Topic: Sustainability

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Alternative energy and other measures help UNC system campuses reduce energy costs
July 12, 2012
Wind energy, geothermal systems, photovoltaic systems and use of methane gas are just some of the ways UNC system campuses are reducing their energy costs.
Scientists, students and Quechua community partner to understand climate change
June 28, 2012
Every morning, 13-year old Nelson Crispin takes a short walk from his home at 13,800 feet through frosty fields to record climate data collected by instruments installed in the Cordillera Vilcanota mountain range in Peru.
Appalachian professor receives NIH grant to study cholera bacterium’s defense mechanism
Oct. 25, 2011
The bacterium that causes cholera has been a bit of a mystery to scientists since it was first identified in the mid-1800s. Dr. Ece Karatan, an associate professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Biology, hopes to unravel some of those mysteries, and in the process find ways to help mitigate the effects of the potentially deadly disease most common in Third World countries and areas with poor sanitation.
Appalachian students and children find artifacts
July 18, 2011
Children who play on an athletics field at Appalachian State University’s Camp Broadstone in Valle Crucis may not realize the history that lies beneath their feet. This summer, university students in Appalachian’s archeology field school found a 4,000-year-old cooking hearth and a small vessel nearly as old about two feet underground.
A leader in sustainability education
April 6, 2011
Appalachian State University has been a leader in sustainability education for more than 25 years.There are more than a dozen environmental academic program areas on campus.
Alternative Fall Break trips strive for carbon neutrality
Oct. 18, 2010
In their commitments to sustainability, Appalachian State University students are focused on environmental service during Alternative Fall Break trips this month, while also striving to keep carbon emissions low.
Group studies indigenous activism in the Upper Amazon
Nov. 3, 2009
This past summer, 16 students from Appalachian State University traveled to Ecuador to study indigenous activism and language in the Upper Amazon for three weeks. They came away with a greater appreciation of the impact of oil in the Amazon and its affect on the lives of the indigenous people.
What the earth reveals about human history
Oct. 6, 2009
Carefully digging, scraping and sifting. It's how archeologists seek clues into human history. Students at Appalachian State University learn these skills - and find cool artifacts - in a field archeology course each summer.
What the earth reveals about human history
Oct. 6, 2009
Carefully digging, scraping and sifting. It's how archeologists seek clues into human history. Students at Appalachian State University learn these skills—and find cool artifacts—in a field archeology course each summer.
Snowfall Prediction Research
Research project aims to improve WNC snowfall projections
Oct. 13, 2008
Accurately forecasting snowfall can be a hit or miss proposition in North Carolina's mountains as residents and visitors can attest. Professors from Appalachian State University, UNC Asheville and N.C. State University hope to change that by collecting a range of data to refine computer models used by weather forecasters to predict snowfall.

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Topic: Sustainability