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Topic: Sustainability

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  • App Builds a Home breaks ground on 3rd ‘safe and affordable home’
    App Builds a Home breaks ground on 3rd ‘safe and affordable home’
    Nov. 17, 2021

    App Builds a Home held a Nov. 6 groundbreaking ceremony for its third build in partnership with Watauga County Habitat for Humanity. Fundraising for the project is off to a strong start with a $20,000 matching grant from State Farm.

  • Three App State leaders attend climate summit in Scotland
    Three App State leaders attend climate summit in Scotland
    Watauga Democrat
    Nov. 11, 2021

    App State Chief Sustainability Officer Lee Ball, Dr. Dave McEvoy, chair of the Department of Economics, and Dr. Martin Meznar, associate dean for global and civic engagement in the Walker College of Business, represented App State at the 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland.

  • Dr. Sarah Evans, App State students to explore how water patterns in melting permafrost affect climate change
    Dr. Sarah Evans, App State students to explore how water patterns in melting permafrost affect climate change
    Nov. 3, 2021

    App State assistant professor Dr. Sarah Evans and App State undergraduate students will spend the next three summers studying water saturation patterns in Alaska’s thawing permafrost — research aimed at providing new insights on the advancement of climate change. Their research is supported by a nearly $690,000 National Science Foundation grant.

  • Bristol native was one of two named Young Birder of the Year [student featured]
    Bristol native was one of two named Young Birder of the Year [student featured]
    Bristol Herald Courier
    Nov. 1, 2021

    Appalachian State University senior biology major Adrianna Nelson was one of two students to be named the American Birding Association’s Young Birder of the Year, a mentoring program that awards young birders across the country from ages 10-18.

  • How climate change is affecting fall foliage [faculty featured]
    How climate change is affecting fall foliage [faculty featured]
    FOX 13 Salt Lake City
    Oct. 12, 2021

    Dr. Howard Neufeld, professor of biology at Appalachian State University, shares insights with Newsy about climate change's potential effects on fall leaf color and timing.

  • App State joins NSF research effort to reduce phosphorus dependence, losses
    App State joins NSF research effort to reduce phosphorus dependence, losses
    Sep. 13, 2021

    Appalachian joins 8 institutions to form the NSF Science and Technologies for Phosphorus Sustainability Center, a national research effort to reduce phosphorus dependence and losses.

  • Mountaineer alumna Rhiannon Reed-Kelly ’20 has her eye on international urban design
    Mountaineer alumna Rhiannon Reed-Kelly ’20 has her eye on international urban design
    Sep. 3, 2021

    Rhiannon Reed-Kelly ’20 plans to pursue her master’s degree in urban design in Ireland, combining her interests in planning and sustainable development to create positive changes for people and the natural environment.

  • App State solar vehicle team basks in praise at victory celebration
    App State solar vehicle team basks in praise at victory celebration
    Aug. 20, 2021

    Team Sunergy was lauded by Chancellor Sheri Everts and others at an App State celebration of the team’s victories at the 2021 American Solar Challenge and Formula Sun Grand Prix.

  • It’s digital! E-book rentals lighten costs — and backpacks — for App State students
    It’s digital! E-book rentals lighten costs — and backpacks — for App State students
    Aug. 13, 2021

    E-book rentals lighten the load for App State students — both physically and financially. And, with immediate delivery, it’s easy to be ready for class from day one.

  • App State's Team Sunergy wins big in US solar racing challenge — No. 1 in Cruiser Class
    App State's Team Sunergy wins big in US solar racing challenge — No. 1 in Cruiser Class
    Aug. 12, 2021

    App State’s solar vehicle team, Team Sunergy, swept the 2021 American Solar Challenge — finishing in first place for multiple-occupant vehicles (MOV), winning all three stages of the race from Missouri to New Mexico and clocking a total of 964.8 miles.

  • College students race solar cars from Missouri to New Mexico [students featured]
    College students race solar cars from Missouri to New Mexico [students featured]
    Santa Fe New Mexican
    Aug. 7, 2021

    The Santa Fe New Mexican interviews App State Team Sunergy member Sam Cheatham about the American Solar Challenge. Team Sunergy finished first in its class in the road race.

  • App State and Cone Estate connection spans 100-plus years, yields academic and engagement opportunities
    App State and Cone Estate connection spans 100-plus years, yields academic and engagement opportunities
    Aug. 6, 2021

    App State’s location in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina opens avenues of academic and civic engagement particular to the area. The university’s partnership with the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park in Blowing Rock — spanning more than a century — is a good example.

  • App State’s solar vehicle team takes Formula Sun Grand Prix 2nd place, qualifies for 1,000-mile road challenge
    App State’s solar vehicle team takes Formula Sun Grand Prix 2nd place, qualifies for 1,000-mile road challenge
    Aug. 5, 2021

    App State’s solar vehicle team, Team Sunergy, captured second place in its class in the 2021 Formula Sun Grand Prix, qualifying for the American Challenge (ASC) road race — this year from Missouri to New Mexico. Follow Team Sunergy’s third ASC showing as they power west on sustainable energy Aug. 3–7.

  • Laurel Creek Hall is move-in ready: New building to house 640 App State students
    Laurel Creek Hall is move-in ready: New building to house 640 App State students
    Aug. 5, 2021

    Suite- and apartment-style campus living awaits first-year students moving into the new Laurel Creek Hall — the latest residence hall to be completed in App State’s multiphase housing project.

  • The American Solar Challenge will start Tuesday in Independence and end in New Mexico [students featured]
    The American Solar Challenge will start Tuesday in Independence and end in New Mexico [students featured]
    The Examiner
    Aug. 2, 2021

    App State student and Team Sunergy Co-Mechanical Director Jessica Navarro-Luciano is interviewed in this article about the American Solar Challenge, a road race of solar-powered cars from Missouri to New Mexico.

  • Smoke from Western fires wafts to region [faculty featured]
    Smoke from Western fires wafts to region [faculty featured]
    The Mountain Times
    July 29, 2021

    Dr. James Sherman, physics and astronomy professor at App State, is interviewed by The Mountain Times about the smoke that drifted to the area from Western U.S. wildfires in summer 2021.

  • Appalachian State unveils solar-powered race car's new look ahead of race events
    Appalachian State unveils solar-powered race car's new look ahead of race events
    WJHL
    July 23, 2021

    WJHL reports on the App State Solar Vehicle Team and shares images from its practice at the Johnson County (Tennessee) Airport.

  • The Tale of Gray's Lily [faculty, student featured]
    The Tale of Gray's Lily [faculty, student featured]
    The Appalachian Voice
    June 26, 2021

    Dr. Matt Estep, associate biology professor, and graduate student Ben Brewer are interviewed in this article about their studies of rare and endangered plants, such as the Gray's lily.

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