Topic: Sustainability

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Hunger gains — 2 out of 3 Appalachian students encounter food insecurity
Oct. 19, 2018
A food insecurity and homelessness survey conducted by Appalachian professor Jeffrey Bortz found 62 percent of Appalachian students experienced some aspect of food insecurity in the 2017–18 academic year.
Appalachian’s Community FEaST 2018 serves dialogue around sustainable food as main course
Oct. 19, 2018
Approximately 300 members of the Appalachian and Boone communities gathered around a 100-yard-long table on Sanford Mall to share food, fellowship and stories around sustainable food.
The Appalachian food pantry — an open door that swings both ways
Oct. 19, 2018
Appalachian’s food pantry and free store, located on the ground floor of East Hall in the Office of Sustainability, provide personal care and food items for all Appalachian Community members in their time of need.
Elk Knob Art Trail Celebrates Nature and Creativity
The Appalachian Voice
Oct. 16, 2018
Fifteen Appalachian State University students in Scott Ludwig’s Relief Printmaking course hand-printed, engraved and painted wood blocks to display along the Beech Tree Trail, an easy 1-mile loop within Elk Knob State Park in Todd, N.C. The project is part of a revitalization of the Elk Knob Community Heritage Organization’s Art Plan to promote sustainability of the Elk Knob communities’ culture, heritage and natural resources.
New River Light and Power customers to benefit from new, ‘technologically advanced’ infrastructure
Oct. 9, 2018
The Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is an integrated system of smart meters, communications networks and data management systems enabling two-way communication between NRLP and its customers.
UN report on global warming carries life-or-death warning
Associated Press
Oct. 8, 2018
Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday. But they provide little hope the world will rise to the challenge.
Fall leaves off to a slow start due to warm weather
GoUpstate
Oct. 5, 2018
Appalachian State University biology professor Howard Nuefeld, known as the “Fall Color Guy,” reported optimism last week for the upcoming leaf season. Without a drought or recent bad storm, the color should be strong, but if temperatures stay warm, it may delay the leaves turning.
Coal ash flooding didn’t harm Cape Fear River, NC regulators say
The Herald-Sun
Oct. 4, 2018
Flooding from Hurricane Florence that submerged a Duke Energy coal ash storage area in Wilmington did not contaminate the Cape Fear River, according to the NC Department of Environmental Quality. Environmentalists disagree.
‘Fall Color Guy’: Unprecedented warm weather is delaying fall leaf color
Oct. 3, 2018
Dr. Howard Neufeld, Appalachian State University’s “Fall Color Guy,” says warm weather is delaying this fall’s patchwork of colors.
‘After Coal’ documentary produced by Appalachian’s Thomas Hansell adapted as book
Sep. 28, 2018
How do coal-mining communities and their cultures survive once the coal industry moves on? Hansell’s book “After Coal: Stories of Survival in Appalachia and Wales,” forthcoming from WVU Press, explores this issue.
Appalachian colleges celebrating 50 years to host ‘500 for the 50th’ goods drive
Sep. 28, 2018
In honor of their 50th anniversaries, Appalachian’s College of Arts and Sciences, College of Fine and Applied Arts and Reich College of Education will collect donated goods for the university’s food pantry and free store.
Students in Appalachian’s Honors College spend a ‘Day at the Farm’
Sep. 26, 2018
New students in Appalachian’s Honors College learned about sustainable farming and sustainability at Appalachian through visiting the university’s Sustainable Development Teaching and Research Farm.
Did Hurricane Florence affect NC's leaf season?
ABC11 WTVD
Sep. 25, 2018
“If this storm had come through two weeks later, it would have had a bigger impact. So, my forecast is that we're still in pretty good shape,” said Howard Neufeld in an Asheville Citizen-Times story. Neufeld is known as the “Fall Color Guy” and is a professor of biology at Appalachian State University in Boone.
What Baby Stars and Meteorites Can Tell Us About Our Solar System’s Past
Motherboard
Sep. 20, 2018
Dr. Rachel L. Smith, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Appalachian, studies the birth of stars to better understand the origins of life on Earth, and perhaps elsewhere in the universe.
Dr. Geraldine Richmond to speak on ‘Empowering Global Scientific Engagement’ as part of Morgan Science Lecture Series at Appalachian
Sep. 14, 2018
During her talks, Richmond will discuss the ‘components for a sustainable future’ and how innovative partnerships among developed and developing countries can yield solutions that are more productive.
Campus sustainability efforts at Appalachian are a ‘win-win-win,’ garner Appalachian top rankings from AASHE and SIERRA magazine
Sep. 14, 2018
Sustainability efforts in place on Appalachian’s campus — from a zero waste commitment to biodegradable straws — have earned the university top rankings in AASHE’s 2018 Sustainable Campus Index and SIERRA magazine’s 2018 index of “Cool Schools.”
Appalachian’s USAS chapter works to bring Alta Gracia apparel to University Bookstore
Sep. 13, 2018
The move supports workers’ rights and Appalachian’s sustainability commitment, since Alta Gracia is known for paying a living wage and offering a healthy workplace.
Appalachian Carbon Research Group awarded UNC System funding to develop accounting guidelines for forest carbon offset projects
Aug. 28, 2018
ACRG will partner with UNC System sister institutions UNC Asheville and North Carolina State University to “evaluate the cost and accuracy of forest inventory methodologies that could make forest carbon offset projects viable.”

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