Here’s a breakdown of truths and myths on staying sniffle- and cough-free.

News Leader (Missouri)
Want to know the worst way to beat a cold? Overdoing it at the gym. Yes, exercise helps protect you against colds, but too much of a good thing can make you sick. Research at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., shows that while moderate activity, such as brisk walking for 45 minutes a day, helps boost your immune system, intense training, say, for a marathon, can suppress it. Read the full article

Building boom is changing Alleghany

Winston-Salem Journal
The vacation home market is booming in Alleghany County, increasing tax revenues and creating jobs for local residents. “It’s a fairly easy way to import money from outside your economy,” says Richard Crepeau, an Appalachian State University geographer and a member of Boone’s board of adjustment. Read the full article

 As oil company settlement fund runs out, officials are scrambling to find funding

Charlotte Observer
Officials are searching for money to fund the State Energy Office as funding from an oil company settlement ends. Those funds have helped finance the Appalachian State University Energy Center’s work promoting wind power and zero-energy houses, and recruiting renewable-energy industry to the state.   Read the full story

PR Newswire
Donald Corey, principal of The Other Edge Inc. and an assistant professor of industrial design at Appalachian State University, is about to debut his first self-generated product - the Hold-N-One ® golf bag holder. Read the full article

Asheville Citizen-Times
Appalachian State University has established a Center for Entrepreneurship to help expand educational opportunities and interactions with successful entrepreneurs in the region and around the world. Read the full article

Watauga Democrat
Graphic novelist James Sturm told the audience at a recent Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series program that when he was a junior in college he wondered how he could make a living when he realized he wanted to draw cartoons. Read the full article

Science says there is no clear link between marathoning and skin cancer (especially the really bad ones)  

Runner’s World
Professor David Nieman weighs in on research regarding marathon runners and skin cancer.   Read the full article

Winston-Salem Journal
A history professor at Appalachian State University has been named the liaison between the university and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Neva Specht, an associate professor in the department of history, will provide a central contact for research and project partnerships between the organizations. Read the full article