Worker bumble bees only live a couple of weeks, but it’s that short life span that has enabled researchers to identify changes that are occurring to the species because of climate change in Colorado’s Pennsylvania Mountain Natural Area’s flower diversity.

A delegation from the Center for Appalachian Studies at Appalachian State University traveled to Brasov, Romania, recently to present research at the Appalachians/Carpathians: Researching, Documenting, and Preserving Highland Traditions conference.

What’s the source of your favorite fright? If you are a music lover, plan to attend the annual Halloween monster concert at Appalachian State University.

What better way to spend an afternoon with friends and music than with Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music?

Appalachian State University has received a national Climate Leadership Award from Second Nature, a national nonprofit agency, and the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Center for Green Schools.

Professor Alon Confino of Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, and the University of Virginia will present the talk “A World Without Jews: The Nazi Imagination from Persecution to Genocide.”

Novelist and environmental activist Denise Giardina will read from her work at Appalachian State University as part of the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series.

The 13th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition (AMPC) is open for registration and submissions.

The Beaver College of Health Sciences will hold the “Harvest Your Health” employee health fair. The fair will provide early detection and prevention health screenings and educational opportunities for faculty, staff and other Appalachian employees.