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Dr. Baker Perry, professor in Appalachian’s Department of Geography and Planning, on a study abroad in Pucarumi, Peru, at an altitude of 13,500 feet. Photo by Marie Freeman

Find Your Sustain Ability: Dr. Baker Perry
Jan 28, 2020

Host Dr. Lee F. Ball visits with climate scientist and Appalachian geography and planning professor Dr. Baker Perry. Perry shares details about his re...

Dr. Becky Sanft, assistant professor, University of North Carolina Asheville. Photo from https://www.unca.edu/person/becky-sanft.

Exploring Mathematical Modeling in Biology
Jan 24, 2020

Dr. Becky Sanft, assistant professor, University of North Carolina AshevilleJanuary 31, 20203-4 p.m.Walker Hall, Room 103A This talk is free...

L-R: Leah Carver, Ivasun Carter, Asia Griffis, Sanam Geranmayeh

Appalachian announces first Gilman Scholarship recipients of 2020
Jan 23, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — The Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships (NCS), a division of University College at Appalachian State University, announces f...

Dr. Peter Carmichael, director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College to speak at 5th Annual Civil War Speaker Series at Appalachian State University. Photo from Gettysburg College, source: https://www.gettysburg.edu/civil-war-institute/news/detail?id=8ef6007a-18e9-46a5-96de-26e8126b2000&pageTitle=Carmichael+to+Speak+at+Musselman+Library+March+28

5th Annual Civil War Speaker Series with Dr. Peter Carmichael
Jan 22, 2020

5th Annual Civil War Speaker Series with Dr. Peter CarmichealWednesday, February 19, 20206-8 p.m. Belk Library, Room 114This talk is free and open to ...

Appalachian Chancellor Sheri Everts, second from left, with the inaugural winners of the Chancellor’s Awards for Inclusive Excellence: Rabbi Stephen Roberts, spiritual leader of the Temple of the High Country, far left; Watauga County Schools Superintendent Scott Elliott, who represented the school district’s Coffee Talk program, second from right; and Dr. Claudia Cartaya-Marin, professor in and chair of Appalachian’s A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, far right. Photo by Marie Fr

App State presents inaugural awards for inclusive excellence, welcomes poet Nikki Giovanni
Jan 21, 2020

Appalachian State University honored Dr. Claudia Cartaya-Marin, Rabbi Stephen Roberts and the Watauga County Schools Coffee Talk program with the inau...

ASU current English department graduate student and author Thom Young. Photo Submitted.

University Bookstore Student Author Spotlight: Thom Young
Jan 16, 2020

 Author Thom Young shares his recently published book, "Bespoke."Wednesday, January 29, 2020 5 p.m. Beacon Heights, Room 417Plemmons Student...

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Physics and Astronomy Colloquium with Dr. Gerardo Vazquez
Jan 15, 2020

Dr. Gerardo Vazquez from Salisbury University will be giving a talk entitled "The James Webb Telescope: Characteristics, Instruments, Main Missions an...

Andy Mendoza, Cell/Molecular Biology major, Chemistry minor. Photo by Ellen Gwin Burnette

CAS Corps Feature of the Month: Andy Mendoza
Jan 14, 2020

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...

Dr. Thomas R. Cameron, Assistant Professor, Davidson College. Photo from Davidson College, https://www.davidson.edu/people/thomas-cameron.

Math Colloquium Series presents: On the Rankability of Data
Jan 13, 2020

Dr. Thomas R. Cameron, Assistant Professor, Davidson CollegeJanuary 24, 20203-4 p.m.Walker Hall, Room 103A This talk is free and open to the...

This aerial photo shows the rows of photovoltaic (PV) panels installed atop Appalachian’s Leon Levine Hall of Health Sciences. Photo by Marie Freeman

App State creates ‘roadmap to climate neutrality’
Jan 3, 2020

Appalachian State University’s new Climate Action Plan will be released April 22, 2020 — the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.The plan, authored...