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  • A push for transparency in research
    A push for transparency in research

    An Appalachian political scientist and peers at Caltech create recommendations for how to support data access and replication of research studies

    May 16, 2018

    Politicial scientist Dr. Ellen Key and Caltech colleagues publish recommendations for how to support DA-RT — data access and research transparency.

  • Bruce Stewart’s ‘Blood in the Hills’ follows the trail of Appalachia’s violent history
    Bruce Stewart’s ‘Blood in the Hills’ follows the trail of Appalachia’s violent history
    May 7, 2018

    Dr. Bruce Stewart’s “Blood in the Hills” presents essays from experts in political science, history and literature that question the supposedly innate brutality of the Appalachian people.

  • Appalachian’s Shayla Marcum wins Staff Shout Out quarterly drawing
    Appalachian’s Shayla Marcum wins Staff Shout Out quarterly drawing
    May 7, 2018

    Shayla Marcum, customer service specialist in Appalachian’s Office of Admissions and March Shout Out recipient, has won a University Bookstore gift through the Staff Shout Out program’s quarterly drawing.

  • Black and Professional in Boone, NC
    Black and Professional in Boone, NC
    May 4, 2018

    Microaggressions, searching for black male mentors in Boone and how to watch football in Hawaii - it's a brand-new "Whats Your Truth?"

  • Tournament bans impact universities’ enrollment, Appalachian study finds
    Tournament bans impact universities’ enrollment, Appalachian study finds
    May 4, 2018

    A lower quantity and quality of students enroll at a university after men’s basketball scandals, according to a working paper co-authored in the Walker College of Business.

  • Appalachian Board of Trustees confers faculty emeriti status, promotions and tenure
    Appalachian Board of Trustees confers faculty emeriti status, promotions and tenure
    May 4, 2018

    A total of 26 individuals received faculty emeriti status while 59 others received promotion and/or tenure.

  • Appalachian’s Joseph Gonzalez receives Excellence in Teaching Award
    Appalachian’s Joseph Gonzalez receives Excellence in Teaching Award
    May 3, 2018

    Appalachian’s Joseph Gonzalez, associate professor in the Department of Cultural, Gender and Global Studies, receives UNC Board of Governors award established to both emphasize the importance of and support excellence in teaching.

  • Chris McNeil named chair of Appalachian’s Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
    Chris McNeil named chair of Appalachian’s Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
    May 2, 2018

    Dr. Chris McNeil, associate professor of finance at Appalachian, will serve as chair of the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance in the Walker College of Business beginning July 1.

  • Joseph Bathanti awarded McFarlane Family Distinguished Professorship in Appalachian’s Watauga Residential College
    Joseph Bathanti awarded McFarlane Family Distinguished Professorship in Appalachian’s Watauga Residential College
    May 2, 2018

    Joseph Bathanti, writer-in-residence in Appalachian’s Watauga Residential College (WRC), will teach full time in the WRC as the inaugural McFarlane Family Distinguished Professor in Interdisciplinary Education.

  • Appalachian’s Lynne Waugh wins 2018 Durham Freshman Advocate Award
    Appalachian’s Lynne Waugh wins 2018 Durham Freshman Advocate Award
    May 1, 2018

    Lynne Waugh — executive director of academic advising in Appalachian’s University College — was recognized for her contributions to improving the freshman experience at Appalachian with the 2018 Durham Freshman Advocate Award.

  • Shelf Unbound names ‘Train Wreck Earth’ a 2018 Best Independently Published Book
    Shelf Unbound names ‘Train Wreck Earth’ a 2018 Best Independently Published Book
    May 1, 2018

    E-magazine Shelf Unbound recognizes “Train Wreck Earth” among its top 100 Best Indie Books of 2018. Appalachian Professor Emeritus Dr. Harvard Ayers co-authored the novel, which addresses climate change.

  • Appalachian’s College of Arts and Sciences announces new department chairs
    Appalachian’s College of Arts and Sciences announces new department chairs
    April 30, 2018

    Drs. Jennifer L. Burris, Rose Mary Webb, Cameron Lippard and Tammy Wahpeconiah will assume their new positions as department chairs in the College of Arts and Sciences in fall 2018.

  • Appalachian’s Dr. Twila Wingrove named director of research data analysis
    Appalachian’s Dr. Twila Wingrove named director of research data analysis
    April 19, 2018

    On March 19, Appalachian professor Dr. Twila Wingrove began serving as the director of research data analysis in Appalachian’s Office of Research.

  • Appalachian’s Adam Julian receives Fulbright Scholar Program award
    Appalachian’s Adam Julian receives Fulbright Scholar Program award
    April 12, 2018

    Appalachian State University’s Adam Julian will participate in an International Education Administrators (IEA) seminar in Japan this upcoming summer as part of a Fulbright Scholar Program award.

  • Developing a Park Prescription Program for Your Community
    Developing a Park Prescription Program for Your Community
    Parks & Recreation Magazine
    April 6, 2018

    Park Prescription or “Park Rx” programs help to motivate people to be active in parks. They’re becoming more and more popular, and physicians often "prescribe" them to patients. Appalachian State University faculty members Dr. J. Joy James, Dr. Becki Battista and Dr. Richard W. Christiana discuss how to meet the challenges of designing a successful program.

  • Inside the World of “Sweeney Todd”
    Inside the World of “Sweeney Todd”

    A Look at Dramaturgy in Theatre

    April 6, 2018

    A team of student dramaturgs, working under the tutelage of Dr. Derek Davidson, assistant professor of theatre arts, has been hard at work for more than a year leading up to the production of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”

  • UNC Board of Governors Names 2018 Awards for Excellence in Teaching Recipients
    UNC Board of Governors Names 2018 Awards for Excellence in Teaching Recipients
    The University of North Carolina System
    April 5, 2018

    The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has selected outstanding University faculty members to receive the 2018 Awards for Excellence in Teaching. The 17 recipients, who represent all 16 of North Carolina’s public universities as well as the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, were nominated by special committees based on their home campuses and were selected by the Board of Governors’ Committee on Personnel and Tenure.

  • Bananas vs. Sports Drinks? Bananas Win in Study
    Bananas vs. Sports Drinks? Bananas Win in Study
    The New York Times
    April 4, 2018

    A banana might reasonably replace sports drinks for those of us who rely on carbohydrates to fuel exercise and speed recovery, according to a new study comparing the cellular effects of carbohydrates consumed during sports.

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