Topic: Sustainability

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NSF grant funds Appalachian research on ecological diversification of sponges in the Caribbean
May 17, 2018
Using NSF funding, Appalachian’s Dr. Cara Fiore will investigate the environmental and physiological factors that may have led to the presence of diverse and abundant sponge populations in the Caribbean.
Appalachian Journal announces Special Edition on Black Mountain College
May 15, 2018
With more than 450 pages and 62 contributors, the Black Mountain College Special Edition of the Appalachian Journal is the largest volume in the journal’s 45-year history.
Ahead of its time: Exhibition in Boone celebrates Black Mountain College’s diverse creative legacy
WHKY
May 13, 2018
More than 60 years after it went bankrupt, sold off its campus near Asheville and formally dissolved, Black Mountain College exerts an enduring influence on art and education in the U.S. and abroad. Appalachian State University is celebrating that legacy this spring with a series of events and programs centering on Black Mountain’s history and some of the people who taught, studied and made art there.
Appalachian’s Solar Vehicle Team selects winning name for Cruiser Class car
May 9, 2018
Team Sunergy, Appalachian State University’s student-run solar vehicle team, chooses ROSE for the name of its new Cruiser Class solar car. ROSE stands for Racing on Solar Energy.
Tesla and Palmetto recruit ‘successful leaders’ in sustainability at Appalachian
May 7, 2018
Representatives from energy companies Tesla and Palmetto come to Appalachian to recruit and tell students about careers in the solar industry.
Appalachian leads with distinction toward carbon neutrality
May 4, 2018
Appalachian State University has received a Mark of Distinction from Second Nature, which recognizes the university’s goals toward achieving carbon neutrality.
Appalachian’s REI hosts 2018 Spring Forum
May 2, 2018
Appalachian’s 2018 Renewable Energy Initiative Spring Forum featured interactive sustainability workshops, a raffle, networking opportunities with university organizations and sustainability professionals, and more.
Rosemary Pierce-Messick ’17 works toward reducing pollution and poverty with startup in Bangalore, India
April 30, 2018
A graduate of Appalachian’s Psychology (BS) – Business degree program, Rosemary Pierce-Messick now works for a startup in India focused on reducing pollution and poverty by improving the public transport system.
Macrosystems Biology, Early NEON Science grant supports biodiversity mapping in eastern US
April 30, 2018
The National Ecological Observatory Network awards funding for a small-scale foliar pigment analysis methods test to be performed by Appalachian and Boise State University faculty.
On Arbor Day, welcome new trees donated to Appalachian
April 27, 2018
This Arbor Day, Appalachian welcomes new trees and shrubs donated by former Board of Trustees Chair Alice Roess.
Local group working on prototype boat for electric pontoon design
The News Herald
April 26, 2018
Appalachian alumnus Christian Williams has a lifelong love for Lake James and its wildlife. That is why he, along with fellow local man Neil Saunders, formed VIS Boats to offer a potential solution to pollution they say is created by gasoline-powered boats and can harm the lake.
Help Name This Cruiser Class Solar Electric Car
Not SunnyMcSolarFace, please.
Inside EVs
April 24, 2018
Team Sunergy, the solar car club from Appalachian State University, is getting a new photonically-powered vehicle ready for this summer’s American Solar Challenge (ASC). Built for the cruiser class, this racer features amenities unheard of in traditional solar cars: seating for two, conventionally-opening doors, a gauge cluster, and turn signals. Heck, it’s even got cup holders! One thing it doesn’t have, though, is a name.
Author Linda Hogan visits Appalachian
Hogan’s visit is part of the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
April 20, 2018
Poet, novelist and essayist Linda Hogan will read from her work and give a craft talk as part of Appalachian’s spring 2018 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series.
Submit a name for Appalachian’s new solar car
Winner’s name to be featured in the car
April 19, 2018
Team Sunergy, Appalachian State University’s student-run solar vehicle team, seeks a name for its new Cruiser Class solar car, which will race in the 2018 American Solar Challenge.
Solar charging station ribbon-cutting draws lunchtime crowd at Appalachian’s Peacock Hall
April 17, 2018
The ribbon-cutting for Appalachian’s solar charging picnic tables — which were installed in February and are located on the first-floor patio of Peacock Hall — coincides with the campus’ Earth Month celebrations.
ORAU awards funding for Appalachian Carbon Research Group workshop
April 17, 2018
Oak Ridge Associated Universities has awarded the interdisciplinary Appalachian Carbon Research Group a grant to host its second OFFSET Workshop: “Developing a Forest Offset Protocol for Small-Scale Forest Owners.”
Appalachian alumnae to serve as park interpreters through NPS funding
April 16, 2018
Thanks to grant funding from the National Park Service, Appalachian alumnae Paige Anderson ’17 and Kate Hayes ’16 will serve as park interpreters at Shenandoah National Park.
NPS supports Appalachian wildfire mitigation efforts in the Great Smoky Mountains
April 16, 2018
Appalachian alumnae Cala Castleberry and Hayley Wynn assisted with wildfire mitigation services in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park following the Chimney Tops 2 and Cobbly Nob wildfires.