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Appalachian State houses one of stock car racing’s premier collections
Motorsport Network
Feb. 6, 2018
Appalachian State University’s Stock Car Racing Collection in Belk Library works to preserve the sport’s history while offering scholars, reporters, fans and others an opportunity to conduct research.
Appalachian student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom
Feb. 5, 2018
Mountaineer student-athletes are among the 10,740 Appalachian undergraduate students who achieved a 3.0 or higher GPA for fall 2017.
Beaver College of Health Sciences announces Healthy Heart Collaborative, sponsors community events
Feb. 5, 2018
Appalachian’s Beaver College of Health Sciences joins the Omar Carter Foundation to form the Healthy Heart Collaborative.
Hayes School of Music’s University Singers to perform at American Choral Directors Association Conference
Feb. 5, 2018
The University Singers from Appalachian’s Hayes School of Music have been selected to perform at the American Choral Directors Association’s southern regional conference in Louisville, Kentucky.
Study, connect and recharge at Appalachian’s new solar-powered picnic tables
Feb. 5, 2018
Need to recharge? Phones, laptops and other electronics can be charged at the state-of-the-art, solar-powered picnic tables installed on the first-floor patio of Appalachian’s Peacock Hall.
Blowing Rock ONE on ONE With... Dr.Karl Campbell, Political Historian
Blowing Rock News
Feb. 3, 2018
Whether America is in a state of political turmoil or not largely depends upon from whom you are soliciting an opinion. To get a more objective answer, Blowing Rock News turned to a history professor at Appalachian State, Dr. Karl Campbell, who specializes in political history.
Appalachian’s Christopher Lytle to participate in Fulbright International Education Administrators Program this spring
Feb. 2, 2018
Fulbright Scholar Program award-winner Christopher Lytle, director of education abroad for Appalachian’s Office of International Education and Development, will participate in a two-week International Education Administrators seminar in Taiwan.
Breece Robertson ’00, the ‘GIS whiz’ at The Trust for Public Land
Feb. 2, 2018
The Trust for Public Land is working to ensure every American can access a park. Breece Robertson ’00 uses her master’s in geography from Appalachian to help realize that vision.
Appalachian has highest number of alumni in nation certified by NBPTS
Feb. 2, 2018
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) ranks Appalachian No. 1 in North Carolina for having the highest number of alumni who have earned the NBPTS certification.
Appalachian and Blue Ridge Elementary School collaborate for a night of science, art
Feb. 1, 2018
From Paleolithic caves to Co2 — faculty and students within Appalachian’s STEM departments take part in “Creative Leaders Night” at Blue Ridge Elementary School in Ashe County.
The Reoxcyn Discoveries Group supports flavonoid research at Appalachian
Feb. 1, 2018
Reoxcyn Discoveries Group awards funding to Appalachian and North Carolina State University faculty and staff to study the effect walking versus running has on individuals with flavonoid-high diets.
Wabash Center funds religious studies data analytics at Appalachian
Feb. 1, 2018
Appalachian religious studies professor Randall Reed receives funding from the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion to perform data analytics in religious studies.
N.C.’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services funds NEXUS project
Feb. 1, 2018
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services funds Appalachian’s NEXUS research project that demonstrates the production of synthetic natural gas from bioenergy crops.
Appalachian and USDA-ARS collaborate to combat food-borne pathogens
Feb. 1, 2018
The Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit of the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service funds Appalachian’s development of food safety and processing training to combat food-borne pathogens in organic poultry production.
UNC Asheville grant supports research of native wildflower species
Feb. 1, 2018
Faculty in Appalachian’s Department of Biology have been awarded funding from UNC Asheville to research species boundaries between wildflowers Liatris helleri and L. turgida, both native to North Carolina.
HALL a/e/c/ PA funds insulation research at Appalachian
Feb. 1, 2018
Design and consulting firm HALL a/e/c PA funds thermal testing of Rockwool Cavity insulation by Appalachian’s Energy Center and Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment.
IIE and French Embassy fund Appalachian education abroad
Feb. 1, 2018
Appalachian’s French Embassy-Benjamin Franklin/Generation Study Abroad Scholarship program receives support from the French Embassy and the Institute of International Education (IIE).
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance includes Appalachian in 2018 ‘Best Values in Public Colleges’
Jan. 30, 2018
Appalachian State University ranks among 300 institutions named in the 2018 “Best Values in Colleges” list published within Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine.