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Dr. Tim Ludwig — keeping workers safe
May 22, 2017
A leading authority on industrial safety, Appalachian State University’s Dr. Tim Ludwig has good reason to want to keep workers safe.
Rev. Dr. Chris May, dedicated to service
May 8, 2017
Appalachian State University professor Rev. Dr. Chris May puts service first in teaching and daily practice. Hunger issues are a priority.
Appalachian Innovation Scholars Program
Five proposals selected as ‘stunning examples of original thinking and collaboration,’ receive $10,000 each
May 8, 2017
See what inspires some of Appalachian’s most innovative scholars.
Dr. Tom Whyte, uncovering human history
May 8, 2017
Dr. Tom Whyte loves archaeology for its “thrill of solving puzzles about the human past from the clues those humans have left behind.”
Ann Pegelow Kaplan, interdisciplinary scholar and artist
May 4, 2017
Ann Pegelow Kaplan has crafted her own interdisciplinary background, blending data with creative expression. She uses written and visual tools to inspire students’ curiosity and creative thinking.
Kaplan conveys immigration struggle through historic and modern imagery
April 21, 2017
Ann Pegelow Kaplan hopes to help others remember their family’s connection to immigration through her work, “Passage/s: Lost & Found Photography, Refugee Crises, and Privilege.”
What campus learned in 2017 from ‘Say What? Examining Freedom of Speech at App State’
Listen to podcasts recorded during the weeklong series of events held in March, 2017
April 14, 2017
The conversation continues regarding the First Amendment and freedom of expression on our campus. Listen to podcasts with the expert speakers.
A Teachers’ Teacher
Appalachian professor Tracy Wilson Smith receives UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching
April 1, 2017
A teachers’ teacher in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction receives a UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Laura Brookshire ’16 helps keep farmers in business
March 10, 2017
Farm Aid employee Laura Brookshire ’16 helps keep farmers in business using her two master’s degrees from Appalachian State University.
Appalachian’s Sarah Carmichael to be inducted into The Explorers Club
Geochemist joins John Glenn, Sally Ride, Sir Edmund Hillary, Jane Goodall and other well-known explorers in this prestigious society
March 3, 2017
Geochemist Sarah Carmichael joins Neil Armstrong, Jane Goodall and other well-known figures in a prestigious society called The Explorers Club.
Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program
Many Appalachian students benefit from having peers with intellectual challenges on campus
Feb. 20, 2017
The two-year Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program creates a more inclusive education for many Appalachian students, not just those it directly serves.
Light dusting or full-blown blizzard, snow spurs a chain of actions at Appalachian State University
Feb. 14, 2017
This has been an atypically mild winter, but it’s not over yet… Learn how the white stuff impacts our campus, engages researchers and inspires art.
Studying precipitation patterns
Rain in the Andes, warm winters in Boone – geographers try to piece together a pattern and predict climate change
Feb. 14, 2017
Learn how precipitation patterns in Peru are impacting climate change in the High Country.
‘There is ice on Bodenheimer’ – how Appalachian’s weather watchers spring into action
Feb. 14, 2017
It takes a village to stay ahead of a snowstorm on campus.
To salt or not to salt
Feb. 14, 2017
There is a compromise between protecting the water supply and keeping the population safe, scientists say.
A photographer’s award-winning imagery
Why University Photographer Marie Freeman ’85 remains captivated by even the tiniest flake settling on her pea coat
Feb. 14, 2017
Campus photographer braves a blizzard to capture microscopic imagery of snowflakes.
Lt. Darrin Tolbert exemplifies University Police commitment to public safety
Feb. 8, 2017
Lt. Darrin Tolbert, a 12-year veteran of University Police, is dedicated to public safety.
What’s next for Caroline Federal ’12?
Feb. 6, 2017
An Appalachian anthropology degree leads Federal to U.S. presidential internships, London School of Economics and MIT.