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App State engineering physics graduate student Matthew Allen, left, and physics and astronomy professor Dr. James Sherman, two of four App State recipients of 2022–23 NASA-funded North Carolina Space Grants, are pictured inside App State’s Appalachian Atmospheric Interdisciplinary Research (AppalAIR) facilities. Photo by Chase Reynolds

4 NC Space Grants awarded to App State students, professor for aerospace and aviation research
Oct 24, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — Three Appalachian State University students and a faculty member received 2022–23 NASA-funded North Carolina Space Grants to conduct research relating to aerospace and aviation fields.

Faculty & Staff, University News, Students, Grants & Research
Dr. Timothy J. Smith, professor of anthropology at Appalachian State University, is one of 24 University of North Carolina System employees taking part in the System’s third annual Executive Leadership Institute.
SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Renata Carneiro
SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Katy Abrams

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Katy Abrams
Oct 4, 2022

Katy Abrams, Lecturer, Department of English
Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall 2021

College News, SAFE Grant, Grants & Research, Faculty & Staff
A group of 12 App State students participated in a study abroad program in Peru in July 2022, where they learned about climate change, glaciers, water resources and the local culture. They are pictured at Machu Picchu in Peru.
Dr. Johnny Waters, captured by Felix Kunze (2018)

Dr. Johnny Waters named Paleontological Society Fellow
Sep 14, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — Becoming a Fellow of the Paleontological Society is an honor reserved for those who have made far-reaching contributions to paleontology through research, teaching or service to the profession.

Departmental News, Awards & Honors, Faculty & Staff
Meet the New Faculty Members in App State's College of Arts and Sciences
Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences welcomes eight new staff members to the departments of Biology, Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, Computer Science, English, Geography and Planning and Psychology.

App State's College of Arts and Sciences welcomes new staff members
Aug 19, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences welcomes eight new staff members to the departments of Biology, Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, Computer Science, English, Geography and Planning and Psychology.

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Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is pleased to announce the appointment of six new academic department chairs and an interim center director.

App State's College of Arts and Sciences announces new department chairs and director
Aug 9, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is pleased to announce the appointment of six new academic department chairs and an interim center director. Dr.

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Dr. Rick Elmore, Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy and Religion, coedited a new book.

Dr. Rick Elmore coedits new book exploring biopolitics of punishment
Aug 5, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — What were Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault's perspectives on philosophical method and their political implications? How does their dialogue relate to contemporary political crises?

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