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Topic: Sustainability

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Dr. Baker Perry inspires students to reach new heights
June 1, 2021
Dr. Baker Perry, professor in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning, inspires students to reach new heights in the field and in their future careers.
Expedition successfully places weather station on top of 19,000-foot volcano [faculty featured]
ABC News
April 29, 2021
Dr. Baker Perry, who co-led a National Geographic expedition to Chile’s Trupangato Volcano earlier this year, is interviewed live about the team’s work and how the weather station will inform scientists about climate change in the region. Perry teaches in the Department of Geography and Planning.
Highest weather station in the Andes will help scientists search for climate answers [faculty featured]
National Geographic
April 27, 2021
At 19,000 feet above sea level on the Chilean mountain of Tupungato, Baker Perry and his fellow climbers were clobbered in the early morning hours by an unforecasted blizzard that pinned them in their tents with punishing winds and swirling snow. Perry, a climate scientist at Appalachian State University, was philosophical as he recalled it.
From the Smokies to the Sea: The climate challenges facing North Carolina [faculty featured]
ABC11
April 22, 2021
In an Earth Day special collaboration with National Geographic and Nat Geo Explorer Dr. Baker Perry, ABC11 takes a look at the challenges North Carolina faces when it comes to weather and patterns shifting over time. Perry teaches in the Department of Geography and Planning.
App State embraces Earth Day every day
April 22, 2021
App State’s Office of Sustainability offers programs and events to help the campus community learn ways to stay environmentally conscious year-round.
Mountaineer photographer Jesse Barber focuses on storytelling
April 20, 2021
Jesse Barber, a senior from Sawmills, combines his passion for photography, the environment, people and culture in his self-designed interdisciplinary studies major, focusing on documentary studies in Appalachia.
The Science of Climate Change Explained: Facts, Evidence and Proof [data cited]
The New York Times
April 19, 2021
Data from App State’s Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics (RIEEE) is incorporated into a graphic titled “Carbon dioxide emitted worldwide 1850-2017” in this article on climate change. The graphic is in the fourth section under the header “How do we know climate change is caused by humans?”
App State climate ‘superhero’ Dr. Baker Perry inspires young Brazilian scientist
April 16, 2021
The climate science research of App State’s Dr. Baker Perry has inspired a 4-year-old science enthusiast in Brazil. In an email to Perry, the child’s father shared his son has become fascinated with Perry after watching a documentary on the 2019 National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Expedition to Mount Everest, in which Perry participated.
An App State sustainable development major hopes to ‘save the world’
April 12, 2021
Justin Marks, a senior sustainable development major with a concentration in community, regional and global development, announced on national television he hopes to “save the world” — a plan playing out through his community engagement and service.
Solving geological mysteries
Q&A with Dr. Steven J. Hageman, professor of geology
April 8, 2021
Two-time Fulbright award recipient Dr. Steven J. Hageman talks about his love for teaching and researching geology at Appalachian State University and how he helps students become effective problem-solvers.
App State alumna Marisa Sedlak is a parks and recreation star
April 6, 2021
Alumna Marisa Sedlak ’14 ’20 has been recognized by the National Recreation and Park Association as one of the top 30 parks and recreation professionals under age 30 to watch in 2021. Learn how Sedlak’s Appalachian Experience — from mountains to mentors — helped prepare her for her role with Town of Beech Mountain’s Parks and Recreation Department.
The Dawn of the Forests Brought Waves of Death to the Oceans [faculty quoted]
Inside Science
April 1, 2021
App State geochemist Dr. Sarah Carmichael gives historical context of the Devonian extinction and the processes that took place in the ocean and land surfaces 376 million to 360 million years ago. She teaches in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences.
Newly renovated Sanford Hall is ready to welcome App State students
March 30, 2021
The doors are open at App State’s newly renovated Sanford Hall — where almost every undergraduate Mountaineer takes at least one class during their college career. Classes in Sanford Hall will resume this fall upon completion of the final phase of the project.
App Builds a Home is raising funds and building walls
March 29, 2021
With the foundation and fundraising nearly complete for App State’s second App Builds a Home (ABAH) project, a “Walls-Up Build Week” event is scheduled on the App State campus in April to construct walls for a home built in partnership with Watauga County Habitat for Humanity.
App State Fulbrighter Dr. Suzanna Bräuer explores microbes’ impact on climate change
March 26, 2021
App State’s Dr. Suzanna Bräuer, professor of biology, has been awarded a 2020–21 Fulbright to research how methane-producing microorganisms known as archaea impact global climate change. Her Fulbright assignment takes her to Finland, where she is also teaching graduate courses at the University of Eastern Finland.
Raising awareness and meeting demand for increased digital accessibility at App State
Feb. 17, 2021
As App State has adapted academic delivery methods to help slow the spread of COVID-19, more learning content than ever has migrated online. This response to the pandemic has moved the dial on accessibility awareness — and raised the demand for proactive accessibility and accommodations.
Find your Sustain Ability: Dr. Rajat Panwar
Feb. 15, 2021
On this Find Your Sustain Ability, App State associate professor Dr. Rajat Panwar discusses his lifelong work in sustainable business management and his journey as a sustainability researcher — from his home country of India, to a Buddhist monastery in the Himalayas, to App State's campus. Listen in to learn more.
How New River got its flow back: App State’s NRLP completes Payne Branch environmental restoration project
Jan. 25, 2021
App State’s New River Light and Power has completed its grant-funded project to remove the historic Payne Branch dam from the New River’s Middle Fork, helping to restore this river corridor to a more natural state — which includes improved water quality and enhanced habitat for the area’s aquatic wildlife. Dive in to learn more.