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App State’s Dr. Abdelbaset Hamza studies efficiency in internet data centers
Sep. 2, 2021
Dr. Abdelbaset Hamza is leading a team in studying ways to make the transfer of information in internet data centers more efficient — with the goal of speeding up the internet and reducing the environmental impact.
Digitizing biology!
National Science Foundation
Aug. 26, 2021
The National Science Foundation's "Discovery Files," which airs on scores of commercial radio stations across the country and on the CBS Radio app, educates listeners about herbaria and the effort to digitize them — led by Appalachian State.
App State's Team Sunergy wins big in US solar racing challenge — No. 1 in Cruiser Class
Aug. 12, 2021
App State’s solar vehicle team, Team Sunergy, swept the 2021 American Solar Challenge — finishing in first place for multiple-occupant vehicles (MOV), winning all three stages of the race from Missouri to New Mexico and clocking a total of 964.8 miles.
College students race solar cars from Missouri to New Mexico [students featured]
Santa Fe New Mexican
Aug. 7, 2021
The Santa Fe New Mexican interviews App State Team Sunergy member Sam Cheatham about the American Solar Challenge. Team Sunergy finished first in its class in the road race.
App State and Cone Estate connection spans 100-plus years, yields academic and engagement opportunities
Aug. 6, 2021
App State’s location in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina opens avenues of academic and civic engagement particular to the area. The university’s partnership with the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park in Blowing Rock — spanning more than a century — is a good example.
App State’s solar vehicle team takes Formula Sun Grand Prix 2nd place, qualifies for 1,000-mile road challenge
Aug. 5, 2021
App State’s solar vehicle team, Team Sunergy, captured second place in its class in the 2021 Formula Sun Grand Prix, qualifying for the American Challenge (ASC) road race — this year from Missouri to New Mexico. Follow Team Sunergy’s third ASC showing as they power west on sustainable energy Aug. 3–7.
Researchers support rural-serving colleges and universities from new center at App State
Aug. 4, 2021
The Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges (ARRC) is now housed in App State’s Reich College of Education. The move to App State signals ARRC’s continued growth as the leading research organization focused on regional colleges, according to executive director Dr. Andrew Koricich.
Is water always the best choice on a hot day? [faculty featured]
BBC
Aug. 3, 2021
Dr. David Nieman, a professor of biology at Appalachian State University and director of the Human Performance Laboratory at North Carolina Research Campus, is included among experts interviewed about the healthiest drinks for rehydration.
The American Solar Challenge will start Tuesday in Independence and end in New Mexico [students featured]
The Examiner
Aug. 2, 2021
App State student and Team Sunergy Co-Mechanical Director Jessica Navarro-Luciano is interviewed in this article about the American Solar Challenge, a road race of solar-powered cars from Missouri to New Mexico.
Smoke from Western fires wafts to region [faculty featured]
The Mountain Times
July 29, 2021
Dr. James Sherman, physics and astronomy professor at App State, is interviewed by The Mountain Times about the smoke that drifted to the area from Western U.S. wildfires in summer 2021.
App State professor awarded ADVANCE grant to foster gender equity in information technology
July 27, 2021
Women faculty in the field of information technology are set to benefit from ImPACT IT — a three-year research project aimed at removing barriers to women’s advancement to full professor. App State professor Dr. Lakshmi Iyer is partnering with four other women IT faculty on the project, which is supported by a nearly $1 million National Science Foundation ADVANCE grant.
Cuba protests: 4 essential reads on dissent in the post-Castro era
The Conversation
July 13, 2021
Dr. Joseph Gonzalez, an associate professor in Appalachian's Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, is interviewed for this article about Cuba's recent history.
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.
The Tale of Gray's Lily [faculty, student featured]
The Appalachian Voice
June 26, 2021
Dr. Matt Estep, associate biology professor, and graduate student Ben Brewer are interviewed in this article about their studies of rare and endangered plants, such as the Gray's lily.
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.
2021 award winners announced for Chancellor’s Innovation Scholars Program at App State
June 14, 2021
Five winning teams have been selected for the 2021 Chancellor’s Innovation Scholars Program at App State. An award of up to $10,000 for each team funds projects that include new curricula, student development and an erosion study using drones.
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.