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Holocaust survivor Michael Berkowicz is the former treasurer of the North American Council of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (POLIN), is a founding member of the Friends of the Krakow Jewish Culture Festival and has held leadership roles in various organizations dedicated to Judaic art and interfaith dialogue. Photo submitted

November 7: Kristallnacht: Testimony from Holocaust Survivor Michael Berkowicz
Oct 28, 2024

Kristallnacht: Testimony from Holocaust Survivor Michael Berkowicz
Thursday, November 7, 2024, from 7-8:30 p.m.

Reich College of Education Room 124A and via Zoom...

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Jesse Barber, an Appalachian State University senior from Sawmills, is pursuing a self-designed B.A. in interdisciplinary studies with a concentration in documentary studies in Appalachia and a minor in sustainable development. Photo by Mike Belleme

In the News: North Carolina Photographer Points His Lens Toward Hope Amidst The Devastation Of His Home State [alumni featured]
Oct 28, 2024

Jesse Barber focuses his camera with the quiet pensiveness of a mountain man—someone who appreciates the solace of a porch rocker, the depth of a Blue Ridge vista.

College News, Alumni
Dr. Kinji Ito is an assistant professor of Japanese in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures. Photo submitted

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Kinji Ito
Oct 25, 2024

Dr. Kinji Ito
Fall 2023 Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient
Project: "Repeated Study: Motivation as a Factor in Second Language Acquisition - Part 3"...

College News, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research, SAFE Grant
Leah Boone is a senior chemistry major from Pfafftown and member of the CAS Corps. Photo from honors.appstate.edu/leah-boone

SAFE Student Spotlight: Leah Boone
Oct 24, 2024

Leah Boone
Fall 2023 SAFE Fund Recipient

Project: "Comparing the Synthesis of L-DOPA in Osorb Versus in Solution"

CAS Corps, College News, Grants & Research, SAFE Grant, Students, Support
Dr. Jefferson Bates is an associate professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Dr. Jefferson Bates publishes new paper in Inorganic Chemistry
Oct 21, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Jefferson Bates, associate professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, is the lead author of a new paper published in Inorganic Chemistry.

College News, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research
Dr. Kevin Uno is an associate professor in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. Photo submitted

November 8: "Climate Control: How We Broke the Earth's Thermostat and What to Do Next" with Dr. Kevin Uno
Oct 17, 2024

"Climate Control: How We Broke the Earth's Thermostat and What to Do Next"
with Dr. Kevin Uno, Associate Professor of Paleoecology at Harvard University

Friday, November 8, 2024, from 3:30-5 p.m.

College News, Events
The Veterinary Technology program in Appalachian State University's Department of Rural Resilience and Innovation

App State Veterinary Technology program announces 2024-25 speaker series
Oct 11, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Veterinary Technology program, with support from the College of Arts and Sciences, is pleased to announce the lineup for its 2024-25 speaker series.

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College News, Events
Anthony Love, Research Operations and Laboratories Manager in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Appalachian State University. Photo by Ellen Burnette

In the News: Anthony Love interviewed about meteorite hunting [staff featured]
Oct 9, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — A meteorite hunter collects meteors from all over the world, and he is hoping to find one in the North Carolina mountains after an apparent meteor passed over the area.

College News, Faculty & Staff