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Topic: Sustainability

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Bring App State’s sustainable values home with these tips and activities
March 30, 2020
Appalachian State University’s Office of Sustainability offers ideas for how to incorporate sustainable practices at home, including composting, gardening and choosing green products.
Grant-funded App State GIS analysis aids in advocating climate change policy
March 4, 2020
Dr. Johnathan Sugg, assistant professor in Appalachian’s Department of Geography and Planning, along with geography students Tatiana Magee and Will Hutchinson ’16 ’19, has completed a GIS analysis that supports the climate advocacy efforts of nonprofit Protect Our Winters.
New partnership with NTE will accelerate efforts to reach climate neutrality
Feb. 27, 2020
Under the new agreement, NRLP customers will have more control and choice over their energy consumption and spending through new, innovative rates, such as time- of-use rates, according to NRLP General Manager Ed Miller.
App State partners continue service work in Africa with Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni
Feb. 20, 2020
Relationships fostered during Appalachian’s Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Institutes take several locals overseas to launch new initiatives in Africa.
App State to host 5th Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Institute
Feb. 20, 2020
As part of the 2020 Mandela Washington Fellowship, Appalachian will host 25 of Africa’s emerging civic leaders — ages 25–35 — for a six-week Leadership Institute. Fellows will participate in volunteer service opportunities, meet with state and local government officials, and more.
Ndinephupha Youth Talks in New Brighton
Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Institute at App State yields partnership to encourage youth to express their dreams
Feb. 20, 2020
Youth in South Africa are trained to express their dreams in public speeches, then work with community partners to achieve those dreams.
Dreaming for Change in Burundi
Dr. Connie Green travels to Africa to initiate education program with Mandela Washington Mandela recipient
Feb. 20, 2020
A relationship fostered during Appalachian’s Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Institutes take Dr. Connie Green overseas to launch new initiatives in Africa.
The Nature Network in Zimbabwe
App State alumna partners with Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumnus to engage students in wildlife conservation
Feb. 20, 2020
Common interests between a local environmental educator and a Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumnus will connect students in North Carolina and Zimbabwe.
Mentoring youth in Benin
App State alumna shares mentoring program with Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumnus in West Africa
Feb. 20, 2020
A relationship fostered during Appalachian’s Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Institute led to a new youth mentorship program in the Republic of Benin.
Climate City: WNC Researchers Delve Into Climate Change & Health [faculty featured]
Blue Ridge Public Radio
Feb. 17, 2020
A medical geographer, Appalachian State University’s Dr. Maggie Sugg discusses climate change’s impact on human health. She is joined by Jennifer Runkle, an environmental epidemiologist with the North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies.
App State’s Common Reading Program announces ‘Rising’ as 2020–21 book selection
Feb. 7, 2020
“Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore” by Elizabeth Rush “guides readers through some of the places where (climate) change has been most dramatic.” All incoming first-year and transfer students at Appalachian will receive a copy of the book during their Summer Orientation session.
AT&T, Appalachian State team up to examine climate change, community impacts
WRAL TechWire
Feb. 7, 2020
Appalachian State University is one of five universities selected by AT&T to participate in the Climate Resiliency Community Challenge — a major research initiative aimed at helping communities in the southeastern United States build resilience to climate change.
App State awarded AT&T grant to examine climate change resiliency, community impact
Feb. 7, 2020
Appalachian is one of five universities selected nationally to conduct rural climate resiliency research in partnership with AT&T.
On the Home Stretch — App Builds a Home project nears completion
Feb. 6, 2020
A dedication ceremony for the home is planned and future builds are discussed as App Builds a Home nears the completion of its first home built in partnership with Watauga County Habitat for Humanity.
Climate scientists go above and beyond
Cape Cod Times
Jan. 18, 2020
It was the end of an 11-day trek from Lukla, Nepal, mainly following river valleys with a team of scientists, a film crew and their porters and guides. The snow fell hard on the final leg into Base Camp at Mount Everest, and Heather Clifford had a bad headache.
Elizabethton Parks and Rec have improvement plans for new year [student project mentioned]
Johnson City Press
Jan. 7, 2020
Elizabethton Parks and Recreation Department in Tennessee has plans for the coming year, including future development of the Covered Bridge Park thanks to a detailed study by students of Appalachian State University.
A Christmas Tree Thrives On Farms, Struggles In The Wild [faculty quoted]
NPR
Dec. 24, 2019
North Carolina grows more Christmas trees than any other state except Oregon. It's an important, nearly $90 million industry for the state. Most of the trees are Fraser firs. But these prized Fraser firs, which millions of families put up in their homes for Christmas, have become more rare in the wild due to the balsam woolly adelgid. Appalachian’s Dr. Howard Neufeld discusses the insect’s impact.
App State creates ‘roadmap to climate neutrality’
Dec. 20, 2019
Appalachian is creating a “roadmap to climate neutrality” with its 2020 Climate Action Plan. The new plan will be released April 22, 2020 — the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.

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