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Researchers link western wildfire activity to arctic warming
Appalachian's Dr. Peter Soulé and UNCG's Dr. Paul Knapp say the connection may be through a phenomenon called the “Arctic Amplification”
Oct. 12, 2017
Are the devastating wildfires in California potentially linked to larger atmospheric processes related to human-caused climate change? Researchers at Appalachian State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro believe there might be a connection.
Appalachian’s Fleming Scholars honored at pinning ceremony Oct. 6
Oct. 10, 2017
Three of the four newest 2017-18 Fleming Scholars were recognized in a traditional pinning ceremony Friday, Oct. 6, on the Appalachian State University campus.
Spooky Duke Race and Costume Contest is Saturday, Oct. 28
Oct. 10, 2017
The 7th annual Spooky Duke Race and Costume Contest will be held on the campus of Appalachian State University to benefit Parent to Parent Family Support Network™-High Country.
Embracing a rich tradition — space and recognition for the NPHC’s Divine Nine
Oct. 9, 2017
Appalachian State University’s National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Plots and Gardens project provides space and recognition for the Divine Nine — the historically black Greek-letter organizations that compose the NPHC.
Reclaiming a community treasure
Appalachian research, community support culminate in marker at African-American cemetery
Oct. 4, 2017
Student and faculty researchers and community support have helped reclaim an African-American cemetery near campus.
Alumna Profile: Tess Goldberger ’17
Oct. 3, 2017
Goldberger had no trouble securing job offers by the time she finished her bachelor’s degree in fermentation sciences.
Poet Susan Ludvigson appears in Appalachian’s Visiting Writers Series
Oct. 3, 2017
The Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series at Appalachian State University will continue with two presentations by Susan Ludvigson, an award-winning poet and the 2017-18 Rachel Rivers-Coffey Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at Appalachian, where she is teaching a seminar in advanced poetry.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Oct. 4
Oct. 3, 2017
Appalachian State University will test its campus siren warning system at 11:55 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4.
Appalachian, Watauga County close on old Watauga High School property
Oct. 2, 2017
The official transfer of the old Watauga High School property to Appalachian State University from Watauga County took place Friday, Sept. 29. The property is located at 400 High School Drive in Boone.
Appalachian’s Team Sunergy travels to World Solar Challenge in Australia to advise Chilean team
Oct. 2, 2017
Appalachian State University’s Team Sunergy is in Australia, assisting Chilean solar vehicle Team Antakari as its races nearly 2,000 miles from Darwin to Adelaide, Australia for the 2017 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC).
Appalachian's As-U-R — an academic resource for any student
Oct. 1, 2017
The intensive student support program As-U-R, which is offered by Appalachian State University’s Student Learning Center, provides support and resources for a variety of Appalachian students.
New trustees sworn in, chancellor marks progress on priorities at Board of Trustees meeting
Sep. 28, 2017
New and reappointed members of Appalachian State University’s Board of Trustees were sworn in during the Sept. 22 board meeting, with James Barnes of Raleigh being named chair. Also during the meeting, Chancellor Sheri N. Everts shared enrollment data and the board approved a resolution making a regional wildflower the official flower of the university.
Community invited to Oct. 1 recognition of African-Americans at rest in Old Boone Cemetery
Sep. 28, 2017
For many years, the graves of over 160 African-Americans laid in the open field below Old Boone Cemetery behind Appalachian State University’s Cone Residence Hall unknown and mostly forgotten. They’re a secret no longer.
Appalachian’s Jane Rex creates transfer success path
Sep. 28, 2017
As director of the Office of Transfer Services at Appalachian State University, Jane Rex knows the frustrations, insecurities and obstacles that students coming into a large university can face. She knows because she once walked in their shoes.
UNC President Spellings and new members of the UNC Board of Governors visit Appalachian campus Sept. 22
Sep. 27, 2017
As part of their continuing tour of the University of North Carolina system’s 17 campuses, the five new members of the UNC Board of Governors spent Friday afternoon, Sept. 22, touring Appalachian State University.
Appalachian’s Truman Capote scholarship winner and runner-up announced
Sep. 25, 2017
Madelyn Marie Kittle, a senior majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing and film studies, has been awarded Appalachian State University’s 2017-18 Truman Capote Literary Trust Award for Creative Writing.
Appalachian’s NSF-funded scanning electron microscope supports undergraduate research
Sep. 21, 2017
The National Science Foundation, through a major research instrumentation program grant, awarded the College of Arts and Sciences’ Dewel Microscopy Facility at Appalachian State University $562,842 for a new scanning electron microscope (SEM).
Appalachian’s Humanities Council Symposium ‘Sustaining Democracy: Existence, Persistence, Resistance’ Sept. 29
Sep. 19, 2017
The Humanities Council under the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University will present a symposium titled “Sustaining Democracy: Existence, Persistence, Resistance.” Admission is free and the event is open to the community.