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Civil rights activist Mary Frances Berry speaks March 23 at Appalachian
March 13, 2015
Dr. Mary Frances Berry will present “Whatever Happened to the Civil Rights Movement?” as part of the 2014-15 Forum Series at Appalachian State University. The series theme is “The Civil Rights Act After 50 Years: Is There Justice for All Now?”
Spring renewable energy and energy efficiency workshop series begins April 10
March 13, 2015
The Appalachian Energy Center at Appalachian State University will host a series of renewable energy and energy efficiency workshops on campus.
UNC System avoided $103 million in utility costs in 2013-14
Feb. 25, 2015
The University of North Carolina System avoided $103 million in utility costs in the 2013-14 academic year, according to Len Hoey, energy engineering manager at the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Perfect lawns aren’t perfect for the environment, research shows
Jan. 22, 2015
The continued quest for the perfect lawn contributes to global warming. Dr. Chuanhui Gu, an assistant professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Geology, is the lead author of a paper published in the January issue of Journal of Environmental Management that indicates lawns and turf grass systems produce more greenhouse gases than they absorb.
Julian Bond to speak at Appalachian’s MLK commemoration Jan. 23
Jan. 12, 2015
Civil rights activist and professor Julian Bond will speak for the 31st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration at Appalachian State University.
Sustainability Film Series begins Jan. 20
Panelists include N.Y. Times bestselling author Colin Campbell
Jan. 12, 2015
The series includes “Fed Up,” “Thin Ice,” “Surviving Progress” and “Mission Blue.” The films were selected to help viewers better understand the challenges facing humankind and the planet and to broaden observations regarding environmental and economic sustainability and social justice.
Service-learning project benefits Daniel Boone Native Gardens
Nov. 7, 2014
Students in a First Year Seminar course research, create and install plant signage at Daniel Boone Native Gardens.
Learning garden teaches children where food comes from
July 27, 2014
A campus learning garden teaches children how plants grow and where food comes.
Third Appalachian Energy Summit guides UNC system’s energy future
July 24, 2014
Appalachian State University leads the way in transforming the University of North Carolina’s energy future by hosting the third annual Appalachian Energy Summit July 28-30.
Appalachian included in Princeton Review’s 2014 “Guide to 332 Green Colleges”
June 3, 2014
Appalachian State University is among the most environmentally responsible colleges listed in “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 332 Green Colleges: 2014 Edition.” The guide was created in collaboration with the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
Helping sustain and revitalize Guatemala’s indigenous culture
March 24, 2014
A professor’s longtime relationship with a Guatemalan town helps sustain and revitalize its indigenous culture.
Generation on a Slackline
Discussing a diverse, global, digital information economy in motion - and Appalachian's role in it
Dec. 5, 2013
In their book “Generation on a Tightrope” (Jossey-Bass 2012), Dr. Arthur Levine and Dr. Diane Dean present challenges that educational institutions face in preparing this current generation of undergraduate students to understand and thrive in describe a diverse, global, digital information economy in motion. They join Provost Lori Gonzalez and Dean of Students JJ Brown to discuss Appalachian’s role in this challenge.
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.
Group studies indigenous activism in the Upper Amazon
Nov. 3, 2009
This past summer, 16 students from Appalachian State University traveled to Ecuador to study indigenous activism and language in the Upper Amazon for three weeks. They came away with a greater appreciation of the impact of oil in the Amazon and its affect on the lives of the indigenous people.
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.

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