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Topic: Sustainability

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  • Walking the Walk with Dr. Lee Ball
    Walking the Walk with Dr. Lee Ball
    Dec. 12, 2015

    Dr. Lee Ball, the interim director of sustainability for Appalachian State University, has all the credentials: a doctorate in Sustainability Education, a master’s in Environmental Education, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Science.

  • Geology faculty and students contribute to better understanding of early climate change during the Devonian and Carboniferous Periods
    Geology faculty and students contribute to better understanding of early climate change during the Devonian and Carboniferous Periods
    Dec. 11, 2015

    A five-year UNESCO and International Union of Geological Sciences project on the interaction between climate change and the earth’s biodiversity, IGCP 596, has culminated in the book “Planet Earth – In Deep Time,” co-edited by Professor Johnny Waters at Appalachian State University.

  • Podcast Preview: Faculty Discuss Sustainability’s 3E’s: economics, equity and environment
    Podcast Preview: Faculty Discuss Sustainability’s 3E’s: economics, equity and environment
    Nov. 24, 2015

    In the first of four podcasts on sustainability at Appalachian State University, Drs. Shea Tuberty, Todd Cherry and Dinesh Paudel, each engaged in research and teaching around economics, equity or environmental issues, share opinions on what’s hopeful—and what’s not—for our university, the Boone community, our state and our world.

  • Appalachian’s sustainability initiatives recognized in Washington, D.C.
    Appalachian’s sustainability initiatives recognized in Washington, D.C.
    Nov. 20, 2015

    BOONE—Appalachian State University was one of 38 institutions of higher learning invited to participate in the American Campuses Act on Climate Roundtable Nov. 19 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. The event was hosted by the White House Council on Environmental Quality.

  • Find Your Sustain Ability: What does Social Justice have to do with Sustainability?
    Find Your Sustain Ability: What does Social Justice have to do with Sustainability?

    A Conversation with Dr. Lee Ball and Chief Diversity Officer Bindu Kolli Jayne

    Nov. 20, 2015

    Without social justice and equity, can Appalachian State University, and the world, be sustainable? Hear what Bindu Kolli Jayne, chief diversity officer and associate vice chancellor for equity, diversity and compliance, shares with the university's director of sustainability.

  • Faculty discuss sustainability’s 3E’s: economics, equity and environment
    Faculty discuss sustainability’s 3E’s: economics, equity and environment
    Nov. 18, 2015

    Are the 3E’s of Sustainability Sustainable? Hear what the experts say.

  • Environmental writer Jimmy Guignard holds reading and book signing Nov. 19 at Appalachian
    Environmental writer Jimmy Guignard holds reading and book signing Nov. 19 at Appalachian
    Nov. 9, 2015

    Environmental writer Jimmy Guignard will read from “Pedaling the Sacrifice Zone: Teaching, Writing, and Living about the Marcellus Shale” about living, working and raising a family in the middle of the hydrofracking boom in Pennsylvania.

  • Professor joins project to help veterans become farmers
    Professor joins project to help veterans become farmers
    Oct. 27, 2015

    Helping former soldiers transition to farming to help meet the nation’s food system needs is a goal of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Appalachian State University is part of that effort.

  • Appalachian professor studies the interactions between plants and pollinators
    Appalachian professor studies the interactions between plants and pollinators
    Oct. 13, 2015

    Worker bumble bees only live a couple of weeks, but it’s that short life span that has enabled researchers to identify changes that are occurring to the species because of climate change in Colorado’s Pennsylvania Mountain Natural Area’s flower diversity.

  • Appalachian student/faculty delegation presents at conference in Romania
    Appalachian student/faculty delegation presents at conference in Romania
    Oct. 13, 2015

    A delegation from the Center for Appalachian Studies at Appalachian State University traveled to Brasov, Romania, recently to present research at the Appalachians/Carpathians: Researching, Documenting, and Preserving Highland Traditions conference.

  • Appalachian receives national Climate Leadership Award
    Appalachian receives national Climate Leadership Award
    Oct. 8, 2015

    Appalachian State University has received a national Climate Leadership Award from Second Nature, a national nonprofit agency, and the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Center for Green Schools.

  • David Levy explores the digital environment and mindfulness Oct. 21
    David Levy explores the digital environment and mindfulness Oct. 21
    Oct. 6, 2015

    David Levy will explore the connection between today’s digital environment and mindfulness in his presentation “Mindful Tech: Finding Balance in an Age of Overload and Distraction.”

  • FYI: Dr. Lee Ball on Sustainability Initiatives at Appalachian
    FYI: Dr. Lee Ball on Sustainability Initiatives at Appalachian
    Sep. 25, 2015

    Dr. Lee Ball, Interim Director of Sustainability at Appalachian, discusses Appalachian's current sustainability initiatives.

  • Lettuce Learn to host garden-based professional development series for educators
    Lettuce Learn to host garden-based professional development series for educators
    Sep. 21, 2015

    Lettuce Learn, Appalachian’s Mathematics and Science Education Center and Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Department will host “Local Food Systems 101,” the first of four “Lettuce Learn Garden SMARTs” workshops at a local small-scale family farm in Zionville.

  • FYI: Ged Moody, Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Sustainability
    FYI: Ged Moody, Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Sustainability
    Sep. 13, 2015

    Ged Moody discusses the history and future of The Appalachian Energy Summit.

  • Grayson Goldsmith '11 - Sustainability on the Job
    Grayson Goldsmith '11 - Sustainability on the Job
    Sep. 3, 2015

    Appalachian State University alumna Grayson Goldsmith ’11 describes how her work at Black Dog Salvage in Roanoke, Virginia, is a natural extension of her Sustainable Development degree.

  • Business for Good event focuses on sustainable business practices
    Business for Good event focuses on sustainable business practices
    Aug. 31, 2015

    Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business held its first Business for Good event at the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum Aug. 21. The event provided a venue to train educators on sustainable business practices.

  • K-12 teachers attend renewable energy workshop at Appalachian
    K-12 teachers attend renewable energy workshop at Appalachian
    Aug. 28, 2015

    A total of 44 educators from across North Carolina attended renewable energy workshops for teachers held this summer at Appalachian State University.

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