Topic: Research and Creative Works

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Maison Reciprocity row house design ranks 9th in Solar Decathlon Europe 2014
July 12, 2014
Maison Reciprocity, Appalachian’s net-zero energy house designed in collaboration with Université d’Angers, comes in 9th place at Solar Decathlon Europe 2014.
Solar Decathlon Europe 2014
July 11, 2014
Students from Appalachian State University and Université d’Angers worked together to build Maison Reciprocity, a net-zero energy house that competed in Solar Decathlon Europe 2014. The row house was built in Boone and shipped to France, where students had 10 days to reassemble the structure for the competition June 28 – July 14.
Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 entry reassembled in France
June 30, 2014
Maison Reciprocity, Appalachian State University’s entry in the Solar Decathlon Europe 2014, has been reassembled on its Versailles, France, location, and voting for the People’s Choice Award closes July 11.
Maison Reciprocity: Goals and Technologies
June 29, 2014
Team Réciprocité speaks about their team's goals and technologies for their Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 entry, Maison Reciprocity.
Students prepare Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 entry for cross-Atlantic journey
April 24, 2014
Thirty-four students from Appalachian State University will soon begin packing for a 4,000-plus mile trip to Versailles, France. But before they pack their luggage, they first have to prepare their 1,200-square foot house for the Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 competition.
N.C. apple study receives one of 13 'healthy, just and sustainable society' grants
Feb. 21, 2014
A new grant program focused on creating a healthy, just and sustainable society supports a student's research measuring the health benefits of N.C. apples, among other projects.
Geology professors collect evidence of mass extinction in Central Asia
Jan. 30, 2014
Geologist Johnny Waters studies the relationship between climate change and changes in the ecosystem. As co-leader of a United Nations-sponsored research team, he and others have found evidence in Central Asia for catastrophic oceanographic events associated with climate change and a mass extinction that devastated tropical marine ecosystems 375 million years ago.
Maison Reciprocity: Design
Oct. 31, 2013
Team Reciprocity speaks about how their row house design is market-ready, energy-independent, adaptable, affordable, and a community-centric residential housing solution.
Music as medicine; professor studies music therapy’s effects on heart disease patients
March 8, 2013
Listening to music can be relaxing, invigorating or charged with emotions. Dr. Christine Leist, an assistant professor of music therapy at Appalachian State University, thinks music also can benefit women who have had or are at risk of heart attack.
Appalachian selected to compete in prestigious Solar Decathlon Europe 2014
Jan. 30, 2013
Appalachian State University is one of only three U.S. universities selected to participate in the prestigious Solar Decathlon Europe 2014, an international competition inspired by the U.S. Solar Decathlon that challenges student teams to design and build an energy-independent solar house.
Appalachian Abroad: Cuba 2012
Dec. 19, 2012
A collaboration between the Center for Study of the Cuban Economy at the University of Havana and Appalachian's Walker College of Business allows for the exchange of ideas between Appalachian students and faculty, and thought leaders in Cuba who are key to effecting change and building relationships between Cuba and the U.S.
Students learn cutting-edge economics research in Cuba
Dec. 19, 2012
A collaboration between the Center for Study of the Cuban Economy at the University of Havana and Appalachian's Walker College of Business allows for the exchange of ideas between Appalachian students and faculty, and thought leaders in Cuba who are key to effecting change and building relationships between Cuba and the U.S.
Professor earns award for water research
Dec. 11, 2012
People might assume that water in the mountains is pristine, but the local headwaters are increasingly at risk from urbanization, according to Appalachian State University’s Dr. Chuanhui Gu. He is determining to what extent local streams are harmed by pollutants and other change.
Partnership benefits Appalachian and N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences
Aug. 2, 2012
Students recover fossils in Arizona to help the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences build its Triassic collection and understand our own state's geologic record.
UNC campuses gather to develop energy savings initiatives
July 13, 2012
Sustainable energy expert Amory Lovins leads UNC institutions in a better understanding of how to reduce energy consumption on their campuses.
Appalachian Energy Summit 2012
July 13, 2012
The UNC system has taken numerous strides toward addressing a state mandate to reduce energy consumption 30 percent by 2015, but greater cultural change is needed, university officials said during presentations at the Appalachian Energy Summit held July 9-11, 2012 at Appalachian State University.
Energy Summit 2012 participant comments: Dr. Jamie Russell
July 13, 2012
The UNC system has taken numerous strides toward addressing a state mandate to reduce energy consumption 30 percent by 2015, but greater cultural change is needed, university officials said during presentations at the Appalachian Energy Summita> held July 9-11 at Appalachian State University.
Scientists, students and Quechua community partner to understand climate change
June 28, 2012
Every morning, 13-year old Nelson Crispin takes a short walk from his home at 13,800 feet through frosty fields to record climate data collected by instruments installed in the Cordillera Vilcanota mountain range in Peru.