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  • Tyler Branch: Internships make a difference
    Tyler Branch: Internships make a difference
    Aug. 1, 2012

    Tyler Branch wishes more students would take risks. Not the kind of risks one might immediately think of when considering risk-taking behavior and college, but the kind that pay off—big time—like winning not one but two of New York City's most coveted television internships.

  • UNC campuses gather to develop energy savings initiatives
    UNC campuses gather to develop energy savings initiatives
    July 13, 2012

    Sustainable energy expert Amory Lovins leads UNC institutions in a better understanding of how to reduce energy consumption on their campuses.

  • Appalachian Energy Summit 2012
    Appalachian Energy Summit 2012
    July 13, 2012

    The UNC system has taken numerous strides toward addressing a state mandate to reduce energy consumption 30 percent by 2015, but greater cultural change is needed, university officials said during presentations at the Appalachian Energy Summit held July 9-11, 2012 at Appalachian State University.

  • Energy Summit 2012 participant comments: Dr. Jamie Russell
    Energy Summit 2012 participant comments: Dr. Jamie Russell
    July 13, 2012

    The UNC system has taken numerous strides toward addressing a state mandate to reduce energy consumption 30 percent by 2015, but greater cultural change is needed, university officials said during presentations at the Appalachian Energy Summita> held July 9-11 at Appalachian State University.

  • Alternative energy and other measures help UNC system campuses reduce energy costs
    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.

  • Scientists, students and Quechua community partner to understand climate change
    Scientists, students and Quechua community partner to understand climate change
    June 28, 2012

    Every morning, 13-year old Nelson Crispin takes a short walk from his home at 13,800 feet through frosty fields to record climate data collected by instruments installed in the Cordillera Vilcanota mountain range in Peru.

  • Business faculty honored for excellence in teaching, research and service
    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.

  • Alternative Spring Break helps students experience different ways of service
    Alternative Spring Break helps students experience different ways of service
    June 18, 2012

    In 2012, Appalachian’s Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program engaged 322 faculty, staff and students in service opportunities in 18 U.S. locations, as well as in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Peru and Jamaica.

  • It Gets Better
    It Gets Better
    March 8, 2012

    At Appalachian, we welcome everyone into our family. We appreciate what each unique individual brings to Appalachian, because we know it makes our community richer. Whether you choose to come to our campus or you find another place to call home, we want you to know that it really does get better.

  • Smith receives Princeton University visiting fellowship
    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
    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.

  • Changing students' lives in Kenya
    Changing students' lives in Kenya
    Sep. 1, 2011

    An Appalachian State University graduate is helping change students' lives in Kenya through a project to distribute e-readers.

  • Appalachian students and children find artifacts
    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.

  • A leader in sustainability education
    A leader in sustainability education
    April 6, 2011

    Appalachian State University has been a leader in sustainability education for more than 25 years.There are more than a dozen environmental academic program areas on campus.

  • Professor’s project provides first-ever Guatemalan language text for Mayan students
    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.

  • Appalachian students experience the world
    Appalachian students experience the world
    March 28, 2011

    Appalachian's Office of International Education and Development (OIED) works with students to help them understand the many opportunities available and to help them make a plan that incorporates an international experience into their individual programs of study.

  • Find Yosef a Holiday
    Find Yosef a Holiday
    Dec. 17, 2010

    Since 2004, Appalachian has presented a fun and interactive fair that provides easy and accessible ways to learn about cultural and religious international holidays.

  • Alternative Fall Break trips strive for carbon neutrality
    Alternative Fall Break trips strive for carbon neutrality
    Oct. 18, 2010

    In their commitments to sustainability, Appalachian State University students are focused on environmental service during Alternative Fall Break trips this month, while also striving to keep carbon emissions low.

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