BOONE— Hehewutei Amakali, a junior geology major at Appalachian State University, has received a $1,500 scholarship from the Subaru Minority Student Scholarship Program. The scholarship is presented in partnership with the Geological Society of America. (GSA) and includes free registration to the GSA Annual Meeting held in November in Denver, Colo. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University will dedicate its AppalAIR facility Thursday, Sept. 23, at 4 p.m. The dedication will be held in the portico area behind the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center. [more]

BOONE—A dozen undergraduate students from four North Carolina institutions are being trained in remote sensing, GIS, and field methods at Appalachian State University under the mentorship of Ryan Emanuel, an assistant professor in Appalachian’s Department of Geology. [more]

BOONE—Ground-penetrating radar and an electrical resistivity system are being used to confirm the location of African-American graves in the Boone Cemetery. [more]

BOONE—A sustainability film series continues March 23 at Appalachian State University with the screening of “Fresh,” about farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing the nation’s food system.  This film is cosponsored by Appalachian’s Sustainable Development Program and Belk Library and Information Commons. [more]

BOONE—The sustainability film series continues Tuesday, Feb. 16, at Appalachian State University with “Taking Root” at 7 p.m. in I.G. Greer Auditorium. Admission is free. [more]

BOONE – Appalachian State University has received more than $552,000 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to support six projects, four of which were research projects funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF). Appalachian also has submitted proposals for another $6.5 million in stimulus funding for additional projects related to economic growth and stability. [more]

BOONE—A $43,495 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be used to purchase a cathodoluminescence (CL) microscopy system for Appalachian State University’s Department of Geology. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University’s William C. and Ruth Ann Dewel Microscopy Facility has received a $509,620 award from the National Science Foundation to purchase a state-of-the-art transmission electron microscope/scanning transmission electron microscope  (TEM/STEM). [more]