BOONE—A team of undergraduates from Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business has won the N.C. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Society Research Challenge. [more]

BOONE – Thirty students from Appalachian State University, the most ever for the university, have been selected to participate in this year’s National Conferences for Undergraduate Research to be held in Ogden, Utah, March 29-31. The event will be held at Weber State University. [more]

BOONE —Appalachian State University will host the forum “Energy Innovation in the High Country” on Thursday, March 1, from 6-9 p.m. at the Broyhill Events Center on campus, formerly the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center. [more]

BOONE—It’s hard to miss the safety vests and hard hats hanging in Dr. Timothy D. Ludwig’s faculty office. The brightly colored objects are mementos from his visits to gold mines and construction and manufacturing sites around the world. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University’s Solar Decathlon Team received the Green School of the Year Award from the N.C. Triangle Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. [more]

BOONE—It’s a concern many universities deal with: first-year students who aren’t quite ready for the academic rigors of college.

It’s an international concern, too. United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, has turned to Appalachian State University for help spurred by Appalachian’s successful track record with its First Year Seminar program. [more]

BOONE—Eleven Appalachian State University graduate students presented their research project for the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Appalachian Teaching Project (ATP) 2011 Annual Conference held in Washington, D.C. [more]

BOONE—Professors at Appalachian State University are part of the search for signs of life across the galaxy. [more]

Emissions expected to increase by 3.1 percent in 2011

Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have surged to record levels following the 2008-09 global financial crisis, when a stagnant economy resulted in a temporary decline in emissions. [more]