Topic: Sustainability

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Black Mountain College Semester 2018 at Appalachian — February events
Sustaining culture of place
Feb. 6, 2018
Black Mountain College Semester 2018 at Appalachian explores sustaining culture of place through various events offered on the university’s campus and at the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum.
Study, connect and recharge at Appalachian’s new solar-powered picnic tables
Feb. 5, 2018
Need to recharge? Phones, laptops and other electronics can be charged at the state-of-the-art, solar-powered picnic tables installed on the first-floor patio of Appalachian’s Peacock Hall.
Breece Robertson ’00, the ‘GIS whiz’ at The Trust for Public Land
Feb. 2, 2018
The Trust for Public Land is working to ensure every American can access a park. Breece Robertson ’00 uses her master’s in geography from Appalachian to help realize that vision.
N.C.’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services funds NEXUS project
Feb. 1, 2018
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services funds Appalachian’s NEXUS research project that demonstrates the production of synthetic natural gas from bioenergy crops.
UNC Asheville grant supports research of native wildflower species
Feb. 1, 2018
Faculty in Appalachian’s Department of Biology have been awarded funding from UNC Asheville to research species boundaries between wildflowers Liatris helleri and L. turgida, both native to North Carolina.
HALL a/e/c/ PA funds insulation research at Appalachian
Feb. 1, 2018
Design and consulting firm HALL a/e/c PA funds thermal testing of Rockwool Cavity insulation by Appalachian’s Energy Center and Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment.
The powers of sun and soul
Appalachian alumnus’ solar project benefits regional homeless shelter
Jan. 29, 2018
With degrees in music, psychology and appropriate technology, Zach Sprau ’11 ’17 serves marginalized people around the world through solar energy projects.
The Clabough Foundation awards grant for OFFSET Workshop
Jan. 29, 2018
Appalachian's Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics (RIEEE) will use funding from The Clabough Foundation to organize an educational carbon offset workshop for forest landowners in the High Country.
$5,000 ORAU grant supports continued research
Jan. 29, 2018
Research project “Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for Sustainable Development: Interventions with Native American-Owned Small Businesses” is funded by $5,000 Oak Ridge Associated Universities grant.
Team Sunergy leads in the race to carbon neutrality
Jan. 26, 2018
Team Sunergy, Appalachian State University’s lauded solar vehicle team, is offsetting its carbon footprint thanks to a donation of 58 metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions by Sterling Planet, a sustainable energy solutions provider, and General Motors.
Q&A with Dana Powell, Author of ‘Landscapes of Power’
Duke University Press
Jan. 22, 2018
Duke University Press spoke with Dana Powell, an assistant professor of anthropology at Appalachian State University, about her new book Landscapes of Power: Politics of Energy in the Navajo Nation. Powell examines the rise and fall of the controversial Desert Rock Power Plant initiative in New Mexico, tracing the political conflicts surrounding native sovereignty and energy development on Navajo (Diné) Nation land and emphasizing the potential of Navajo resistance to articulate a vision of autonomy in the face of colonial conditions.
Find Your Sustain Ability: Adam Hege on Social Justice and Food Insecurity in rural Appalachia
Jan. 19, 2018
Appalachian's Director of Sustainability, Dr. Lee Ball sits down with Assistant Professor of Public Health, Adam Hege to discuss his journey from studying exercise science to addressing issues like poverty and food security.
Team suggests detention center energy efficient changes after study
Watauga Democrat
Jan. 15, 2018
An energy study conducted by a team at Appalachian State University suggested ways the Watauga County Detention Center can do to cut down on energy costs.
Appalachian’s Dr. Zach Farris interviewed by BBC
Jan. 11, 2018
Recently, Appalachian’s Dr. Zach Farris was part of an interview conducted by the BBC about dogs and their special relationship with human beings. Farris and some of his colleagues founded the Mad Dog Initiative, a nonprofit that provides free veterinary services and facilitates veterinarian training.
Appalachian intern saves Ocean Isle Beach turtles
Jan. 8, 2018
Jordan Boles went to Ocean Isle Beach with a bicycle, a backpack and a dream to help save sea turtles as an intern with the Ocean Isle Beach Sea Turtle Protection Organization (OIBSTPO) in Brunswick County.
With biomass energy, weighing forest restoration and carbon emissions
Arizona Daily Sun
Jan. 5, 2018
Gregg Marland, a research professor with the Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics at Appalachian State University, weighs in on the subject of using forest biomass to produce power.
Appalachian State students present displays of new-look Covered Bridge Park
Elizabethton Star
Dec. 25, 2017
Students from Appalachian State University worked over the span of five months and recently presented City of Elizabethton officials with two presentations for potential renovations of Covered Bridge Park. Parks & Rec, the Elizabethton Arts & Cultural Alliance and the Elizabethton IDEAS Group spearheaded the efforts to utilize the resources available by the university to help with progress at the park.
Appalachian State Offers Food Pantry For Students and Staff
88.5 WFDD
Dec. 20, 2017
A recent survey conducted at Appalachian State University showed that about 46 percent of students had experienced food insecurity in a one-year period. The college took action by opening a food pantry, and making it available to faculty, staff and students. It’s now been operating for just over a year.