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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.

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