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Sarah Mbiki

Student leader creates mentorship, leadership opportunities for women in computer science
Feb 13, 2017

Sarah Mbiki is an advocate for the role academic and professional student clubs play in the Appalachian State University experience. The senior comput...

Thomas Whyte

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Thomas R. Whyte, Professor of Anthropology
Feb 13, 2017

Tom Whyte’s research includes southern Appalachian prehistoric archaeology, zooarchaeology, and experimental archaeology. His recent research includ...

Trump Putin panel discussion

It is up for debate: A Trump Putin Love Affair?
Feb 9, 2017

If you have not made plans for your Valentine’s Day next week, look no further than the stimulating discussion of, “A Trump Putin Love Affair?” ...

Ray Christian to host Appalachian Story Slam

"Love Hurts" Story Slam with Ray Christian hosting
Feb 9, 2017

Join the Creative Writing Program and ASU Adjunct Professor Ray Christian at Crossroads on Thursday, February 16, at 7 p.m. for a Story Slam!A Story S...

Caroline Federal and Bill Clinton

Anthropology alumna Caroline Federal ’12 recognized by London School of Economics; internships with former presidents’ non-profits boost her career
Feb 6, 2017

Appalachian State University anthropology alumna Caroline Federal ’12 has been busy over the past four years. Most recently, she was recognized by t...

Previous winners of the NCCTM State High School Mathematics Contest include this team of students from Avery High School, who won second place in the 2013 regional held at Appalachian State University. Photo submitted

Appalachian to host qualifying event for NCCTM State Mathematics Contest
Feb 2, 2017

Awards for individuals and top schools will be earned during qualifying competitions for the NCCTM State Mathematics Contest to be held in Plemmons St...

Dr. Dana Powell, left, with long-time friends Anne White Hat (Teton/Rosebud) of New Orleans and Shining Light Kitchen and Earl Tulley, founding member of Diné CARE (Citizens Against Ruining our Environment) of Rock Springs, Arizona

Dana Powell, activist researcher
Feb 1, 2017

Faculty Member of DistinctionCollege of Arts and Sciences – Assistant Professor, AnthropologyThe protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), also ...

Mike Brown

Dr. Michael Brown infamous spark in the Pluto debates and researcher of Planet 9 to speak at Morgan Lecture Series
Feb 1, 2017

The annual Morgan Lecture Series will host Dr. Michael Brown, a solar-system astronomer and professor of Planetary Astronomy at California Institute o...

Appalachian senior James Wise of Boone has focused his thesis research on pollen viability assays and cytological studies to identify genetic barriers to reproduction in Virginia’s Spiraea. Photo by Marie Freeman

Appalachian students and faculty partner with UNC Asheville to research threatened plant species
Jan 27, 2017

Professors and student researchers from Appalachian State University’s and UNC Asheville’s Departments of Biology have partnered in a federally fu...

sample of an ordinary chondrite (a type of meteorite) imaged using the Scanning Electron Microscope in the Dewel Micrscopy Facility Photo by Anthony Love

The Closest Tangible Opportunity to Connect with Space
Jan 26, 2017

From geology and more specifically to meteorites, there is a tactile connection to space and the universe that’s tangible even with one’s feet pla...