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Sociologist Dr. Cameron Lippard. Photo by Marie Freeman

Sociologist weighs in on immigrant family separations — including social, economic impact
Jun 21, 2018

Dr. Cameron Lippard in Appalachian State University’s Department of Sociology researches immigration and Latino incorporation into the American South.

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aging health and society certificate

Appalachian offers updated and renamed graduate certificate in aging, health and society
Jun 15, 2018

Appalachian State University’s former gerontology graduate certificate has a new name — the graduate certificate in aging, health and society.

College News, Faculty & Staff, Awards & Honors
“Abolitionists, Doctors, Ranchers, and Writers: A Family Journey through American History,” in which Appalachian historian Dr. Lynne Getz traces the lives of three generations of the Faunce family though the family’s letter correspondence, is the winner of the Western Association of Women Historians’ Barbara “Penny” Kanner Prize. University Press of Kansas image
Bruce Dick

Faculty Highlight: Bruce Dick
Jun 12, 2018

Department of English Professor, Dr. Bruce Dick, is busy trying to complete a book project on the American author, Richard Wright. This work, which Dick has researched for several years, has piqued his interest throughout his academic career.

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“The Most Unknown” is a feature-length documentary featuring Appalachian’s Dr. Rachel Smith, assistant professor in the university’s Department of Physics and Astronomy. Internet Movie Database (IMDb) image

Appalachian assistant professor featured in documentary on humanity’s big questions
Jun 11, 2018

How did life begin? What is dark matter? What is consciousness? How much do we really know? These essential questions have fueled scientific inquiry for generations.

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“Jordan and the Arab Uprisings: Regime Survival and Politics Beyond the State,” by Dr. Curtis Ryan, professor of political science at Appalachian State University. The book is published by Columbia University Press. Columbia University Press image

‘Jordan and the Arab Uprisings’ — the latest book by Appalachian’s Curtis Ryan — published by Columbia University Press
Jun 8, 2018

In “Jordan and the Arab Uprisings: Regime Survival and Politics Beyond the State,” the latest book by Dr.

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A typical longleaf pine ecosystem. Mature trees are approximately 200 years old. Photo courtesy of Peter Soulé
Dr. Anton Seimon, research assistant professor in Appalachian’s Department of Geography and Planning, performs fieldwork. He is co-author of the article “Climate change, population, and poverty: vulnerability and exposure to heat stress in countries bordering the Great Lakes of Africa,” which recently appeared in the the journal Climatic Change. Photo submitted

Dangerous heat conditions to impact East African populations by late 21st century, according to new study co-authored by Appalachian professor
May 29, 2018

A new study co-authored by Dr. Anton Seimon, a climate scientist in Appalachian State University’s Department of Geography and Planning, shows residents of East African nations face daunting levels of heat stress by late 21st century as human-caused climate change intensifies.

College News, Faculty & Staff, Sustainability
Dr. Bruce E. Stewart’s “Blood in the Hills: A History of Violence in Appalachia” is now available in paperback format. Photo submitted

Bruce Stewart’s ‘Blood in the Hills’ follows the trail of Appalachia’s violent history
May 21, 2018

“Blood in the Hills: A History of Violence in Appalachia,” which is edited by Dr. Bruce E. Stewart, associate professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of History, is now available from the University Press of Kentucky in paperback format.

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NSF grant funds Appalachian research on ecological diversification of sponges in the Caribbean