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Exhibit celebrates cartoon studies
Oct. 14, 2015
Comics and graphic novels have long been used as a medium to depict political opinion, for satire or entertainment.
Appalachian professor studies the interactions between plants and pollinators
Oct. 13, 2015
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.
Campus sexual assault prevention programs may be omitting a key strategy, researchers say
Oct. 13, 2015
In 2014, a White House task force issued a number of recommendations to combat sexual assault on college campuses.
Appalachian student/faculty delegation presents at conference in Romania
Oct. 13, 2015
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.
NC Dance Festival celebrates 25th anniversary with local performance Oct. 23-24 2015 tour dedicated to late founder Jan Van Dyke
Oct. 12, 2015
Appalachian State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will host the North Carolina Dance Festival (NCDF) as it returns to Boone on its 2015 statewide tour.
Halloween monster concert held Oct. 31
Oct. 9, 2015
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.
UCF sociologists lecture on racial attitudes in the U.S. and motherhood in the media
Oct. 8, 2015
Two sociologists from the University of Central Florida will present lectures at Appalachian State University on topics that have been in the news in recent months – racial attitudes and motherhood in the media.
Hayes School of Music presents ‘An Afternoon of Bassoon with Friends’
Oct. 8, 2015
What better way to spend an afternoon with friends and music than with Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music?
Homecoming Blood Drive sets national record
Oct. 8, 2015
Appalachian State University’s 9th Annual Homecoming Blood Drive, held Sept. 24, collected 1,322 pints of blood, setting a new record for Appalachian and a new national record for a single-day, university-based blood drive.
Appalachian receives national Climate Leadership Award
Oct. 8, 2015
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.
Appalachian’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program will hold an open house Nov. 2
Oct. 8, 2015
The Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at Appalachian State University will hold an open house Nov. 2 from 3:30-5 p.m. room 124A of the College of Education building.
Historian Alon Confino lectures Oct. 21 at Appalachian
Oct. 7, 2015
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.”
RAVE safety app available to university community
Oct. 7, 2015
A new mobile phone safety app is being implemented at Appalachian State University to enhance student, faculty and staff safety on campus.
Author and environmental activist Denise Giardina speaks Oct. 20 at Appalachian
Oct. 6, 2015
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.
David Levy explores the digital environment and mindfulness Oct. 21
Oct. 6, 2015
David Levy will explore the connection between today’s digital environment and mindfulness in his presentation “Mindful Tech: Finding Balance in an Age of Overload and Distraction.”
13th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition opens for submissions
Oct. 6, 2015
The 13th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition (AMPC) is open for registration and submissions.
Faces of Courage Award presented to four Appalachian alumni
Oct. 5, 2015
They might not have realized it at the time, but many former Appalachian State University faculty, staff and students spearheaded the university’s diversity efforts beginning in the 1960s.
Beaver College of Health Sciences to host employee health fair
Oct. 5, 2015
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.