An exhibit titled “Saved: Objects of the Dead” — a collaboration between Appalachian State University artist Jody Servon and University of California - Irvine poet and English lecturer Lorene Delany-Ullman — explores how ordinary things can become conduits of memories of the dead.

In preparation for his solo exhibit “Structure and Void” at Central Piedmont Community College’s Overcash Gallery, App State design professor Richard Elaver explains how he got into making jewelry and functional art pieces, beginning with the Grateful Dead.

It was the end of an 11-day trek from Lukla, Nepal, mainly following river valleys with a team of scientists, a film crew and their porters and guides. The snow fell hard on the final leg into Base Camp at Mount Everest, and Heather Clifford had a bad headache.

Dr. Phillip Ardoin, professor of political science and chair of the Department of Government and Justice Studies at Appalachian State University, describes the valueof taking Appalachian political science students to experience the presidential campaign process and to observe the Iowa Caucus as part of a course titled #App2Iowa 2020.

As Jordan’s King Abdullah visited NATO headquarters for talks on situations in the Middle East, Appalachian State University’s Dr. Curtis Ryan was quoted as saying Jordan remains a key moderate NATO partner in a tumultuous region.

It is now possible to use 3D technology to print authentic copies of human bones. The technology is increasingly allowing researchers to build repositories of bone data, which they can use to improve medical procedures, map how humans have evolved, and even help show a courtroom how someone died. But, the proliferation of faux bones also poses an ethical dilemma. Appalachian's Dr. Gwen Robbins Schug is among faculty who explain how.

In her new book, “Garden Creek: the Archaeology of Interaction in Middle Woodland Appalachia,” Appalachian State University archaeologist Dr. Alice Wright offers a look at the cultural exchange and interaction of American Indians in Ohio.

Elizabethton Parks and Recreation Department in Tennessee has plans for the coming year, including future development of the Covered Bridge Park thanks to a detailed study by students of Appalachian State University.

Republican U.S. Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis are about to join a small but elite group: North Carolina senators who have voted in a presidential impeachment trial. App State historian Karl Campbell, author of "Senator Sam Ervin: Last Of The Founding Fathers," comments on Ervin, who chaired the Watergate committee in the 1970s.