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]

A little dish detergent, water and a hula hoop are all you need to interest children in science. Tamara Martin from Mountain Park Elementary School in Surry County is enveloped by a giant bubble created by Lou Moore, left, from Parkway School and Appalachian State University instructor Judy Sink, who is a retired teacher from Hardin Park School. They participated in a series of activities that teachers can use to help parents and students get involved in science. The workshop was sponsored by The Mathematics and Science Education Center at Appalachian. (Appalachian photo by University Photographer Mike Rominger)

BOONE – Appalachian State University is distributing 1,000 surveys in each of seven counties to assess citizen awareness and use of physical activity programming, recreational facilities and walking trails in the county, as well as attitudes about physical activity and fitness. [more]