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“Last Yiddish Heroes: Lost And Found Songs of Soviet Jews During WW II”: Lecture and Performance of Songs

“Last Yiddish Heroes: Lost And Found Songs of Soviet Jews During WW II”: Lecture and Performance of Songs
Jul 11, 2018

Appalachian State University’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies invites the public to a presentation by Prof. Anna Shternshi...

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Senior Anthropology Major Anna Rawls: CAS Corps Feature of the Month
Jul 10, 2018

The CAS Corps are chosen to serve as representatives to all constituents of the College of Arts and Sciences and to create, promote and execute opport...

The Women’s Orchestra at Auschwitz: Sonatas and Survivor Testimony

The Women’s Orchestra at Auschwitz: Sonatas and Survivor Testimony
Jul 9, 2018

Appalachian State University’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies invites the public to a presentation by Anna Lasker-Wallfisc...

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17th Annual Martin and Doris Rosen Summer Symposium 2018: ‘Holocaust and Music: Uses and Abuses
Jul 5, 2018

Date: Saturday, July 21 - Thursday, July 26Location: All sessions will be held in the Grandfather Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union (PSU) unless otherw...

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College of Arts and Sciences welcomes a new Associate Dean for 2018-19
Jul 2, 2018

The College of Arts and Sciences, the largest academic college at Appalachian State University will begin the fall semester with new Associate Dean, D...

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Call for Proposals: CJHPS will co-host the Future of Holocaust Testimonies conference
Jun 29, 2018

The Holocaust Studies Program of Western Galilee College, the USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research, University of Southern Calif...

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Student Highlight: Autumn Melby
Jun 28, 2018

When considering what drew her to Appalachian State University, anthropology major and departmental honors student, Autumn  Melby, recalls “I ...

ROSE, the solar vehicle team's new Cruiser Class solar car. ROSE — which stands for Racing on Solar Energy — was unveiled at the Holmes Convocation Center on Appalachian State University's campus at 1 p.m. Friday, June 22. ROSE will compete in major solar car races in July, but the vehicle was designed for comfort, practicality and real-world transportation solutions. About 150 people attended the unveiling. Photo by Chase Reynold

Racing on Solar Energy — ROSE's racing team
Jun 27, 2018

Team Sunergy’s 2018 crew taking Appalachian State University’s Cruiser Class solar car ROSE (Racing on Solar Energy) to two international competit...

Appalachian State University professor Dr. Steve Hageman has received a 2018–19 Fulbright award and will apply methods he uses to study fossils to help determine the degree to which warming of the environment has affected the body size of polar Arctic marine organisms. Photo submitted

Appalachian professor Dr. Steve Hageman receives Fulbright to study global warming’s effects in the polar Arctic
Jun 26, 2018

 Dr. Steve Hageman, professor of geology in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, which is housed in Appalachian State Univers...

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Two Appalachian Students receive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
Jun 25, 2018

Two Appalachian students, Rachel Jordan, Lilburn, G.A. and Autumn Melby, Sanford, N.C. have been awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Re...