| 2009 - Current Events
Some of our May 2009 Graduates
 
Department News
Bruce & Tom Shinn Native Plant Research Grant was awarded to our Graduate Student, Philip White, this grant is from the North Carolina Native Plant Society. Philip will submit an article to be published in the Wildflower , The Journal of the N.C. Native Plant Society, upon completion of the project.
Cratis D. Williams Thesis Award for 2008 in Science and Technology was awarded to our Geography Graduate Student, Lauren Hunter and her Committee Chair, Dr. Chris Badurek , for her thesis titled "Integrating GIS and Geosensors to Support Sustainable Agriculture in a North Carolina Mountain Vineyard"
Appalachian recognized for the number of its graduates entering the Peace Corps
Dr. Pete Soule' featured article - ‘August Singularity’ not just folklore
Geography Graduate Student, Lauren Hunter combines GIS and Viticulture to benefit mountain vineyards
*Update* Dr. Jana Carp and the Boone Creek Restoration Project - A.K.A. Kraut Creek
Dr. Rob Brown's academic paper unearths Hartley Cemetery Saga
"Biking the Country Roads of Watauga" with Ole Gade and Roni Ellis
Dr. Baker Perry-WNC Snowfall Projection- Research Grant
Dr. Peter Soule', our professor in the Department of Geography and Planning, and UNCG geography professor Paul A. Knapp, looked at 105 years of weather data related to mid-latitude cyclones (MLC), low-pressure weather systems that affect precipitation and temperature.
Dr. James Young, Geography & Planning Department Chair, named N. C. Geography Society's Educator of the Year
Volunteer Weather Buffs needed for community weather network project
James Dobson- Geography Graduate Student - Was awarded the 2007 Outstanding Thesis in Social Science & Education ;"Flood Modeling in a Mountain Environment - A case study on the Watauga River in Western, NC"
Geography & Planning News and Archives
Check the weather in Boone
U.S. News & World Report ranks Appalachian among top universities in the South
Scientists, Grandfather Mountain work on accurate wind gauging
Boone Is Named One of Four North American Adventure Destinations
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