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Appalachian’s Cultural Ambassadors
International students and scholars help inspire global understanding and engagement
March 29, 2018
Appalachian’s Cultural Ambassadors program offers a chance for international students to visit with the local community, inspiring global understanding for everyone involved. International Day at Watauga County’s Mabel School was a recent venue.
Black Mountain College Semester 2018 at Appalachian — April and May events
A learning experience centered on the arts
March 28, 2018
Black Mountain College Semester 2018 at Appalachian State University continues in April and May with events on the university’s campus and at the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum.
New study by Appalachian Human Performance Laboratory finds banana compounds act as COX-2 inhibitor
March 27, 2018
A study completed by Appalachian State University’s Human Performance Laboratory on the N.C. Research Campus has found banana metabolites inhibit COX-2 mRNA expression — the same target as ibuprofen.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted April 4
March 27, 2018
Appalachian State University will test its campus siren warning system at 11:55 a.m., Wednesday, April 4, 2018.
US News & World Report includes Appalachian in ‘Best Graduate Schools’
March 26, 2018
U.S. News & World Report names Appalachian State University among its Best Graduate Schools for 2019, recognizing the university’s business, education, social work and public affairs master’s programs.
Novelist and essayist Calvin Baker visits Appalachian
Baker’s visit is part of the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
March 23, 2018
Novelist, essayist and editor Calvin Baker will read from his work and present a craft talk as part of the spring 2018 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series at Appalachian.
Appalachian’s Mending Initiative sows support for renewable fashion
March 21, 2018
Renewable fashion is in: Appalachian’s Mending Initiative teaches members of the Appalachian Community how to repair and take care of clothing, preventing garments from becoming landfill waste.
Chancellor marks progress toward meeting strategic goals, discusses building expansion at Appalachian
March 21, 2018
Chancellor Sheri Everts discussed new programs, progress toward meeting five-year strategic goals and plans for expansion of and improvements to Appalachian’s campus during the most recent Board of Trustees meeting.
Appalachian’s Zack Vernon co-edits new collection of essays on Ron Rash
March 21, 2018
“Summoning the Dead: Essays on Ron Rash” is the first book-length collection of scholarship on professor and award-winning author Ron Rash. The volume was co-edited by Appalachian professor Zack Vernon.
“Hyper Local” Carbon Offsetting: A Collaborative Effort for Methane Capture and Destruction
March 20, 2018
This academic year, 963 students, faculty, and staff at Appalachian paid $8 to offset their travel to and from campus by voluntarily participating in the Carbon Neutral Commuter (CNC) program. Starting this year, proceeds from the program benefit a methane capture and destruction project at the Wilkes County landfill.
Lord Michael Hastings to give 60th Boyles Lecture at Appalachian
March 16, 2018
Lord Michael Hastings, global head of corporate citizenship for KPMG International, will present the 60th Boyles Lecture at Appalachian State University.
Appalachian professors co-author book about contemporary perspectives on war
March 15, 2018
Appalachian sociology professors Cameron Lippard and Pavel Osinsky, along with Lon Strauss, co-authored “War: Contemporary Perspectives on Armed Conflicts around the World,” a new textbook examining interdisciplinary perspectives on war.
Appalachian is a UNC System leader for energy and water reduction
March 15, 2018
Appalachian’s 45 percent energy intensity reduction leads the UNC System. In 2016-17, the university avoided using enough energy to power 2,160 average North Carolina houses for the year.
Dedicated benefactor and philanthropist Irwin ‘Ike’ Belk remembered
March 9, 2018
Many of the sculptures that adorn Appalachian State University’s campus were gifted by Irwin “Ike” Belk. The prominent North Carolina business leader and philanthropist died Saturday, Feb. 24, at his home. Belk was 95.
Poet Anne Waldman visits Appalachian
Waldman's visit is part of the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series and the 2018 Black Mountain College Semester
March 8, 2018
Anne Waldman – a poet, performer, professor, editor and cultural activist – will visit as part of the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series. The author of more than 40 collections of poetry and poetics, Waldman is distinguished professor of poetics at Naropa University.
Appalachian’s Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series announces spring 2018 lineup
March 8, 2018
Writers for the spring series include poet Anne Waldman, novelist and essayist Calvin Baker, creative nonfiction author Dennis Covington and poet Linda Hogan.
Appalachian professor emeritus co-authors novel about climate change
March 5, 2018
Appalachian Professor Emeritus Dr. Harvard Ayers and David Harman explain why climate change is affecting the Earth and how to solve it in their recently published novel, “Train Wreck Earth.”
Art professor’s work acquired by Asheville Museum of Science
March 2, 2018
An anonymous donor recently purchased “Advance,” a print installation by Appalachian art professor April Flanders, and presented the piece as a gift to the Asheville Museum of Science.