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<pubDate>Sat,  7 Nov 2009 08:56:17 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Entrepreneurism has become cool]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[As traditional and time-tested businesses and industries decline, the new economy is embracing entrepreneurism. Appalachian alumni and students are in the forefront of that development. Many young professionals are commercializing their passions and personal interests, supported by the skills and knowledge they learned at Appalachian.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu,  5 Nov 2009 13:43:58 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What the earth reveals about human history]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Carefully digging, scraping and sifting. It&#039;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.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu,  8 Oct 2009 16:22:59 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The man behind the movies]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[As a student, Jim Bridges found his passion in photography. Now he&rsquo;s working amid the stars.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:09:17 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[North Carolina Space Grant funds student research projects]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A select group of Appalachian State University students participated in research funded by the NASA-sponsored N.C. Space Grant consortium to help solve some of today&#039;s most relevant science issues.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon,  7 Sep 2009 15:15:55 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What's in the air we breathe?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Appalachian State University teams up with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to monitor air quality and atmospheric conditions in order to learn their impact on the area&#039;s ecosystems and climate.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:40:02 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why are bluebirds blue?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A professor seeks to understand the relationship among the Eastern bluebird&rsquo;s genes, environment and color.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:27:23 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Antique sports equipment is passion of alumnus and his faculty mentor]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dan Hauser &#039;92 &#039;97 has amassed one of the most extensive collections of antique sports equipment in the United States. After 13 years of collecting, &quot;several thousand&quot; items fill his basement- from 19th-century baseball gloves to a high-wheeler bicycle, silver trophy cups and vintage uniforms.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:18:33 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Holland Fellows program takes business majors to China]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Students from Appalachian State University and China&#039;s Fudan University have the opportunity to learn each others&#039; culture and business practices through a prestigious exchange program. It&#039;s called the William R. Holland Fellows for Business Study in Asia.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 10:05:54 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Beauty of Antarctica inspires environmental action]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Brad Sparks and Derrick Rehn had a chance meeting at the bottom of the world. The Appalachian State University alumnus and student explored the Antarctica Peninsula together as part of Inspire Antarctica Expedition 2009 (IAE).]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 08:56:28 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Young photographers gain national exposure]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Appalachian&rsquo;s technical photography program gains national attention through a magazine ad featuring students&rsquo; work.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:21:17 -0400</pubDate>
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