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Dr. Laura Ammon, Associate Professor, Philosophy and Religion

“The Philosophy and Religion in The Contemporary World” Fall 2018 Colloquium series kicks off with Dr. Laura Ammon
Sep 11, 2018

Three Scenes from Sixteenth-Century Religious Conquest

Dr. Laura Ammon
Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Belk Library and Information Commons, Room 114

This event is free and open to the public.

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Winners of the 2018 Appalachian Excellence in Teaching Awards at the Fall Semester Faculty and Staff Meeting. From left: Dr. Thomas Whyte, professor in the Department of Anthropology; Dr. Susan Staub, professor in the Department of English; Dr. Richard Pouder, professor in the Department of Management; Dr. Gabriele Casale, associate professor in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences; Dr. William “Bill” Anderson, professor in and chair of the Department of Geological and Environment Science

Appalachian faculty and staff excellence 'singled out' at fall semester meeting
Sep 11, 2018

Seven faculty and four staff members at Appalachian State University were honored for excellence at the Fall Semester Faculty and Staff Meeting Sept. 7 in the College of Education Building. Dr.

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Interested in the theory of matrix polynomials and numerical solutions of the polynomial eigenvalue problem, which includes, as special cases, computing the roots of a polynomial and the eigenvalues of a matrix. - Dr. Thomas Cameron

Math Colloquia with Dr. Thomas Cameron, Davidson College
Sep 10, 2018

CANCELLED

Root-finding Algorithms for the Eigenvalue Problem
Dr. Thomas Cameron, Davidson College
Friday, September 14, 2018
3-4 p.m.
103A Walker Hall

This talk is free and open to the public

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Community FEaST: Food Engagement and Storytelling

Community FEaST: Food Engagement and Storytelling
Sep 6, 2018

Community FEaST

Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018
4:30 - 6 p.m.
Sanford Mall

This event is free and the public is welcome.

(A rain date is set for Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018)

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Dr. Anass Bayaga, Research Professor, University of Zululand

Math Colloquia with Dr. Anass Bayaga
Sep 6, 2018

Identifying and Examining the Predictors (Influencers) that Correlate with College/Pre-College Maths Cognition
Dr. Anass Bayaga, Research Professor, University of Zululand

Friday, Sept. 7, 2018
3-4 p.m.
103A Walker Hall

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Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures hosts its 1st Annual International Speaker Series

Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures hosts its 1st Annual International Speaker Series
Sep 5, 2018

DLLC hosts its 1st Annual International Speaker Series with Gabriela Alemán
Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018
7:30 p.m.
Belk Library and Information Commons, Room 114

This event is free and all are welcome to attend.

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Appalachian State University’s Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics (RIEEE)

2018 OFFSETS Workshop: Carbon Offset Possibilities for Small-Scale Forest Owners
Sep 5, 2018

The 2018 OFFSETS Workshop: Carbon Offset Possibilities for Small-Scale Forest Owners
Friday, Sept. 21, 2018
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Plemmons Student Union, Price Lake Room (201A)

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Dr. Jared McDonald, historian at the University of the Free State, South Africa

Land, labour and migration in Qwaqwa, South Africa: Past Legacies and Present Challenges
Sep 4, 2018

Dr. Jared McDonald, historian at the University of the Free State, South Africa
Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018
12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Belk Library Information Commons, Room 421

This event is free and open to the public.

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Film Screening, followed by a Q&A with director of "Among Wolves," Shawn Convey

Film Screening, followed by a Q&A with director of "Among Wolves," Shawn Convey
Aug 31, 2018

Rescheduled for Thursday, September 27, 2018

5 p.m.
Greenbriar Theater (https://maps.appstate.edu/campus-map/29)

This event is free and open to the public.

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A needle draws a vaccine from a vial. Dr. Brooke Christian, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at Appalachian, will use funding from a UNC System grant to research a novel strategy for drug stabilization during delivery and storage — one that would eliminate the need for refrigeration. Shutterstock/Numstocker image

UNC System funds Appalachian research on new drug storage and delivery method
Aug 31, 2018

At least one link in the “cold chain” supply of drugs could be broken thanks to research conducted by faculty at Appalachian State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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