Topic: Sustainability

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App State students ace final exam trailblazing Buckeye Knob
July 22, 2019
Building a new trail at Buckeye Knob serves as a final exam for students studying recreation management at Appalachian State University.
App State’s Kara Snow excels in internship at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
July 16, 2019
Applied physics major Kara Snow excels in North Carolina Space Grant internship at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and intends to dedicate her life to astrophysics research.
Appalachian State hosts Energy Summit; focus is sustainability & efficiency
WRAL TechWire
July 10, 2019
The annual Appalachian Energy Summit brings together the region’s energy, sustainability and academic communities for plenary sessions, working groups, a Student Summit, meetings and tours of App State’s energy initiatives. Here’s a preview.
App State’s Jordan Moore pursues dream of global anesthesiology career
July 9, 2019
Chemistry major Jordan Moore aspires to take her talents abroad — providing medical care in developing nations.
App State’s Annie Klyce plans a career as a geoscience educator
July 8, 2019
Graduating senior Annie Klyce — who was once afraid to take most science courses — plans to teach geoscience, with a goal of communicating complex scientific concepts more clearly to help those who may struggle with science.
App State alumna helps the medical community understand Appalachian culture
July 8, 2019
Robyn Seamon ’11 ’18 combines a B.S. in nursing (RN–BSN) with an M.A. in Appalachian studies to provide a specialized service to the medical community.
Find Your Sustain Ability: Kailash Satyarthi — fighting child labor from Delhi sweatshops to U.S. tobacco fields
July 8, 2019
Forty years ago, Kailash Satyarthi was a successful electrical engineer who chose to leave his career behind. He would go on to rescue 80,000 children from slavery and win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Survey: Respondents willing to pay for stormwater management, lower salt levels
Watauga Democrat
July 5, 2019
Using the Boone Creek watershed that runs through Appalachian State University’s campus as a laboratory, an interdisciplinary research team at Appalachian has been studying impacts from stormwater runoff and how to manage that runoff.
App State’s Rachel Gaines is a goalkeeper in sports — and in life
June 27, 2019
Gaines, a student-athlete and environmental science major, is inspired to guard the future of the planet.
App State senior and former market analyst awarded NC Space Grant
June 26, 2019
Jordan Greene, a former marketing analyst from Boone, returned to college to pursue a mathematics degree. While at Appalachian, he has earned a North Carolina Space Grant Scholarship to study scientific data.
App State student and volunteer gains real-life interior design experience
June 21, 2019
Kayla McDougle, a junior interior design major, is getting a head start with real-life experience as she works on Habitat for Humanity design projects.
Peterson’s recognizes App State as top-20 school for outdoor enthusiasts
June 18, 2019
Peterson’s — the world’s leading educational services company — recently named Appalachian in its “The 20 Best Colleges for Outdoor Enthusiasts” list, highlighting the university’s Outdoor Programs and academic programs that may lead to outdoor careers.
This beastly tornado left behind captivating images and an incredible set of data
Washington Post
June 17, 2019
When it comes to tracking a tornado, sometimes it’s most effective to hunt in packs. One assistant professor at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., is spearheading an effort to do exactly that. Meet Anton Seimon. His work covers an array of topics, from long-term climate-change effects in the Andes Mountains to the dynamics of tornadoes on quick time scales.
App State researchers scale Mount Everest to conduct climate research as part of National Geographic expedition
June 14, 2019
Dr. Baker Perry and Dr. Anton Seimon were part of a multidisciplinary expedition that installed the world’s two highest weather stations (at 8,430 meters and 7,945 meters), examined soil samples and glacial lakes to better understand the range of life surviving on Earth’s highest peaks, and more.
Forecasting extreme weather atop the highest mountain in the world
ABC News
June 13, 2019
Dr. Baker Perry, a professor in Appalachian’s Department of Geography and Planning, and Dr. Tom Matthews, a lecturer at Loughborough University, talk about the challenges they faced installing a weather station on Mount Everest.
App State’s Dr. Baker Perry to be featured in National Geographic livestream June 13
June 12, 2019
Perry, a professor in Appalachian’s Department of Geography and Planning, will take part in a livestreamed panel discussion titled “Fueling Earth’s Engines” Thursday, June 13, at 9:05 a.m. as part of National Geographic’s Explorers Festival.
App State survey: Respondents willing to pay for stormwater management and reduce negative effects from runoff
June 12, 2019
Research conducted by an interdisciplinary team at Appalachian explores how to mitigate impacts from stormwater runoff. The team has also conducted surveys throughout the Appalachian region to learn more about public perceptions of stormwater.
Top 17 Schools for Pursuing an Industrial Sustainability Degree
ThomasNet®
June 12, 2019
With hundreds of open jobs and high starting salaries, sustainability careers are especially promising. Appalachian State University is recognized in ThomasNet’s list as one of the best U.S. schools for degrees in sustainability studies.