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Music as medicine; professor studies music therapy’s effects on heart disease patients
March 8, 2013
Listening to music can be relaxing, invigorating or charged with emotions. Dr. Christine Leist, an assistant professor of music therapy at Appalachian State University, thinks music also can benefit women who have had or are at risk of heart attack.
Dewey named director of Appalachian’s Quality Enhancement Plan
Feb. 15, 2013
The QEP is a major part of the reaffirmation of accreditation process for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS). Appalachian’s QEP, developed through a three-year process, is titled “Global Learning: A World of Opportunities for Appalachian Students.”
Appalachian selected to compete in prestigious Solar Decathlon Europe 2014
Jan. 30, 2013
Appalachian State University is one of only three U.S. universities selected to participate in the prestigious Solar Decathlon Europe 2014, an international competition inspired by the U.S. Solar Decathlon that challenges student teams to design and build an energy-independent solar house.
Snodgrass receives College Music Society Technology Initiative Award
Jan. 22, 2013
Dr. Jennifer Snodgrass from Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music received the 2012 College Music Society Technology Initiative Award during the national meeting of the College Music Society (CMS).
New state poet laureate pens poem for veterans
Nov. 10, 2012
N.C. Poet Laureate and Appalachian professor Joseph Bathanti writes a Veterans Day poem to honor those who have served.
Appalachian receives $266,197 grant to implement an exchange program between Watauga and Pakistani schools
Aug. 23, 2012
Appalachian State University has received a $266,197 grant from the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad to implement a one-year exchange project between three schools in Watauga County and three schools in Taxila, Pakistan.
Partnership benefits Appalachian and N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences
Aug. 2, 2012
Students recover fossils in Arizona to help the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences build its Triassic collection and understand our own state's geologic record.
Alternative energy and other measures help UNC system campuses reduce energy costs
July 12, 2012
Wind energy, geothermal systems, photovoltaic systems and use of methane gas are just some of the ways UNC system campuses are reducing their energy costs.
Business faculty honored for excellence in teaching, research and service
June 20, 2012
Four Appalachian State University faculty members in the Walker College of Business have received the college’s 2012 Sywassink Award for Excellence.
Smith receives Princeton University visiting fellowship
Feb. 6, 2012
Noted Latin American scholar Dr. Timothy J. Smith has received a visiting fellowship in Princeton University’s Program in Latin American Studies. He will be a visiting research scholar and visiting assistant professor for fall 2012.
Appalachian professor receives NIH grant to study cholera bacterium’s defense mechanism
Oct. 25, 2011
The bacterium that causes cholera has been a bit of a mystery to scientists since it was first identified in the mid-1800s. Dr. Ece Karatan, an associate professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Biology, hopes to unravel some of those mysteries, and in the process find ways to help mitigate the effects of the potentially deadly disease most common in Third World countries and areas with poor sanitation.
Appalachian students and children find artifacts
July 18, 2011
Children who play on an athletics field at Appalachian State University’s Camp Broadstone in Valle Crucis may not realize the history that lies beneath their feet. This summer, university students in Appalachian’s archeology field school found a 4,000-year-old cooking hearth and a small vessel nearly as old about two feet underground.
Professor’s project provides first-ever Guatemalan language text for Mayan students
March 31, 2011
Dr. Timothy J. Smith’s project grew out of a Fulbright grant Smith received in 2001 to conduct dissertation field work in Sololá, where he studied the customs, traditions and practices of the town’s indigenous government.
Lab safety is a focus of Appalachian’s Department of Chemistry
July 26, 2010
Mixing or spilling chemicals in a laboratory can have dangerous consequences. Samuella B. Sigmann, a lecturer and chemical hygiene officer in Appalachian State University’s Department of Chemistry, educates students and faculty about chemical safety to reduce the risk of personal injury or property damage.
Survey of unmarked African-American graves at Boone Cemetery continues
April 16, 2010
Ground-penetrating radar and an electrical resistivity system are being used to confirm the location of African-American graves in the Boone Cemetery.
Developing future leaders
Jan. 13, 2010
Today's employers demand strong leadership skills, and getting involved in campus life isn't the only way to develop them. At Appalachian State University, students can actually pursue a minor in leadership studies as they participate in clubs and organizations.
Group studies indigenous activism in the Upper Amazon
Nov. 3, 2009
This past summer, 16 students from Appalachian State University traveled to Ecuador to study indigenous activism and language in the Upper Amazon for three weeks. They came away with a greater appreciation of the impact of oil in the Amazon and its affect on the lives of the indigenous people.
What the earth reveals about human history
Oct. 6, 2009
Carefully digging, scraping and sifting. It's how archeologists seek clues into human history. Students at Appalachian State University learn these skills - and find cool artifacts - in a field archeology course each summer.