APSU’s Whiteside named to 2020 Millennium Leadership Initiative
June 25, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Austin Peay State University (APSU) vice president for legal affairs Dannelle Whiteside was recently named to the 2020 class of the Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI), a premier leadership development program of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).
Austin Peay State University vice president for legal affairs Dannelle Whiteside. (APSU)
This Week at APSU: Science on Tap, AP Day, Jiha Moon
February 3, 2020
Clarksville, TN – “I’m about to ruin ‘Finding Nemo’ for you.” That’s the warning Austin Peay State University (APSU) biology professor Dr. Mollie Cashner had while sharing a sneak peek at February 4th’s Science on Tap presentation: “The Weird, Wonderful World of Animal Sex.”
Clownfish are a good example of just how weird sex can be in the animal world. (Danny de Bruyne/FreeImages)
Austin Peay State University’s Science on Tap to explore “Weird, Wonderful World of Animal Sex”
February 2, 2020
Clarksville, TN – “I’m about to ruin ‘Finding Nemo’ for you.” That’s the warning Austin Peay State University (APSU) biology professor Dr. Mollie Cashner had while sharing a sneak peek at February 4th’s Science on Tap presentation: “The Weird, Wonderful World of Animal Sex.”
Clownfish are a good example of just how weird sex can be in the animal world. (Danny de Bruyne/FreeImages)
APSU physics students launch hops into stratosphere for new Strawberry Alley beer
January 17, 2020
Clarksville, TN – In the waning light of a January afternoon, a group of Austin Peay State University (APSU) physics students pushed through branches and saplings as they hiked up a steep hill outside of Carthage, Tennessee.
The team of young researchers was looking for a high-altitude weather balloon they’d launched 93,000 feet into the stratosphere earlier that day.
Austin Peay State University students launch weather balloon with hops onboard for new Strawberry Alley beer. (APSU)
APSU unveils vision for new Health Professions Building
December 10, 2019
Clarksville, TN – On Friday morning, Austin Peay State University (APSU) unveiled its vision for a new Health Professions Building that will one day consolidate the University’s growing healthcare-related programs under one roof.
Those programs include the School of Nursing and the departments of allied health sciences, health and human performance, psychological science and counseling and social work.
A rendering of the the proposed Austin Peay State University Health Professions Building. (APSU)
Austin Peay State University’s Bryan Gaither flings flaming pumpkins with trebuchet
December 6, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Bryan Gaither, dressed in his trademark blue lab coat, slid on a pair of latex gloves and proceeded to inject chemicals into a pumpkin. Nearby, on the front lawn of the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Dunn Center, Clarksville firefighters put on their protective gear.
Austin Peay State University’s Bryan Gaither and a Sacramento State pumpkin. (APSU)
APSU’s ‘Science on Tap’ returns December 3rd with ‘The Snake that Ate Guam’
December 3, 2019
Clarksville, TN – On Guam, a strange silence hangs over the Pacific island’s dense jungles. Birds don’t sing or call out to mates. They don’t flutter from branch to branch or shout at potential predators.
The jungles are eerily quiet because, more than half a century after an innocent looking tree snake arrived on Guam, the serpent devoured nearly all the island’s birds.
Austin Peay State University’s “Science on Tap” returns to Strawberry Alley Ale works, December 3rd. (APSU)
APSU and Fort Campbell partner for wetlands research on post
November 9, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) and the Fort Campbell Army installation deepened their growing relationship on November 6th, 2019 when the two organizations initiated an Intergovernmental Support Agreement, allowing APSU faculty and students to identify wetland ecosystems within the 105,000-acre Army post.
Austin Peay State University President Alisa White and Col. Jeremy Bell, Fort Campbell garrison commander. (APSU)
APSU adds new wrinkle to November’s ‘Science on Tap’ about sinkholes
October 30, 2019
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) Science on Tap event, which is set to return 5:30pm Tuesday, November 5th, 2019, at Strawberry Alley Ale Works – is adding an important element to November’s event.
Attendees can request a certificate of attendance for professional development hours or continuing education units, which will help professionals meet their annual training requirements.
Austin Peay State University’s Science on Tap event at Strawberry Alley Ale Works. (APSU)
APSU to debut Trebuchet at Clarksville BBQ Bash
October 17, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) will haul its medieval siege machine to the Clarksville BBQ Bash on October 19th, 2019 to hurl pumpkins hundreds of feet.
Bryan Gaither – lab manager for the APSU Department of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy – has been working on the machine, called a trebuchet, for several weeks.
Austin Peay State University student Killian Prue (black shirt) and APSU physics lab manager Bryan Gaither (sunglasses) stand before Austin Peay’s new trebuchet.
