Spring break study abroad opportunity makes global connections
Mar 15, 2017
Appalachian State University’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies and the College of Arts and Sciences program in Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies collaborated with four organizations to create a study abroad research trip in Holocaust studies for Appalachian students during
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Dr. Susan Lappan awarded Fulbright grant for primate research in Southeast Asia
Mar 13, 2017
Dr. Susan Lappan of the Department of Anthropology at Appalachian State University received a Fulbright award for her forthcoming research on primate ecology in peninsular Malaysia, entitled “Conservation of the Malaysian Siamang in a Changing World.”
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The Evolution of Insects As Food, From Hominids to the United Nations
Mar 9, 2017
March 21, 2017 at 5:00 pm
Current perceptions of insects as food here in the United States are generally of disgust, even though insects are a common and desirable food in many different cultures around the world. Presented by Dr. Julie Lesnik of Wayne State University.
Visiting Writer Series: Bianca Lynne Spriggs Reading
Mar 8, 2017
When Bianca Spriggs appears March 30 in the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series at Appalachian State University, the occasion will draw attention to her significant, growing body of poetry.
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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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