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Saving the Bees

Saving the bees
Jul 19, 2017

Appalachian student and faculty researchers seek to recover declining honeybee population. Consider this fact from the U.S. Department of Ag...

PHOTOGRAPH BY ROBERT CLARK, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CREATIVE

'Mountain of God' Volcano Preparing to Erupt
Jul 19, 2017

An active volcano in northeastern Tanzania known to the Maasai as the “Mountain of God” has been quietly rumbling—and it is showing signs that a...

Holocaust survivor Ralph Preiss appears in this January 1939 photograph taken in Paris. He will speak during the 16th Annual Summer Symposium “Remembering the Holocaust” Aug. 5-10.

Summer Symposium Aug. 5-10 will focus on global history and complex connections in remembering the Holocaust and crises today
Jul 17, 2017

The 16th Annual Martin and Doris Rosen Summer Symposium on “Remembering the Holocaust” will be held Aug. 5-10 at the Marriott Hotel in Boone, near...

Lucy Baron, a 2017 graduate of Appalachian State University, will present a poster on a water purification system at the 2017 Appalachian Energy Summit. Photo by Elliot Baron

2017 Appalachian Energy Summit provides students opportunities to network, exchange ideas and promote their work
Jul 17, 2017

The sixth Appalachian Energy Summit will take place July 10-12 at Appalachian State University, focusing on a theme called “Perspectives: ...

Appalachian State University student Annie Pharr of Tuxedo, who is majoring in recreation management and sociology, received a scholarship from the USA Cycling Foundation. Photo by Yates Pharr

Appalachian student receives scholarship from the USA Cycling Foundation, engages community in biking
Jul 14, 2017

An Appalachian State University student who helped organize the first women’s cycling event in the Boone area in the summer of 2016 has been awarded...

Team Sunergy celebrates a second place finish during the 2017 Formula Sun Grand Prix.

Runnin’ on Shine
Jul 10, 2017

Many Americans celebrate the Fourth of July holiday with fireworks and fun in the sun. At Appalachian State University, a team of students are putting...

Photo submitted by Mark Ginn

Department of Mathematical Sciences hosts workshop on Sustainable Energy Consumption
Jul 5, 2017

BOONE, N.C.—During the month of June, the Department of Mathematical Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University we...

On July 10, Gina McCarthy will deliver a keynote address during the 2017 Appalachian Energy Summit at Appalachian State University. Photo courtesy of APB Speakers

EPA head and urban revitalization strategist to deliver keynote addresses at Appalachian’s 2017 Appalachian Energy Summit, July 10 and 11
Jun 30, 2017

BOONE, N.C.—Gina McCarthy, the former head of the EPA, and Majora Carter, an urban revitalization strategist who hosts “The Promised Land,” a Pe...

Appalachian State University Diversity Scholar Megan Busse of Troutman, who plans to major in industrial design. Photo by Riley Hutchinson

Appalachian awards 10 students Diversity Scholarships for 2017-18
Jun 29, 2017

BOONE, N.C.—Ten first-year students at Appalachian State University have been awarded Diversity Scholarships for the 2017-18 academic year.The Diver...

Brad Bergman, head brewer at Petoskey Brewing Company, discusses the use of his bachelors of science degree in chemistry in his brewing process on Thursday, June 22

Brad Bergman: Background of a brewing chemist
Jun 26, 2017

PETOSKEY — To stand out, breweries are bringing in the big leagues to push their flavors over the competition.Locally, Petoskey Brewing’s head bre...

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