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  • Snodgrass receives College Music Society Technology Initiative Award
    Snodgrass receives College Music Society Technology Initiative Award
    Jan. 22, 2013

    Dr. Jennifer Snodgrass from Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music received the 2012 College Music Society Technology Initiative Award during the national meeting of the College Music Society (CMS).

  • Appalachian Abroad: Cuba roundtable December 2012
    Appalachian Abroad: Cuba roundtable December 2012
    Dec. 19, 2012

    Part of the reason we take our students to Cuba on these programs is we are trying to train them to be critical thinkers and policy shapers as we move in to the next century. Over the next couple of years we really expect to see some significant changes in Cuba and we trust that our students will be prepared to take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves.

  • New state poet laureate pens poem for veterans
    New state poet laureate pens poem for veterans
    Nov. 10, 2012

    N.C. Poet Laureate and Appalachian professor Joseph Bathanti writes a Veterans Day poem to honor those who have served.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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