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Topic: Sustainability

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  • Civil rights activist Mary Frances Berry speaks March 23 at Appalachian
    Civil rights activist Mary Frances Berry speaks March 23 at Appalachian
    March 13, 2015

    Dr. Mary Frances Berry will present “Whatever Happened to the Civil Rights Movement?” as part of the 2014-15 Forum Series at Appalachian State University. The series theme is “The Civil Rights Act After 50 Years: Is There Justice for All Now?”

  • Spring renewable energy and energy efficiency workshop series begins April 10
    Spring renewable energy and energy efficiency workshop series begins April 10
    March 13, 2015

    The Appalachian Energy Center at Appalachian State University will host a series of renewable energy and energy efficiency workshops on campus.

  • UNC System avoided $103 million in utility costs in 2013-14
    UNC System avoided $103 million in utility costs in 2013-14
    Feb. 25, 2015

    The University of North Carolina System avoided $103 million in utility costs in the 2013-14 academic year, according to Len Hoey, energy engineering manager at the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

  • Perfect lawns aren’t perfect for the environment, research shows
    Perfect lawns aren’t perfect for the environment, research shows
    Jan. 22, 2015

    The continued quest for the perfect lawn contributes to global warming. Dr. Chuanhui Gu, an assistant professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Geology, is the lead author of a paper published in the January issue of Journal of Environmental Management that indicates lawns and turf grass systems produce more greenhouse gases than they absorb.

  • Julian Bond to speak at Appalachian’s MLK commemoration Jan. 23
    Julian Bond to speak at Appalachian’s MLK commemoration Jan. 23
    Jan. 12, 2015

    Civil rights activist and professor Julian Bond will speak for the 31st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration at Appalachian State University.

  • Sustainability Film Series begins Jan. 20
    Sustainability Film Series begins Jan. 20

    Panelists include N.Y. Times bestselling author Colin Campbell

    Jan. 12, 2015

    The series includes “Fed Up,” “Thin Ice,” “Surviving Progress” and “Mission Blue.” The films were selected to help viewers better understand the challenges facing humankind and the planet and to broaden observations regarding environmental and economic sustainability and social justice.

  • Service-learning project benefits Daniel Boone Native Gardens
    Service-learning project benefits Daniel Boone Native Gardens
    Nov. 7, 2014

    Students in a First Year Seminar course research, create and install plant signage at Daniel Boone Native Gardens.

  • Chancellor Sheri N. Everts’ Appalachian Energy Summit 2014 message
    Chancellor Sheri N. Everts’ Appalachian Energy Summit 2014 message

    Commitment to research, creativity, innovation and practice in sustainability is making a difference now, and for our future.

    July 28, 2014

    Chancellor Sheri N. Everts addresses participants in the third annual Appalachian Energy Summit at Appalachian State University.

  • Learning garden teaches children where food comes from
    Learning garden teaches children where food comes from
    July 27, 2014

    Appalachian State University students plant a learning garden to teach children how plants grow and where food comes from.

  • Third Appalachian Energy Summit guides UNC system’s energy future
    Third Appalachian Energy Summit guides UNC system’s energy future
    July 24, 2014

    Appalachian State University leads the way in transforming the University of North Carolina’s energy future by hosting the third annual Appalachian Energy Summit July 28-30.

  • Maison Reciprocity row house design ranks 9th in Solar Decathlon Europe 2014
    Maison Reciprocity row house design ranks 9th in Solar Decathlon Europe 2014
    July 12, 2014

    Maison Reciprocity, Appalachian’s net-zero energy house designed in collaboration with Université d’Angers, comes in 9th place at Solar Decathlon Europe 2014.

  • Solar Decathlon Europe 2014
    Solar Decathlon Europe 2014
    July 11, 2014

    Students from Appalachian State University and Université d’Angers worked together to build Maison Reciprocity, a net-zero energy house that competed in Solar Decathlon Europe 2014. The row house was built in Boone and shipped to France, where students had 10 days to reassemble the structure for the competition June 28 – July 14.

  • Appalachian’s American Cultural Center in China focuses on sustainability
    Appalachian’s American Cultural Center in China focuses on sustainability
    July 7, 2014

    Sustainability was the theme for recent activities at the American Cultural Center in Shenyang, China. The center, located at Northeastern University in Shenyang, is co-directed by Appalachian State University. It was launched in May 2013 with an initial $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State.

  • Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 entry reassembled in France
    Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 entry reassembled in France
    June 30, 2014

    Maison Reciprocity, Appalachian State University’s entry in the Solar Decathlon Europe 2014, has been reassembled on its Versailles, France, location, and voting for the People’s Choice Award closes July 11.

  • Maison Reciprocity: Goals and Technologies
    Maison Reciprocity: Goals and Technologies
    June 29, 2014

    Team Réciprocité speaks about their team's goals and technologies for their Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 entry, Maison Reciprocity.

  • Appalachian included in Princeton Review’s 2014 “Guide to 332 Green Colleges”
    Appalachian included in Princeton Review’s 2014 “Guide to 332 Green Colleges”
    June 3, 2014

    Appalachian State University is among the most environmentally responsible colleges listed in “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 332 Green Colleges: 2014 Edition.” The guide was created in collaboration with the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

  • Students prepare Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 entry for cross-Atlantic journey
    Students prepare Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 entry for cross-Atlantic journey
    April 24, 2014

    Thirty-four students from Appalachian State University will soon begin packing for a 4,000-plus mile trip to Versailles, France. But before they pack their luggage, they first have to prepare their 1,200-square foot house for the Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 competition.

  • Helping sustain and revitalize Guatemala’s indigenous culture
    Helping sustain and revitalize Guatemala’s indigenous culture
    March 24, 2014

    A professor’s longtime relationship with a Guatemalan town helps sustain and revitalize its indigenous culture.

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