BOONE—A college class in bluegrass traditions has resulted in the release of a bluegrass CD featuring banjo player Eric Ellis of Wilkes County.

Leila Weinstein and Emily Schaad, now graduates of Appalachian State University, began planning the project while enrolled in the Appalachian studies class “Bluegrass Traditions” taught by Dave Haney, vice provost for undergraduate education at Appalachian. [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—The newest installation of an outdoor sculpture at Appalachian State University is a gift from university benefactor Irwin “Ike” Belk of Charlotte. [more]

BOONE—The ponderosa pine and Douglas fir are iconic images of the Northern Rockies. Towering more than 130 feet and with circumferences that can exceed 200 inches, the trees provide researchers with a wealth of information related to fire history, climate changes and tree growth trends. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University’s Broyhill Music Center will host a demonstration of the applications of tablet computers and educational software in the music curriculum for music technology coordinators, teachers, university personnel, industry leaders and musicians on Oct. 14. [more]

BOONE—The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded $189,917 to Appalachian State University and Dr. Neva Specht, an associate professor of history, to continue a project that shows teachers ways to use the Blue Ridge Parkway to teach American history. [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 has received a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to implement a two-year project designed to enhance the capacity of the university’s international partner institutions to host Appalachian and other U.S. students who are studying abroad for academic credit. [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]