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  • App Builds a Home — App State’s IDEXlab designs zero energy ready home
    App Builds a Home — App State’s IDEXlab designs zero energy ready home
    June 11, 2019

    The IDEXlab’s design for an innovative, zero energy ready Habitat for Humanity home was recognized as a finalist in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2019 Solar Decathlon Challenge.

  • App State partners with Eastman Chemical Co. for NIOSH-funded study on data analytics and workplace safety
    App State partners with Eastman Chemical Co. for NIOSH-funded study on data analytics and workplace safety
    June 4, 2019

    Appalachian professor Dr. Shawn Bergman has received continued funding from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for the study, which examines how data analytics could inform employers’ decisions regarding their employees’ health and safety.

  • App State engages with local community to build Habitat for Humanity home
    App State engages with local community to build Habitat for Humanity home
    May 31, 2019

    The Appalachian Community has organized in partnership with Watauga County Habitat for Humanity to design, fund and build a home from the ground up for a local family in need.

  • Appalachian in the community
    Appalachian in the community

    Solar barn installed at Horse Helpers of the High Country with energy grant from App State

    May 28, 2019

    The solar barn project at Horse Helpers of the High Country, which was partially funded by a 2018–19 Energy Efficient Grant through Appalachian and the Community Together (ACT), helps power the farm’s barn and fencing.

  • For Memorial Day: Poet Joseph Bathanti’s ‘Saint Francis’s Satyr Butterfly’
    For Memorial Day: Poet Joseph Bathanti’s ‘Saint Francis’s Satyr Butterfly’
    May 24, 2019

    For Memorial Day, Appalachian professor Joseph Bathanti — former poet laureate of North Carolina — shares his “Saint Francis’s Satyr Butterfly.”

  • Laura England recognized with 2019 NACADA Outstanding Advising Award
    Laura England recognized with 2019 NACADA Outstanding Advising Award
    May 21, 2019

    Laura England, senior lecturer in Appalachian’s Department of Sustainable Development, receives global recognition for excellence as a faculty adviser.

  • Reich College of Education recognizes outstanding teaching, mentorship and more with its 2019 awards
    Reich College of Education recognizes outstanding teaching, mentorship and more with its 2019 awards
    May 20, 2019

    Eight faculty and staff members of Appalachian’s Reich College of Education, along with the leadership team at the Appalachian Academy at Middle Fork, were honored with 2019 RCOE awards.

  • Dr. Martha McCaughey wins 2019 Durham Award for her advocacy of first-year students
    Dr. Martha McCaughey wins 2019 Durham Award for her advocacy of first-year students
    May 17, 2019

    McCaughey, director of First Year Seminar in Appalachian’s University College and professor in the university’s Department of Sociology, was recognized for her contributions to improve the experience of Appalachian’s first-year students.

  • Appalachian State University - Spring Commencement 2019
    Appalachian State University - Spring Commencement 2019
    May 15, 2019

    Witness some of the sights and sounds of Appalachian State University's 2019 Spring Commencement ceremonies that took place May 10 and 11 on Appalachian's campus.

  • Tree watch — Appalachian keeps an old oak alive and well
    Tree watch — Appalachian keeps an old oak alive and well
    May 15, 2019

    A centuries-old tree on Appalachian’s campus will flourish well into the future thanks to the preservation efforts of university arborist Chris Erickson and his Physical Plant team during and after campus construction.

  • Appalachian celebrates its Class of 2019 — nearly 4,000 students — at Spring 2019 Commencement
    Appalachian celebrates its Class of 2019 — nearly 4,000 students — at Spring 2019 Commencement
    May 14, 2019

    Appalachian conferred degrees to nearly 4,000 graduates in the Class of 2019 during its Spring 2019 Commencement ceremonies, held Friday and Saturday on the university’s campus.

  • Dr. Nicole Sonbert to direct Appalachian’s Community Music School
    Dr. Nicole Sonbert to direct Appalachian’s Community Music School
    May 14, 2019

    Dr. James Douthit, dean of Appalachians’ Hayes School of Music, said Sobert’s “passion for arts engagement and her work in both academic and community programs make her a dynamic hire.”

  • College of Arts and Sciences announces new interim chairs for fall 2019
    College of Arts and Sciences announces new interim chairs for fall 2019
    May 10, 2019

    Dr. Martial K. Frindéthié and Dr. Thomas B. Ellis will begin interim chair positions in their respective departments in Appalachian’s College of Arts and Sciences beginning July 1.

  • Appalachian winner announced for 2019 UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award
    Appalachian winner announced for 2019 UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award
    May 10, 2019

    As part of the award, D. Jason Miller, associate professor in Appalachian’s Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment, will receive a $12,500 cash prize and a commemorative bronze medallion.

  • Prehistoric Native American Woman Shot With Four Arrows Died While Pregnant
    Prehistoric Native American Woman Shot With Four Arrows Died While Pregnant
    Forbes
    May 10, 2019

    The death of a pregnant woman may have necessitated a different burial in prehistoric Pennsylvania.

  • Can Ultras and Endurance Sports Harm Your Health?
    Can Ultras and Endurance Sports Harm Your Health?
    Men’s Journal
    May 9, 2019

    David Nieman, a professor of exercise physiology and immunology at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, used to be an ultrarunner. But he quit. The research Opens a New Window. —his research—was too compelling.

  • ‘The High Country Meets the Middle Kingdom’
    ‘The High Country Meets the Middle Kingdom’

    Appalachian’s STARTALK Program immerses students in Chinese language, culture

    May 7, 2019

    Through the three-week program at Appalachian, 20 students from regional high schools will explore Chinese language and culture in and beyond a structured classroom setting.

  • Appalachian awarded funding for second STARTALK Program — an immersion in Chinese language, culture
    Appalachian awarded funding for second STARTALK Program — an immersion in Chinese language, culture
    May 7, 2019

    The three-week program — to take place July 8–26 on Appalachian’s campus — is open to rising ninth through 12th grade students in the High Country area with limited or no previous exposure to Chinese.

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