Two Appalachian State University undergraduates worked with Honduran government organizations this summer to find ways to enhance the agricultural practices of the Lencas, Honduras’s largest indigenous group, while maintaining their traditions and environmentally sensitive farming practices. [more]

RALEIGH—The N.C. Department of Transportation will temporarily close U.S. 321 from Kirby Mountain Road (State Road 1370) to Blackberry Road (S.R.1500) in Caldwell County on Tuesday, Aug. 1, and Thursday, Aug. 3, from noon until 2 p.m., weather permitting. [more]

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RALEIGH–The Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) has appointed Dr. Todd L. Cherry, associate professor of economics at Appalachian State University, to its GlaxoSmithKline Faculty Fellowship Program. [more]

BOONE – The Appalachian State University Community Music School (ASU-CMS), a new initiative of the Mariam Cannon Hayes School of Music, will provide noncredit music instruction for children and adults in the local community. [more]

BOONE—Retired residents of the High Country who are looking for educational programs and interesting activities should consider the Institute for Senior Scholars at Appalachian State University. [more]

BOONE – Appalachian State University anthropology major Robert Carson Thigpen III has spent nearly a year immersed in the culture of Caye Caulker, a small island off the coast of Belize that relies heavily on its fishing industry. [more]