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Topic: Sustainability

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  • App State students help restore national wildlife refuge as part of Alternative Service Experience
    App State students help restore national wildlife refuge as part of Alternative Service Experience
    April 28, 2025

    Over spring break, 10 App State students traveled to Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina, where they performed volunteer work as part of an Alternative Service Experience. ASE provides students the opportunity to take part in service, learning and community engagement during breaks from school.

  • App State opens Mofford and Giffin Food Hub at its Hickory campus
    App State opens Mofford and Giffin Food Hub at its Hickory campus

    Funds for the food pantry were donated by local residents David Mofford ’09 and Zac Giffin

    April 7, 2025

    App State has opened a new food pantry — the Mofford and Giffin Food Hub — at its Hickory campus. A vital resource for Mountaineers who are experiencing food insecurity, the new pantry was made possible by a generous donation from local residents David Mofford ’09 and Zac Giffin.

  • 2024 — App State’s 125th year was marked by resilience, progress and opportunity
    2024 — App State’s 125th year was marked by resilience, progress and opportunity
    Dec. 20, 2024

    Milestones from App State’s 125th anniversary year include new pathways to expand education access, record support for research funding, the continued improvement of campus facilities and recovery from Hurricane Helene — a historic natural disaster.

  • Hellbender heroes: App State team continues nearly 20 years of research to help protect NC’s giant salamanders
    Hellbender heroes: App State team continues nearly 20 years of research to help protect NC’s giant salamanders
    Dec. 18, 2024

    Dr. Michael Gangloff and his team work to monitor the populations and habitats of the eastern hellbender, which was proposed for inclusion on the endangered species list in late 2024. The team’s efforts are part of nearly 20 years of research aimed at protecting N.C.’s giant salamanders.

  • App State researchers create new tool for honeybees
    App State researchers create new tool for honeybees
    WXII-TV
    Dec. 12, 2024

    This feature from WXII-TV highlights ongoing research by Dr. Rahman Tashakkori, App State’s Lowe’s Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, who has spent years leading the development of the Beemon Hive Monitoring System.

  • App State team’s beehive monitoring system buzzes toward market with NCInnovation support
    App State team’s beehive monitoring system buzzes toward market with NCInnovation support

    The monitoring system could help decrease honeybee die-off, improve hive production

    Dec. 9, 2024

    A $641,951 NCInnovation grant awarded to App State’s Dr. Rahman Tashakkori and his research team will support the commercialization of four components of the team’s Beemon Hive Monitoring System — an innovative tool designed to decrease honeybee hive die-off and increase hive production.

  • App State students, faculty and staff volunteered to help neighbors after Hurricane Helene
    App State students, faculty and staff volunteered to help neighbors after Hurricane Helene
    Nov. 27, 2024

    In the wake of Hurricane Helene, App State students, faculty and staff stepped up to help those in need — both on and off campus, and during and after the disaster. Read the stories of seven Mountaineers who share how they responded to and volunteered to help others during the historic storm.

  • Dark skies advocates seek celestial views away from human-made lights [faculty featured]
    Dark skies advocates seek celestial views away from human-made lights [faculty featured]
    WFDD
    Oct. 30, 2024

    Dr. Daniel Caton, professor in App State’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, speaks to WFDD about the negative effects of light pollution and the importance of preserving dark skies for educational and environmental purposes. Caton is the director of App State’s Dark Sky Observatory, a research facility equipped with multiple telescopes that is open to the public once a month.

  • The Solar-Car Competition That Has EV Recruiters Buzzing
    The Solar-Car Competition That Has EV Recruiters Buzzing
    The Wall Street Journal
    Aug. 31, 2024

    The Wall Street Journal features a photo of App State’s solar vehicle ROSE (Racing on Solar Energy) in this article about how the American Solar Challenge (ASC) — an international solar vehicle distance road race — has become a prime source for recruiting talent in the automotive industry. App State’s Team Sunergy placed second in ASC this summer, and has done historically well in the competition since first entering in 2016.

  • Survey Results: 2024 Trends and Attitudes in Supply Chain and Sustainability [faculty featured]
    Survey Results: 2024 Trends and Attitudes in Supply Chain and Sustainability [faculty featured]
    Supply Chain Now
    Aug. 28, 2024

    Dr. Dinesh Davè, director and professor of supply chain management at App State, and Evan Junker, chief growth officer at SPARQ360, dive into the findings from the 2024 Supply Chain Trends and Attitudes Report, revealing how companies are prioritizing investments in AI, predictive analytics and supply chain visibility platforms to stay ahead.

  • App State recognizes 6 faculty and staff with Sywassink Awards for Excellence
    App State recognizes 6 faculty and staff with Sywassink Awards for Excellence
    Aug. 8, 2024

    App State’s Walker College of Business has honored six faculty and staff members with its annual Sywassink Awards for Excellence, which recognize achievements in teaching, research, service and more. The awards are supported by a contribution from honorary App State alumnus G.A. Sywassink.

  • App State’s student solar vehicle team races to podium finish in cross-country challenge
    App State’s student solar vehicle team races to podium finish in cross-country challenge

    Team Sunergy also earned the Spirit of the Event Award

    Aug. 6, 2024

    App State’s solar vehicle team, Team Sunergy, secured second place in its class in the 2024 Electrek American Solar Challenge and also took home the Spirit of the Event Award. The team’s car, ROSE, completed 1,562 miles over the eight-day, cross-country road race.

  • Find Your Sustain Ability: Britt Wray on the age of climate anxiety
    Find Your Sustain Ability: Britt Wray on the age of climate anxiety
    Aug. 2, 2024

    Host Laura England, associate director of App State’s Quality Enhancement Plan and practitioner-in-residence in the Department of Sustainable Development, talks with Dr. Britt Wray, a researcher and storyteller focused on the mental health impacts of climate change. Wray, director of the CIRCLE initiative at Stanford Psychiatry, explores the intersection of climate science, psychology and communication, and shares her journey in navigating interdisciplinary fields — including conservation biology, science communication and the ethics of synthetic biology. She highlights the importance of storytelling in climate communication.

    Find more App State podcasts at podcasts.appstate.edu and subscribe on your favorite platform.

  • App State among 13 state agencies recognized for significant energy reductions
    App State among 13 state agencies recognized for significant energy reductions

    App State-hosted Energy Summit highlights nearly $2 billion in statewide avoided energy costs

    July 23, 2024

    App State has been recognized by the NC Department of Environmental Quality for a 48% energy reduction, surpassing the state's goal. This figure, as well as the nearly $2 billion in state energy costs avoided since 2002, was shared at the 2024 Appalachian Energy Summit.

  • Find Your Sustain Ability: Katrin Klingenberg on high-performance passive building
    Find Your Sustain Ability: Katrin Klingenberg on high-performance passive building
    July 2, 2024

    Host Laura England, associate director of App State’s Quality Enhancement Plan and practitioner-in-residence in the Department of Sustainable Development, is joined in studio by 2024 Appalachian Energy Summit keynote speaker Katrin Klingenberg, co-founder and executive director of the Phius (Passive House Institute U.S.). Klingenberg shares her passion for passive building, which uses core building principles to create net-zero structures that utilize renewable energy sources to generate as much or more energy than they consume annually.

    Find more App State podcasts at podcasts.appstate.edu and subscribe on your favorite platform.

  • Scuba-diving scientists capture rare underwater footage of prehistoric-looking hellbenders in North Carolina [faculty featured]
    Scuba-diving scientists capture rare underwater footage of prehistoric-looking hellbenders in North Carolina [faculty featured]
    BBC Wildlife Magazine
    June 25, 2024

    Work is set to begin to remove Shull’s Mill Dam on the Watauga River in July in order to restore a healthy river ecosystem. The project will involve the relocation of eastern hellbenders, a species of special concern in North Carolina, who live in the river near the dam. Dr. Mike Gangloff, professor in App State’s Department of Biology, speaks to the importance of hellbenders, including how they can increase water and habitat quality in rivers. Gangloff is the aquatic lead researcher for the Shull’s Mill Dam removal.

  • Faculty at App State and Ghanaian university explore sustainable solutions for rural communities
    Faculty at App State and Ghanaian university explore sustainable solutions for rural communities

    Collaboration between the rural-serving institutions focuses on teaching and research, encourages cultural exchanges

    May 13, 2024

    App State’s partnership with the University for Development Studies in Ghana continues to connect underserved students and communities in the Appalachian and Northern Ghana regions. The partnership focuses on teaching and research collaborations and encourages cultural exchanges.

  • Inside recycling at App State — how waste is transformed into sustainable solutions
    Inside recycling at App State — how waste is transformed into sustainable solutions
    April 22, 2024

    Do you know where your recycling is going? Learn about the end uses for recycled products and compost at App State and the many impacts of campus recycling efforts.

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