Cross-institutional research in physics and astronomy leads to best undergraduate student paper
Mar 8, 2017
Hunter Stark, an Appalachian State University sophomore communication major from Charlotte, and James Howe, a Southwestern Community College senior and triple major in electronics, computer, and network engineering technology from Miami, Florida, have been awarded the best undergraduate student...
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Appalachian’s Sarah Carmichael to be inducted into The Explorers Club
Mar 6, 2017
Geochemist joins John Glenn, Sally Ride, Sir Edmund Hillary, Jane Goodall and other well-known explorers in this prestigious society.
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Planet Nine from Outer Space and Tales of the Outer Solar System
Mar 1, 2017
The Morgan Lecture Series of Science will host Dr. Michael Brown, a solar-system astronomer and professor of planetary astronomy from California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
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General Benjamin Butler, Politics, Warfare and Masculinity in the Civil War North
Mar 1, 2017
Boone, N.C. - The Appalachian State University History Department will host its second guest in a new speaker series on the Civil War. Dr.
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Dark Skies: Celestial Events and Humanity Discussion with Dr. Anthony Aveni
Feb 28, 2017
On Tuesday, March 28, 2017, there will be a panel discussion on “Dark Skies: Celestial Events and Humanity” discussing the links between astronomy, religion, and anthropology. The event will host Dr.
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Five Appalachian students are semi-finalists for Fulbright Scholars program
Feb 28, 2017
The Office of International Education and Development (OIED) announces five out of eight Appalachian students who applied for Fulbright Awards were chosen as semi-finalists for the awards. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers fellowships for U.S.
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College and University Section Virtual Conference: Feb 24, 2017
Feb 23, 2017
The College and University Section of the North Carolina Library Association in partnership with Appalachian State University’s Center for Academic Excellence is hosting its first Virtual Conference on February 24, 2017!
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Night in Day: The Great American Eclipse of 2017 and Its Predecessors with Dr. Anthony F. Aveni, Professor of Astronomy, Anthropology, and Native American Studies
Feb 21, 2017
Boone, N.C. - On Monday, March 27, 2017 the College of Arts and Sciences will host Dr. Anthony Aveni, a Russell Colgate Distinguished University Professor, in its seventh annual Dean’s Advisory Council’s Interdisciplinary Lecture series.
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Germans in Jamaica: Wars, Spies and Camps
Feb 21, 2017
Appalachian State University faculty member and documentary filmmaker Kevin Kennedy will present his film “Germans in Jamaica: War, Spies and Camps”, February 23, at 5:30 p.m. in the Greenbriar Theater in the Student Union.
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John Foster West and Marian Coe Scholarship Winners Announced
Feb 20, 2017
The 2016-17 winners of the John Foster West and Marian Coe creative writing scholarships were announced by Appalachian State’s English department on Jan 18.
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