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History of total solar eclipses in North Carolina
Aug. 15, 2017
Since 1869 there have been three total solar eclipses in North Carolina: Aug. 7, 1869, May 28, 1900, and March 7, 1970. There will be three more before the end of the century: Aug. 21, 2017, May 11, 2078 and Sept. 14, 2099.
Hankins’ first book garners Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise
Aug. 14, 2017
Dr. Davis Hankins of Appalachian State University is one of 10 winners of the Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise this year. He received this award for his work “The Book of Job and the Immanent Genesis of Transcendence” (Northwestern University Press, 2015).
Gelber named AppTV general manager
Aug. 7, 2017
In this role, Robert Gelber will oversee all aspects of AppTV, including programming, expansion and new initiatives while also mentoring students in the university’s electronic media/broadcasting program.
Living like you mean it
Meet some Mountaineers who are living intentional lives, and making a difference for others
Aug. 4, 2017
Meet some Mountaineers who are living intentional lives, and making a difference for others.
Communication faculty member receives Wade H. Hargrove Community Leadership Award
July 31, 2017
Dan “Vallie” Hill, practitioner-in-residence in the Department of Communication at Appalachian and WASU-FM manager, was awarded the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters (NCAB) 2017 Wade H. Hargrove Community Leadership Award in June. The award is given to North Carolina broadcasters who have demonstrated a commitment to public service in their communities.
Action plans in action
2016 Mandela Fellows share their successes and strategies
July 20, 2017
Here are two examples of the influence Appalachian State University has had on the young and promising African leaders who spend six weeks on campus as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Faith Tanui of Kenya and Dr. Issoufa Bachir Bounou of Niger participated in 2016.
Great American Total Solar Eclipse To Travel Through Western NC on Aug. 21
High Country Press
July 13, 2017
Dan Caton, professor and director of observatories at Appalachian State University in the Department of Astronomy and Physics, encourages everyone to try to venture into that 70-mile wide path on the afternoon of Aug. 21.
'Mountain of God' Volcano Preparing to Erupt
The East African peak looms over a modern city as well as three major sites featuring signs of early humans.
National Geographic
July 13, 2017
An active volcano in northeastern Tanzania, known as Ol Doinyo Lengai, could threaten Engare Sero, a site of ancient Homo sapiens footprints recently studied by Appalachian State University geologist Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce.
Saving the bees
Appalachian student and faculty researchers seek to recover declining honeybee population
July 13, 2017
There’s hope for declining honeybee populations thanks to Appalachian student and faculty research and special projects.
Appalachian professors practice what they teach, operate their home at net positive energy use with solar panels
July 11, 2017
Drs. Jim and Jennifer Westerman, both professors at Appalachian State University, made a decision that has saved the equivalent of 276 trees and avoided 10,624 pounds of CO2 emissions so far this calendar year: having 50 solar panels installed on their 1972 home.
Appalachian communication professor helps students turn assignments into podcast fame
July 11, 2017
Some of the best essays from the Department of Communication now circulate far beyond campus as content on the popular Optimal Living Daily (OLD) podcast.
Foreman named vice chancellor and chief of staff at Appalachian State University
June 29, 2017
Foreman will oversee the areas of University Communications, Arts Engagement (An Appalachian Summer Festival, the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts and the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts), the Holmes Convocation Center, the Office of Sustainability, the Small Business and Technology Development Center and External Affairs and Community Relations.
Judy Asks: Is Italy Europe’s Achilles’ Heel?
Carnegie Europe
June 28, 2017
A selection of experts, including Appalachian's Federiga Bindi, answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
A Sense of Duty to Teach Climate Change
The New York Times
June 28, 2017
“Cooking creates an approachable platform to teach basic thermodynamic concepts. Everyone is interested in why a pizza stone results in a crispier pizza crust! Once they understand these concepts, the energy balance of the climate system is easy to understand.”
Cindy Barr named associate vice chancellor for enrollment management at Appalachian
June 19, 2017
Cynthia Lawrence “Cindy” Barr will be the next associate vice chancellor for enrollment management at Appalachian State University. She will begin work Aug. 1, having most recently served as vice president of enrollment at Catawba College.
The State of Things: There Goes the Sun
WUNC 91.5
June 15, 2017
This August communities across the United States will witness a total solar eclipse for the first time almost 100 years. Host Frank Stasio talks about the science of the sun with astronomer Rachel Smith. Smith heads the Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and is a professor of physics and astronomy at Appalachian State University.
Huff appointed Dean of the Beaver College of Health Services
June 13, 2017
Dr. Marie Huff, has been named dean of the Beaver College of Health Sciences at Appalachian State University. She was most recently dean of the College of Health and Human Services at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.
Two Appalachian faculty members named Fulbright Scholars
June 13, 2017
Dr. Anatoli Ignatov, assistant professor in the Sustainable Development Department and Dr. Susan Lappan, assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, both at Appalachian State University, were honored with prestigious Fulbright Scholar Awards this spring.