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This is My Brain on Anxiety event poster. Graphic submitted.

This is My Brain on Anxiety: The Detailed Experience of an Anxious, BLACK Woman
Sep 30, 2021

Department of Sociology and Department of Theatre and Dance present Mia McClure

Friday, October 15, 2021
Doors open 6:00 p.m., show begins at 6:30 p.m.
Valborg Theatre, 480 Howard St., Boone, N.C., 28608

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Caption: SAFE student recipient Karissa Scholten, Psychology. Photo submitted.

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Karissa Scholten, Psychology
Sep 30, 2021

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Karissa Scholten, Psychology Karissa Scholten is a graduate student from Grand Rapids, M.I.

Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) fund recipient

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Event poster for the DLLC 4th Annual International Speaker Series Featuring Dr. Michael Sharpe

DLLC 4th Annual International Speaker Series Featuring Dr. Michael Sharpe, CUNY
Sep 29, 2021

We are pleased to invite you to the Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures’ 4th Annual International Speaker Series on Thursday, September 30, 2021, from 7-9pm EST. During this event, Dr.

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Dr. Denton Ebel, curator at the American Museum of Natural History

Joint Colloquium Features Meteorite Curator
Sep 24, 2021

Monday, September 27, the seventh colloquium featuring Dr. Denton Ebel, curator at the American Museum of Natural History, will be held. The event will be hosted by the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences. 

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Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) title mark

SAFE Fund Application Information
Sep 24, 2021

Consider applying for the College's Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund; deadline October 4, 2021.

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Dr. Patricia Johann, professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Computer Science, was awarded a $510,823 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the logical foundations of computer science. Photo submitted

App State’s Dr. Patricia Johann researches logics used in software programming
Sep 23, 2021

Dr. Patricia Johann was awarded a $510,823 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the logical foundations of computer science.

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Dr. Christine Ogilvie Hendren is the director of Appalachian State University’s Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics and professor of geological and environmental sciences. Photo by Chase Reynolds

App State joins NSF research effort to reduce phosphorus dependence, losses
Sep 22, 2021

Phosphorus is an essential element and a critical nutrient in global food systems, where it is used in fertilizers to improve crop yields. But “the current phosphorus cycle is linear and broken on both ends,” said Dr.

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Caption: SAFE student recipient Charles Fennell, Psychology. Photo submitted.

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Charles Fennell ’20, Psychology
Sep 21, 2021

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Charles Fennell ’20, Psychology Charles Fennell was an undergraduate student from Charlotte, N.C.

Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) fund recipient

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As a client services advocate at OASIS (Opposing Abuse with Service, Information and Shelter) in Boone, Appalachian State University alumna Carter Blue ’20 said she enjoys the variety in her job, which includes engaging in crisis support services with clients, serving at the OASIS housing shelter, acting as a medical advocate for sexual assault victims and connecting people to other agencies and resources. Photo submitted

App State alumna Carter Blue ’20 — a champion for survivors of violence
Sep 21, 2021

As a senior at Appalachian State University, Carter Blue ’20 delved into intimate partner violence in her senior thesis.

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Appalachian State University’s Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series is named in honor of late alumna Hughlene Bostian Frank ’68, left. She is pictured with her husband, William “Bill” Frank. Photo by Marie Freeman

4 lauded Appalachian authors to visit App State as part of fall 2021 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
Sep 16, 2021

Interested in gaining different perspectives on the Appalachian region and its culture? This season’s speakers for the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series shake up stereotypes and offer fresh looks at mountaineer mores.

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