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Minerals from around the world donated to Appalachian’s geology department
Jan 25, 2016

BOONE—A collection representing one man's lifetime fascination with minerals has been donated to the Department of Geology at Appalachian State Univ...

“Plant Parenthood” class offered Jan. 30
Jan 21, 2016

BOONE—The Department of Biology at Appalachian State University will offer a free class Jan. 30 on vegetative propagation of tropical plants. The cl...

AppTV original show showcases the intersection of religion and life in Appalachia
Jan 19, 2016

BOONE - Each week Philosophy and Religion professor, Dr. Conrad Ostwalt, can bee seen outside the confines of I.G. Greer and possibly on the screen of...

Appalachian Professor elected President of North Carolina School Psychology Association
Jan 12, 2016

BOONE - Dr. James Deni, professor of psychology at Appalachian State University,was elected President Elect of the North Carolina School Psychology As...

Non-traditional student proof that it’s never too late to follow your dreams
Jan 12, 2016

BOONE - Marty Tschetter is proof that it is never too late to follow your dreams. He was raised in an academic family in Greenville, NC which develope...

Three-minute thesis competition held Jan. 21 at Appalachian
Jan 9, 2016

BOONE—Seventeen graduate students at Appalachian State University will have three minutes to explain their research or scholarly/creative projects a...

Winners of Coe and West scholarships announced
Jan 4, 2016

BOONE—The Department of English and the Creative Writing Concentration at Appalachian State University have announced the winners of scholarships aw...

Author and radio host Michael Eric Dyson to deliver MLK Commemoration Speech Jan. 21
Jan 4, 2016

BOONE—This event has been canceled and will be rescheduled at a later date. Michael Eric Dyson, an American academic, author and radio host, wi...

Grains of sand hold clues to the history of Alaska’s glaciers
Dec 14, 2015

BOONE—Show most people a core sample from the ocean floor and they only see mud. Ellen Cowan sees a ribbon of time dating back 1 million years or mo...

Geology faculty and students contribute to better understanding of early climate change during the Devonian and Carboniferous Periods
Dec 14, 2015

BOONE—A five-year UNESCO and International Union of Geological Sciences project on the interaction between climate change and the earth's biodiversi...