College News

Dr. Peter Soulé, professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Geography and Planning,

Appalachian receives NSF funding for rainfall variability research
Mar 26, 2018

Dr. Peter Soulé, professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Geography and Planning, is the recipient of $32,601 in funding from the ...

Novelist and essayist Calvin Baker visits Appalachian

Novelist and essayist Calvin Baker visits Appalachian
Mar 26, 2018

Novelist, essayist and editor Calvin Baker will give a reading and present a craft talk as part of the spring 2018 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Wri...

Dr. Zach Vernon, assistant professor in Appalachian’s Department of English, is co-editor of “Summoning the Dead: Essays on Ron Rash,” a book-length collection of scholarship on award-winning author Ron Rash. Photos submitted

Appalachian’s Zach Vernon co-edits new collection of essays on Ron Rash
Mar 23, 2018

Dr. Zack Vernon, assistant professor in the Department of English at Appalachian State University, is co-editor of “Summoning the Dead: Essays on Ro...

CJM

Climate Justice Month—April 2018
Mar 22, 2018

Climate change is perhaps the most challenging global issue that humanity will face for generations to come. The consequences of climate change are pl...

Dr. Lauren Woods Lecturer, Department of Chemistry

American Chemical Society Outreach Volunteer of the Year Award
Mar 22, 2018

Dr. Lauren Gray Woods is a volunteer advisor for the Appalachian State University Appalachian Chemical Society, founded in 1977. Since 2016, the Appal...

Dr. Shawn Bergman, Department of Psychology

Bergman named director of the Walker College of Business professional education program
Mar 22, 2018

Dr. Shawn Bergman, Department of Psychology,  has been named director of the Walker College of Business Professional Education Program&...

Department of Computer Science staff member and students pictured left to right: Michael Dougherty (coach), students Dylan Beasley, Jackson Sippe and Andrew Thorp

Tracer Fire Cybersecurity Workshop
Mar 21, 2018

A team of three Computer Science students coached by Michael Dougherty, a staff member and graduate of the Department, attended a two day Tracer Fire ...

Mark Bray

"Antifa: The History and Theory of Antifascist Resistance"
Mar 21, 2018

Mark Bray is a historian of human rights, terrorism and political radicalism in Modern Europe at Dartmouth College. He is the author of the national b...

Senior Geography Major Abie Nicole Bonevac. Photo by Ellen Gwin Burnette

Senior Geography Major Abie Nicole Bonevac: CAS Corps Feature of the Month
Mar 20, 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 ...

ack Griffin, a senior from Waxhaw majoring in physics at Appalachian, works to develop a demonstration laser. Photo by Marie Freeman

A taste of science: Appalachian team creates an edible laser
Mar 20, 2018

Dr. Lauren Woods and a team of undergraduates from Appalachian State University want to bring lasers out of the realm of Star Wars weaponry and into t...