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Dr. Scott Marshall studies earthquakes from space
Nov. 27, 2016
Geophysicist Dr. Scott Marshall studies earthquakes from space, because satellite data can help map fault lines.
‘Celebration of Innovation’ showcases new Appalachian College of Fine and Applied Arts’ campus/community space
Nov. 23, 2016
Appalachian State University, along with the College of Fine and Applied Arts, has leased space at 182 Howard St., across from Boone eatery The Local, that will serve as a campus-wide collaborative, interdisciplinary work and meeting space. The first project is the actual redesign of the facility by a team of Integrative Design Experience (IDEX) laboratory students.
Experimental Archaeology class teaches how not to make assumptions in science
Nov. 21, 2016
Archaeology students sharpen critical thinking skills with an experiment based on the scientific hazards of making assumptions.
Photos from Experimental Archaeology course taught by Dr. Tom Whyte
Nov. 18, 2016
More photos from Dr. Tom Whyte’s Experimental Archaeology course at Appalachian.
Robert Olen Butler, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, to appear Nov. 10 in Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series at Appalachian State University
Nov. 7, 2016
Robert Olen Butler, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, has written 16 novels and six volumes of short fiction. He describes “Perfume River,” his latest novel, as “the best book I’ve ever written.” There are likely many reasons.
Dr. Zach Throckmorton of Lincoln Memorial University to lecture on Homo naledi Nov. 9 in I.G. Greer Auditorium at Appalachian State University
Nov. 7, 2016
Throckmorton is an assistant professor of anatomy at Lincoln Memorial University – DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in Harrogate, Tennessee. He wrote one of the first papers on Homo naledi.
Faculty, student researchers at Appalachian State University and UNC Asheville research threatened plant species
Nov. 1, 2016
The plant, called Spiraea virginiana, has been on the federal government’s list of threatened species since 1990. It dwells solely in white water, high-gradient streams in drainage from the Tennessee, Cumberland and New rivers in North Carolina.
Transportation Insight chairman tells Appalachian State University students to lead with innovation, humility
Oct. 28, 2016
Paul Thompson, founder and chairman of Transportation Insight and a supporter of business programs at Appalachian State University, delivered the 58th Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished Lecture on Oct. 28 in Appalachian’s Holmes Convocation Center.
Guy Miron, prominent Holocaust scholar, to speak at Appalachian State University Nov. 1
Oct. 28, 2016
Miron’s talk is titled “Modern Jewish Historiography: Between ‘Usable Past,’ National Narrative and the Transnational Challenge.” Miron is a professor of Jewish history and the chair of the Department of History, Philosophy and Jewish Studies at the Open University of Israel.
Carol Tyler, graphic novelist, to appear Nov. 3 in Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series at Appalachian State University
Oct. 28, 2016
Back around 2003, when graphic novelist Carol Tyler received a call from her father, Chuck Tyler, the conversation took a surprising turn.
Dr. Rob Brown, a cultural geographer of the Deep South
Oct. 21, 2016
Appalachian State University’s Dr. Rob Brown is a cultural geographer who researches aspects of the Deep South.
Appalachian State University geologist’s research on ancient footprints garners worldwide attention, will shed light on the roots of our origin
Oct. 21, 2016
Dr. Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce, an associate professor in the Department of Geology, has recently published research around the age and formation of the largest assemblage of Homo sapiens footprints discovered to date, in the shadow of the Ol Doinyo L’engai volcano in Tanzania.
From General Education geography class to NOAA scholarship
A first-year course sparks Eric Burton’s imagination, leads to research opportunities in Peru and beyond
Oct. 7, 2016
His imagination sparked, Eric Burton majors in geography, conducts research in Peru and lands a NOAA scholarship – in large part because of a first-year General Education course.
World-renowned Holocaust scholar C.R. Browning to lecture at Appalachian Sept. 25
Sept. 19, 2016
The keynote lecture of the 2016 annual meeting of the North Carolina Jewish Studies Consortium at Appalachian State University will be delivered by Dr. Christopher R. Browning. Browning’s talk is titled “Holocaust History and Survivor Testimony: The Starachowice Factory Slave Labor Camps” and is based on his recent book “Remembering Survival.”
Fulbright Scholar from Appalachian reflects on political unrest in Ethiopia
Sept. 16, 2016
Does studying abroad change the way we respond to world news? Fulbright Scholar Dr. Vachel Miller reflects on his yearlong experience in Ethiopia as violence embroils his host city.
Michael McNally named director of North Carolina Center for Engineering Technologies
Aug. 26, 2016
The center’s 55,000 square-foot facility, located in Hickory, provides facilities for applied research in engineering-related fields and serves as a conduit to baccalaureate education delivered by institutions in the the University of North Carolina system.
Geography Professor Sugg receives award for continued research on her North Carolina heat-health vulnerability tool
Aug. 26, 2016
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has awarded $10,356 to Dr. Margaret Sugg, a professor in Appalachian’s Department of Geography and Planning.
Racing the Sun
An Appalachian team seeks to change the future of transportation with a solar race car
Aug. 17, 2016
Take a dozen Appalachian students, three passionate faculty and an institutional commitment to sustainability and you get a race car powered by the sun that wins third place in a three-day track race and places sixth in a cross-country race lasting eight days and nearly 2,000 miles. You get innovations in sustainable technology. And, you get a roadmap to the car of the future.