High water, higher expectations — a STEM learning experience for all ages at App State
Sep 13, 2019
For three days in mid-July, 15 North Carolina high school rising juniors and seniors enrolled in the North Carolina School of Math and Sciences’ Summer Ventures in Sciences and Mathematics (SVSM) program at Appalachian State University
College News, Faculty and Staff, Students, Sustainability, Grants and Research, Outreach and Community EngagementApp State senior and former market analyst awarded NC Space Grant
Jul 16, 2019
After more than a decade in retail management and marketing analytics, Jordan Greene returned to college and shifted his focus to the skies.
College News, Students, Awards and Honors, Grants and Research, SustainabilityApp State engages with local community to build Habitat for Humanity home
Jul 12, 2019
Appalachian State University is partnering with Watauga County Habitat for Humanity (WCHH) to build a home from the ground up.
College News, Outreach and Community Engagement, Students, Faculty and Staff, SustainabilityApp State’s Rachel Gaines is a goalkeeper in sports — and in life
Jul 2, 2019
Field hockey brought Rachel Gaines to Appalachian State University, but academics — and the “family atmosphere” — made her want to stay.
College News, Students, Outreach and Community Engagement, SustainabilityPicture Yourself as an Earth Scientist
Jul 1, 2019
Students, faculty and staff in Appalachian State University’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences are giving regional K–12 students the opportunity to step into the shoes of a geologist, a paleontologist, a volcanolo
College News, Grants and Research, Outreach and Community Engagement, SustainabilityApp State researchers scale Mount Everest to conduct climate research as part of National Geographic expedition
Jun 17, 2019
From April to June, as part of a robust effort to improve understanding of and resilience to the impacts of climate change on mountain systems, National Geographic and Tribhuvan University led what is likely the most comprehensive single scientific expedition to Mount Everest.
College News, Global Learning, Faculty and Staff, Grants and Research, SustainabilityApp State’s Dr. Baker Perry to be featured in National Geographic livestream June 13
Jun 12, 2019
As part of National Geographic’s three-day Explorers Festival, Appalachian State University’s Dr. Baker Perry will talk as part of a livestreamed panel discussion titled “Fueling Earth’s Engines” Thursday, June 13, at 9:05 a.m. EDT.
College News, Global Learning, Faculty and Staff, Grants and Research, SustainabilityAppalachian’s first solar vehicle — Apperion — featured in 2019 Triangle SciTech Expo
Jun 3, 2019
Fourth grade student Lance Shepherd, a young admirer of science and technology who attends Audrey W.
College News, Sustainability, StudentsAppalachian — a Tree Campus since 2014 — welcomes new trees to campus
Apr 25, 2019
The Arbor Day Foundation has again awarded Appalachian State University its Tree Campus USA distinction — a title the university has held since 2014.
University News, SustainabilityThe case for resiliency
Apr 18, 2019
Appalachian biology professor Dr. Shea Tuberty and former FEMA Administrator Brock Long discuss how developing a culture of preparedness fosters resiliency.
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