expert roundtable discussion

    Jan. 8, 2016

    Sustainability goes far beyond reducing our carbon footprint and recycling. In this episode, three Appalachian State University professors explore social equity - what it is, and why it may be the most important of the 3E’s of sustainability.

  • Appalachian professors help transform higher education in Kurdistan
    Appalachian professors help transform higher education in Kurdistan
    Jan. 7, 2016

    Transforming higher education can be a slow, laborious process – even more so if the institution is located in a country surrounded by armed conflict and regional unrest.

  • Geology faculty and students contribute to better understanding of early climate change during the Devonian and Carboniferous Periods
    Geology faculty and students contribute to better understanding of early climate change during the Devonian and Carboniferous Periods
    Dec. 11, 2015

    A five-year UNESCO and International Union of Geological Sciences project on the interaction between climate change and the earth’s biodiversity, IGCP 596, has culminated in the book “Planet Earth – In Deep Time,” co-edited by Professor Johnny Waters at Appalachian State University.

  • Grains of sand hold clues to the history of Alaska’s glaciers
    Grains of sand hold clues to the history of Alaska’s glaciers
    Dec. 10, 2015

    Show most people a core sample from the ocean floor and they only see mud. Ellen Cowan sees a ribbon of time dating back 1 million years or more. Since 2013, Cowan, a geology professor at Appalachian State University, has been part of an international team of scientists studying climate change and earth systems in the Gulf of Alaska. Their work with the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program is supported in part by the National Science Foundation.

  • Appalachian joins the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
    Appalachian joins the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
    Dec. 2, 2015

    BOONE—Twenty-nine faculty from across three colleges at Appalachian State University are involved in atmospheric sciences or related research.

  • Slow recovery after running? New research shows why and what to do about it
    Slow recovery after running? New research shows why and what to do about it
    Nov. 30, 2015

    KANNAPOLIS—David Nieman, DrPH, with the Appalachian State University Human Performance Lab on the NC Research Campus (NCRC) in Kannapolis, gets a steady stream of emails from runners who find themselves unable to recover from intense exercise like marathons after years of training and competing.

  • Students participate in the 11th Annual SNCURCS research event
    Students participate in the 11th Annual SNCURCS research event
    Nov. 20, 2015

    BOONE—A total of 146 undergraduate students and faculty from Appalachian State University attended the 11th Annual State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium at High Point University Nov. 14.

  • Faculty discuss sustainability’s 3E’s: economics, equity and environment
    Faculty discuss sustainability’s 3E’s: economics, equity and environment
    Nov. 18, 2015

    Are the 3E’s of Sustainability Sustainable? Hear what the experts say.

  • Student shares love of dinosaurs
    Student shares love of dinosaurs
    Nov. 18, 2015

    BOONE—Senior geology major Haviv Avrahami was a winner on two counts at the recent 75th annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology held in Dallas.

  • Campus community invited to test educational computer game
    Campus community invited to test educational computer game
    Nov. 13, 2015

    Faculty and students in the Department of Computer Science at Appalachian State University have developed an educational, Kinect-based computer game and are seeking campus volunteers to try it out.

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