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“Plant Parenthood” class offered Jan. 30
Jan 21, 2016

BOONE—The Department of Biology at Appalachian State University will offer a free class Jan. 30 on vegetative propagation of tropical plants. The class is part of the "High Country Gardening" series taught by greenhouse manager Jerry Meyer.

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AppTV original show showcases the intersection of religion and life in Appalachia
Jan 19, 2016

BOONE - Each week Philosophy and Religion professor, Dr. Conrad Ostwalt, can bee seen outside the confines of I.G. Greer and possibly on the screen of your television, computer, or mobile device.

College News, Students

Appalachian Professor elected President of North Carolina School Psychology Association
Jan 12, 2016

BOONE - Dr. James Deni, professor of psychology at Appalachian State University,was elected President Elect of the North Carolina School Psychology Association (NCSPA) Dr. Deni was originally elected president in 1988, and has been a member of NCSPA since 1975.

College News, Faculty & Staff, Awards & Honors

Three-minute thesis competition held Jan. 21 at Appalachian
Jan 9, 2016

BOONE—Seventeen graduate students at Appalachian State University will have three minutes to explain their research or scholarly/creative projects as part of the 3MT Three Minute Thesis competition to be held Jan. 21 at Appalachian State University.

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Winners of Coe and West scholarships announced
Jan 4, 2016

BOONE—The Department of English and the Creative Writing Concentration at Appalachian State University have announced the winners of scholarships awarded for prose and poetry.

College News, Students, Awards & Honors

Author and radio host Michael Eric Dyson to deliver MLK Commemoration Speech Jan. 21
Jan 4, 2016

BOONE—This event has been canceled and will be rescheduled at a later date. Michael Eric Dyson, an American academic, author and radio host, will deliver the 32nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Speech Jan. 21 at 7 p.m.

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Grains of sand hold clues to the history of Alaska’s glaciers
Dec 14, 2015

BOONE—Show most people a core sample from the ocean floor and they only see mud. Ellen Cowan sees a ribbon of time dating back 1 million years or more.

College News, Grants & Research, Faculty & Staff

Geology faculty and students contribute to better understanding of early climate change during the Devonian and Carboniferous Periods
Dec 14, 2015

BOONE—A five-year UNESCO and International Union of Geological Sciences project on the interaction between climate change and the earth's biodiversity, IGCP 596, has culminated in the book "Planet Earth – In Deep Time," co-edited by Professor Johnny Waters at Appalachian State Univer

College News, Faculty & Staff, Students, Grants & Research, Sustainability

Appalachian professor develops software to study tornadoes with National Geographic
Dec 10, 2015

BOONE - Each year in the spring, Dr. Anton Seimon, Research Assistant Professor at Appalachian State University in the Department of Geography and Planning, heads to the Midwestern Great Plains with his family to observe severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.

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Appalachian joins the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Dec 2, 2015

BOONE—Twenty-nine faculty from across three colleges at Appalachian State University are involved in atmospheric sciences or related research.

College News, Sustainability