11/21/13 by Rebecca Rider Panelists (from left) Mark Seifel, Paul Bardinas, Eric Henry and David Schlobohm. Nearly 70 business leaders came to the Catawba College campus November 14 for the first “Business Lunch and Learn.” Held at the Center for…
11/21/13 by Rebecca Rider Amy Hoffner, Chris Nagy, Capri Brixey and Sarah Moore at the food tasting. Sarah is serving sliders -- ground beef from Wild Turkey Farms, buns from The Bread Basket and cheese from Ashe County Cheese. Nearly…
11/13/13 by Rebecca Rider Dr. Francis Koster unraveled the science behind the current climate change debate November 12 at the Center for the Environment facility on the Catawba College campus.Koster, author of Discovering the New America: Where Local Communities are…
10/29/13 by Rebecca Rider Dr. Christopher Magryta explored the effects of diet and the environment on microflora in the gut October 24 at the Center for the Environment building on the Catawba College campus. He told the group that it…
10/04/13 by Rebecca Rider Farmers, visitors from the LandTrust for Central North Carolina and members of the community gathered Thursday evening to hear about “The Farm Bill, Healthy Food and the Environment: What's at Stake?”Ken Cook, founder and president of…
09/22/13 by Rebecca Rider “The American diet trades convenience for chronic illness.”Those are the words of Dr. Chris Nagy, chief medical officer and director of Your Personal Wellness Center. He spoke to an audience of about 175 people Thursday evening…
09/01/13 by Halley Brantley Dr. Chris Nagy, founder and director of Your Personal Wellness Center in Salisbury, will speak September 19 at 6:30 p.m. on “The Standard American Diet: History, Health and Disease” at the Center for the Environment facility…
08/06/13 by Juanita Teschner Summer Interns Help Center, Gain Experience Five interns worked on everything from the Campaign for Clean Air to the National Environmental Summit at the Center for the Environment this summer. Duke University Stanback Internships Helen Wu…
07/21/13 by Rebecca Rider As Catawba College’s third annual National Environmental Summit closed July 13, participants reflected on what they had learned and how they can use it to bring positive change to their hometowns.The National Environmental Summit for High…
07/11/13 by Rebecca Rider High school students attending the National Environmental Summit gathered at Catawba College July 9 to hear keynote speaker Chad Pregracke talk about his vision for the future.Pregracke founded “Living Lands and Waters,” the only industrial-strength, river…