Austin Peay State University agricultural sciences graduate realizing dream at Epcot
December 12, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) graduate Khadejah Scott’s Epcot story involves wasps.
“They don’t sting, and they’re really small,” Scott said, “similar to the size of an ant when they’re at their biggest.”
But these wasps could deliver a big economic impact.
Austin Peay State University names Florida State College administrator as assistant VP of Academic Affairs
September 22, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Dr. Lynne Sponaugle Crosby, a high-level administrator at Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ), was recently named assistant provost and assistant vice president of Academic Affairs at Austin Peay State University.
Brian Johnson, now president of Tuskegee University, previously served as assistant provost until August 2013, when he was named vice president of APSU’s Office of Strategic Planning and Institutional Research. [Read more]
Clarksville Center for Audiology says Healthier Diet May Help Preserve Your Hearing
June 25, 2015
Clarksville, TN – It’s well known that healthy eating habits can promote better overall health within the body, as well as alleviate a number of diet-related illnesses and diseases.
According to a new examination of the eating habits of 2,366 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey participants, those who eat more fruits and vegetables might also have better hearing — even if they’re exposed to more noise.
Austin Peay State University Professor Dr. David Rands looks to combine History and Business
September 17, 2013
Clarksville, TN – For years, Dr. David Rands, Austin Peay State University assistant professor of history, has studied why certain people are attracted to certain cities. Specifically, he examined why Korean immigrants to Japan choose to live in either Osaka or Tokyo.
“I came up with this idea called ‘function-based spatiality’ – kind of a term I coined – where the city has several different functions within the local, regional, national and international spheres, and those functions act to either attract or repeal specific kinds of immigrants,” he said.
Austin Peay State University Area of Dance recognized at regional dance festival
April 17, 2012
Clarksville, TN – On a recent Thursday afternoon, Margaret Rennerfeldt flipped through a small, flimsy journal to read a few notes she’d jotted down earlier this month while attending the American College Dance Festival Association’s Southeast Region conference in Albany, GA.
The Austin Peay State University assistant professor of dance had brought a work she choreographed to the event, and she wanted to remind herself of what the panel of judges had said about the dance.