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Beaver College of Health Sciences receives grant to expand rural healthcare
July 13, 2015
The Beaver College of Health Sciences at Appalachian State University has received a $175,000 grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation to support development of telehealth technology and programming to increase rural health training opportunities for future healthcare providers and improve the health and well-being of medically underserved rural communities.
Conference for historians of Britain and Ireland held Sept. 26
July 10, 2015
A one-day conference for historians of Britain and Ireland celebrating the journal ALBION will be held at Appalachian State University.
Prisco appointed interim chair of Department of Applied Design
July 10, 2015
Professor Richard Prisco has been appointed interim chair of the newly created Department of Applied Design at Appalachian State University.
McCracken named director of Career Development and Economic Engagement
July 9, 2015
As director, McCracken will lead the Career Development Center’s staff and programs.
Edwards appointed interim vice provost for faculty affairs
July 8, 2015
Dr. Susan L. Edwards has been appointed interim vice provost for faculty affairs at Appalachian State University. Her appointment is effective Aug. 1.
Software shows just how busy honeybees are
July 6, 2015
A web application for beekeepers called Hive Tracks, co-developed by a faculty member in Appalachian State University’s Department of Computer Science, is now being used by bee keepers in 142 countries to track beehive activity.
Computer scientist at Appalachian helps researchers track honey bee health
July 6, 2015
Tracking the health of honeybees across the U.S. is the work of a multi-university team, including a computer scientist at Appalachian State University.
Fourth annual Appalachian Energy Summit convenes July 13
July 6, 2015
Representatives from UNC system universities, North Carolina’s private colleges and community colleges and out-of-state institutions will convene at Appalachian State University for the fourth annual Appalachian Energy Summit.
Professors’ paper on urban stream restoration receives 2015 Boggess Award
July 6, 2015
A research paper on urban stream restoration written by Assistant Professor Kristan Cockerill and Professor Bill Anderson from Appalachian State University has received the 2015 Boggess Award for the best paper published in 2014 in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association.
Participants sought for research about nonresident fathers of children
July 1, 2015
Researchers from Appalachian State University’s Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education are conducting research about nonresident fathers’ interaction recreationally with their children.
Appalachian student is a finalist in the North American Printing Skills Competition
June 30, 2015
Student teams from 21 schools across North America participated in the competition using a cloud-based simulator software to solve common printing press related problems, such as color misregistration, causes of wrinkled paper, settings or environment-related conditions that affect the quality of the printed job. Scoring was based on producing the most cost-efficient printed job.
Summer Symposium on Remembering the Holocaust held July 11-17 at Appalachian
June 30, 2015
Key speakers include representatives from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and Holocaust survivors.
Looking Glass Gallery exhibit Sensual Synesthesia on display
June 29, 2015
The exhibit Sensual Synesthesia is on display through July 24 in Looking Glass Gallery located in Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union.
Appalachian will seek UNC Board of Governors approval to expand its millennial campus
June 29, 2015
Since 2002, a portion of Appalachian State University’s campus has been designated as a millennial campus – a 2.3 acre tract of land where University Hall is located off Blowing Rock Road.
Whitener Foundation grant funds music therapy scholarship
June 29, 2015
A $5,000 grant from the Whitener Foundation will fund a music therapy scholarship in Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music.
Appointments to Appalachian’s Board of Trustees announced
June 24, 2015
New members will be joining Appalachian State University’s Board of Trustees beginning July 1 following appointments made by the UNC Board of Governors.
Award-winning novelist and playwright Jim Grimsley to speak July 16 at Appalachian
June 19, 2015
Grimsley's book “How I Shed My Skin: Unlearning the Racist Lessons of a Southern Childhood,” published in April by Algonquin Books, has been called “a powerful meditation on race” by former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, and “a sensitive memoir that probes the past to discover what and how Grimsley learned about race, equality and democracy ‘from the good white people’ in his family and community,” according to Kirkus Reviews.
Servon appointed Sharpe Chair in Appalachian’s College of Fine and Applied Arts
June 11, 2015
Jody Servon, an associate professor of art and director of the Smith Gallery at Appalachian State University, has been selected as the Sharpe Chair of Fine and Applied Arts.