Appalachian’s Dr. Jon Carter offers historical context for ‘migrant caravan,’ points to U.S. free-trade policies of 1990s
Nov 5, 2018
Why are thousands of Hondurans migrating en masse to the U.S. border? Appalachian State University sociocultural anthropologist Dr. Jon Carter&nb...
"Ecological and social constraints on ranging behavior in siamangs (Symphalangus syndactylus) in fire-damaged habitat"
Nov 1, 2018
Dr. Susan Lappan, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Appalachian State UniversityMonday, Nov. 5, 201812 p.m.Anne Belk Hall, Room 342This...
Dr. Ellen Cowan is awarded Geological Society of America fellowship
Oct 30, 2018
Dr. Ellen Cowan, Professor, sedimentary record of climate change, geoarchaeology and geomorphologyDepartment of Geological and Environmental SciencesC...
College Faculty and Staff Awards 2017-18
Oct 25, 2018
Each year the College of Arts and Sciences hosts a luncheon to celebrate the many faculty and staff in the college and to recognize outstanding facult...
Carmen Scoggins: A leader in the classroom through Spanish education in Watauga County and at Appalachian
Oct 25, 2018
The College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University has named Carmen Scoggins ’94 ’98 as the Outstanding Alumni Award winner for 2017...
'Fall Color Guy': Unprecedented warn weather is delaying fall leaf color
Oct 4, 2018
Biologist Dr. Howard Neufeld, Appalachian State University’s “Fall Color Guy,” says this year’s fall leaf color development is behind normal s...
‘After Coal’ documentary produced by Appalachian’s Thomas Hansell adapted as book
Oct 1, 2018
“After Coal,” a feature-length documentary produced by Appalachian State University’s Thomas Hansell, explores how coal-mining communities in So...
Faculty and student research on Navigating Campus Hookup Culture
Sep 27, 2018
Current research examples of the college hookup scene consistently show it to be heavily gendered and heteronormative. In spite of the extensive resea...
What Baby Stars and Meteorites Can Tell Us About Our Solar System’s Past
Sep 25, 2018
Rachel Smith studies the birth of stars to better understand the origins of life on Earth, and perhaps elsewhere in the universe. Read the full articl...
Appalachian faculty and staff excellence 'singled out' at fall semester meeting
Sep 11, 2018
Seven faculty and four staff members at Appalachian State University were honored for excellence at the Fall Semester Faculty and Staff Meeting Sept. ...