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ack Griffin, a senior from Waxhaw majoring in physics at Appalachian, works to develop a demonstration laser. Photo by Marie Freeman

A taste of science: Appalachian team creates an edible laser
Mar 20, 2018

Dr. Lauren Woods and a team of undergraduates from Appalachian State University want to bring lasers out of the realm of Star Wars weaponry and into t...

Susan Lepselter, PhD., Indiana University Bloomington

Atmospheres and Orientations
Mar 20, 2018

Susan Lepselter, PhD., Indiana University BloomingtonMarch 22, 20185 p.m.Belk Library and Information Commons, Room 114From the “outer space” of p...

Anthropology Brown Bag Series Spring 2018

Anthropology Brown Bag Series
Mar 19, 2018

Anthropology Brown Bag Series"The Poiesis of Incoherence"Wednesday, March 21, 2018 from 12 - 1 p.m.Dr. Diana Mines, Professor, Department of Anthropol...

Appalachian’s Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series announces spring 2018 lineup

Appalachian’s Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series announces spring 2018 lineup
Mar 19, 2018

Writers for the spring series include poet Anne Waldman, novelist and essayist Calvin Baker, creative nonfiction author Dennis Covington and poet Lind...

Dr. Thomas B. Ellis, Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religion

"Murder in the Mind of God: The Violent Economics of Religion"
Mar 16, 2018

"Murder in the Mind of God: The Violent Economics of Religion"Tuesday, Mar. 20, 2018 from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.Dr. Thomas B. Ellis, Professor, Department o...

Shannon Wells, Global studies major, Department of Cultural, Gender and Global Studies from Wilmington, North Carolina

Shannon Wells, Global studies major earns Critical Language Scholarship
Mar 16, 2018

Wells, a Wilmington native and global studies major at Appalachian, was recently awarded a Critical Language Scholarshipto continue her study of ...

Workshop: Genocide Testimonies from the Shoah Foundation for the Classroom and Research

Genocide Testimonies from the Shoah Foundation for the Classroom and Research Workshop
Mar 15, 2018

Workshop: Genocide Testimonies from the Shoah Foundation for the Classroom and ResearchTuesday, March 20, 2018 from 12 -2 p.m.Dr. Wolf Gruner, Shapell...

Appalachian State Philosophical Society Conference with Furman University

Appalachian State Philosophical Society Conference with Furman University
Mar 15, 2018

Appalachian State Philosophical Society Conference with Furman UniversityFriday, March 16 and Saturday March 17, 2018I.G. Greer, Room 119, Appalachian...

Diné CARE is an all-Navajo environmental organization based within the Navajo homeland.

Environments and Everyday Life in the Navajo Nation
Mar 14, 2018

Environments and Everyday Life in the Navajo NationThursday, March 15, 20185 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.Plemmons Student Union, Room 226 (Linville Falls)This e...

Breece Robertson, MA Geography and Planning Alum

Breece Robertson - Making a Positive Difference on Protected Lands
Mar 14, 2018

“The Trust for Public Land has embraced the innovation that science, data, and analytics provides in concert with planners who are experts at commun...