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  • Lab safety is a focus of Appalachian’s Department of Chemistry
    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.

  • India and South Africa become popular destinations for service-learning
    India and South Africa become popular destinations for service-learning
    July 22, 2010

    A growing number of Appalachian State University students are gaining overseas experience through Appalachian's International Community Development Initiative (ICDI).

  • Survey of unmarked African-American graves at Boone Cemetery continues
    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
    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.

  • Developing future leaders
    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
    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
    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.

  • What the earth reveals about human history
    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.

  • Cultural Exchange
    Cultural Exchange

    15 Pakistanis strengthen their teaching skills and leave behind a better understanding of their culture

    Nov. 10, 2008

    Fifteen secondary-level biology teachers were selected by the Fulbright Commission to attend a six-week training program at Appalachian in July and August of 2007. They spent four weeks strengthening their skills in science, educational technology, teaching and English. Then, they spent two weeks applying what they learned by team teaching in Watauga County Schools. While in the public schools, they also shared information about their native culture with children in social studies and other non-science classes.

  • Cultural Exchange
    Cultural Exchange
    Nov. 10, 2008

    Pakistan and Boone may be a world apart, but for 15 Pakistani biology teachers this summer, Boone became home. Their six-week visit was enabled by a grant from the U.S. Department of State to Appalachian’s Office of International Education and Development.

  • Snowfall Prediction Research
    Snowfall Prediction Research

    Research project aims to improve WNC snowfall projections

    Oct. 13, 2008

    Accurately forecasting snowfall can be a hit or miss proposition in North Carolina's mountains as residents and visitors can attest. Professors from Appalachian State University, UNC Asheville and N.C. State University hope to change that by collecting a range of data to refine computer models used by weather forecasters to predict snowfall.

  • Appalachian receives $124,782 grant to conduct training for Pakistani biology teachers
    Appalachian receives $124,782 grant to conduct training for Pakistani biology teachers
    July 5, 2007

    Appalachian State University has received a $124,782 grant from the U.S. Department of State through the International Institute of the USDA Graduate School to conduct a six-week training program for Pakistani secondary-level biology teachers.

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