Madritch appointed interim dean for College of Arts and Sciences
Oct 14, 2021
Dr. Neva J. Specht has been named Vice Provost for Faculty Policies and Development, effective October 11, 2021. Specht has served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences since 2017 and as a professor of History at Appalachian State University since 1996.
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Learning in the High Country — beyond the classroom
Oct 8, 2021
Appalachian State University students and alumni often refer to the university as their “home on the mountain.” The use of this physical reference point for Appalachian reflects the interconnectedness of the university and its location in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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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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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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App State’s Dr. Abdelbaset Hamza studies efficiency in internet data centers
Sep 8, 2021
Answers to Google searches, information on websites, files stored in the cloud, and music and movies for streaming — all resources at people’s fingertips as part of their daily lives — are housed in large data centers all over the world.
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Students conduct influential climate change research
Aug 31, 2021
Dr. Gregg Marland, who holds a dual appointment with the Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics and the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, and Dr.
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Rural Resilience and Innovation Seed Grants
Aug 25, 2021
New Department in the College: Rural Resilience and Innovation
Participatory art exhibition Hostile Terrain 94 demonstrates humanitarian crisis at U.S. border
Aug 23, 2021
Hostile Terrain 94 (HT94) is a participatory art exhibition sponsored and organized by the Undocumented Migration Project (UMP), a non-profit research-art-...
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Alumnus Trevor McKenzie named Director of Center for Appalachian Studies
Aug 17, 2021
Trevor McKenzie '10, '12 has been named director of the Center for Appalachian Studies effective Aug 1, 2021.
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App State's Team Sunergy wins big in US solar racing challenge — No. 1 in Cruiser Class
Aug 13, 2021
Appalachian State University’s solar vehicle team, Team Sunergy, blazed through the 2021 American Solar Challenge (ASC) — finishing in first place for multiple-occupant vehicles (MOV), winning all three stages of the race from Missouri to New Mexico and clocking a total of 964.8 mile
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