5 acclaimed authors to speak as part of spring 2019 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
Feb 25, 2019
This spring, five renowned writers — whose works engage with subjects relevant to Appalachia, the South and the world — will visit Appalachian State University’s campus to take part in the university’s spring 2019 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series.
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Biology Seminar Series on Wednesday, Feb. 20 with Dr. Susan Lappan
Feb 18, 2019
The Department of Biology Seminar series will feature Dr. Susan Lappan presenting a talk entitled, "Big challenges for small apes: Prospects for gibbon conservation in an "Asian Tiger Cub."'
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"Mechanisms of Demographic Variability Across Scales and Contexts" with Dr. Tom Anderson
Feb 15, 2019
Dr. Tom Anderson will give a talk titled, "Mechanisms of Demographic Variability Across Scales and Contexts." The talk will take place in Rankin Scinece West, Room 183 at 4 p.m.
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Nonfiction Author and Journalist Beth Macy, Reading and Craft Talk Scheduled
Feb 14, 2019
Journalist and author Beth Macy will discuss her New York Times-bestselling book, DOPESICK: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America. The book chronicles the opioid crisis, including the role of doctors, drug companies, and the gover
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Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies creates grants for student research and conference in Akko, Israel
Feb 13, 2019
During the academic year 2018-19, the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies (CJHPS) introduced student travel grants.
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The Appalachian SumoBot Competition
Feb 13, 2019
The Appalachian SumoBot competition is returning this semester. Robotic sumo is a competition where two robots, known as sumo-bots, attempt to push each other out of an arena using sensors, clever programming and innovative design.
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Warm Up With The Humanities: A Celebration of New Faculty Research
Feb 12, 2019
Warming Up With The Humanities will take place on Feb. 22 from 1 to 4 p.m. in Belk Library and Information Commons, Room 421. The event features a number of new faculty who will present on their research.
Appalachian announces International Mountain Studies Symposium Keynote Speakers
Feb 8, 2019
Appalachian State University will host three influential, international academics in mountain studies as keynote speakers: ...
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Gerhard Weinberg, Military Historian who escaped Nazi Germany hosted by the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies
Feb 5, 2019
Dr. Gerhard L. Weinberg, the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Emeritus Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Biology Seminar Series hosts Dr. Ed Mondor, Georgia Southern University
Feb 4, 2019
Biology Seminar Series
Dr. Ed Mondor, Georgia Southern University
"Game of Clones: Behavioral, Morphological and Transgenerational Plasticity in Aphids"