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Then and Now alumnus: Rick Carpenter

Then and Now: Rick Carpenter, Geography and Planning
Aug 3, 2020

Rick Carpenter '11, '15M.A. Geography, Urban and Regional PlanningFrom Spartanburg, S.C.THENAs an Appalachian State University student, Carpenter foun...

Center Director Dr. T. Pegelow Kaplan Publishes Co-Edited Volume on Jewish Petitioning during the Shoah

Center Director Dr. T. Pegelow Kaplan Publishes Co-Edited Volume on Jewish Petitioning during the Shoah
Jul 31, 2020

Dr. Thomas Pegelow Kaplan, the Leon Levine Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies, just published...

Ten App State students awarded NSF supported S-STEM scholarships

Ten App State students awarded NSF supported S-STEM scholarships
Jul 30, 2020

Ten students from Appalachian State University’s departments of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics and ...

SAFE Grant Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Shea Tuberty

SAFE Grant Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Shea Tuberty
Jul 29, 2020

Dr. Shea TubertyProfessor and Assistant Chair, Department of BiologyStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) fund recipientProject: “The New ...

Hands-on learning in the High Country

Hands-on learning in the High Country
Jul 28, 2020

Appalachian State University students and alumni often refer to the university as their “home on the mountain.” The use of this physical reference...

Then and Now alumnus: Ben Dannemiller '11, '15

Then and Now: Ben Dannemiller, Geography and Planning
Jul 27, 2020

Ben Dannemiller '11, '15B.S. Geography, (GIS)M.A. Geography, Urban and Regional PlanningFrom Asheville, N.C.THENAs a student at Appalachian, Dannemill...

Dr. Thomas Whyte publishes new book on Boone's history before 1769

Dr. Thomas Whyte publishes new book on Boone's history before 1769
Jul 24, 2020

Dr. Thomas Whyte, Professor of Anthropology, has just published a new book on the history of Boone and Northwestern North Carolina, Boone Before ...

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"The Way We Live Now" Creative Writing Students’ memoirs of the semester lead to published work
Jul 23, 2020

Three students from the Department of English were chosen for publication by an online journal and news website, 100 Days in Appalachia. The essays we...

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Robert Lewis '19, Physics and Astronomy

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Robert Lewis '19, Physics and Astronomy
Jul 22, 2020

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Robert Lewis ‘19, Physics and AstronomyRobert Lewis was an undergraduate student in from Bailey, N.C. Student and...

Meteorological factors may influence COVID-19 transmission and spread in the US, according to research by App State and NCICS

Meteorological factors may influence COVID-19 transmission and spread in the US, according to research by App State and NCICS
Jul 21, 2020

BOONE, N.C. —A new study by a multidisciplinary team of researchers at Appalachian State University and the North Carolina Institute for Climat...