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  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ professor emeritus Betty Farmer poses for a photo wearing a dark purple blazer

    Farmer to deliver “The Last Lectureâ€� at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ

    November 3

    Betty Farmer, professor emeritus of communication at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, will present “What Matters Most: Lessons on Leadership and Emotional Intelligence.â€�

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    A 467-year-old hemlock has a song to sing

    Shane Ryden
    October 6

    For 467 years, an eastern hemlock in the mountains of Western North Carolina has counted the seasons ring by ring.

  • Photo of, from left, Maureen Hickman, Natalie May, Brittania Bintz and Jordan Brown

    2 Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ grad students attend forensic genetics conference in Montreal

    Cam Adams
    October 5

    Just about anyone’s going to be starstruck when they meet their favorite celebrities. Natalie May’s idols, however, are a bit different than most. They’re scientists, whose research she’s read since she started graduate school at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ.

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    What if independence doesn't mean needing less support?

    Julia Duvall
    September 23

    What if independence isn’t about needing less support—but having more dependable ways to get it when you need it? That question is at the heart of a new research project at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ exploring whether individuals can come together to create ways of giving and receiving support within their communities.

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ professor John Whitmire sits in the Raynor Library at Marquette University, smiling while sitting in front of a laptop with a scarf and stuffed monkey beside the laptop

    That’s what I’m Tolkien about

    Savannah Snell
    September 21

    Instead of a traditional semester of teaching, John Whitmire, professor of philosophy at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, spent his spring 2026 semester researching the notion of “a hope that holds fast even in the face of the hopeless,â€� through the acclaimed works of J.R.R. Tolkien.

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    Mountain Heritage Center opens new “People of Colonial North Carolina� exhibit

    Peter Koch
    September 15

    The Mountain Heritage Center at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ (Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ) is proud to announce the opening of its newest exhibit, “People of Colonial North Carolina,â€� which opened on Sept. 8.

  • A student presents at last year's Research and Scholarship Conference.

    Research and Scholarship Conference announces 2026 schedule of events

    Matt Salerno
    February 4

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s annual Research and Scholarship Conference will be held on Wednesday, March 25 and Thursday, March 26.

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students, faculty and staff attended NCUR

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students present at National Conference on Undergraduate ResearchPage Title

    Alyssa Fuller
    May 7

    Recently, 29 Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students and other students from across the country presented their research at the National Research Conference on Undergraduate Research in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ faculty member shows presentation during RASC

    RASC brings students, faculty, alumni together in scholarship celebration

    Matt Salerno
    April 9

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    Restoring through research: professors navigate floodwaters post-Helene

    Matt Salerno
    February 26

    As Hurricane Helene slowed and sat over Western North Carolina, dumping record amounts of rain, flooding began to devastate the region. In Asheville, the French Broad River rose nearly 25 feet higher than its normal water levels. The water carried cars downstream, leveled buildings, and picked up debris that mixed and churned in the river. This once-in-a-thousand-year weather event has now become the third deadliest hurricane in U.S. history.

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