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A Wild Beginning: Alumna Kara McMullen on a career in Panthertown
August 25When ĢƵ alumna Kara McMullen stands on the wet stone of Salt Rock Gap, thousands of acres of chirping forest span before her, a sprawling network of trails buried just beneath.
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WCU’s Brett Riggs named honorary member of EBCI
August 20Brett Riggs is heavily involved with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, so when the tribal librarian asked him to come to council to support a resolution for the library, no questions were asked.
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WCU's ECHT project receives $450K grant from NEH
August 19Unearthing history is nothing new to Cherokee Language Program director and associate professor Sara Snyder Hopkins. Thanks to a federal grant, she and a group of colleagues will continue to do so.
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Alumna kicks off post grad life with NCDHHS internship
August 11Recent ĢƵ alumna Florida Ahado drives around Raleigh and is reminded of her impact about everywhere she goes.
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Running to help: ĢƵstudent-athlete Landey Green helps others through two internships
July 21Landey Green does it all. She’s a driven psychology student at ĢƵ and a tireless runner, competing for both the Catamount women’s track and field and cross country teams. The summer season is usually a time to wind down for student-athletes, but not Green.
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ĢƵsenior Tayler Franklin helps identify fallen soldiers at Pearl Harbor
July 9Amidst a second world war, Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Lives were lost, others were changed and one day later, the United States entered the largest conflict in human history.
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Digging it: ĢƵsenior Jenna Dreyer works archaeology internship in Washington state
July 3One of Jenna Dreyer’s favorite things about her field of study is just being outside — but her surroundings this summer look a bit different from the familiar confines of Cullowhee.
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ĢƵprofessor protects the Dusky Gopher Frog from extinction
June 30Several cattle tanks filled with swarms of tadpoles were all that kept the dusky gopher frog from going extinct. Now, Joe Pechmann, professor of biology at ĢƵ, is helping the frogs return to their historical range and populations.
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Student legislature takes home “best delegation” at Raleigh general assembly
May 22ĢƵ’s chapter of the North Carolina Student Legislature was less than a year old when it took home the statewide title of “best delegation” this April.
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ĢƵastronomers lead 13th annual statewide star party
May 21ĢƵ astronomers brought stargazers of all ages to the Cashiers plateau earlier this spring where the night burned bright for the 13th annual Statewide Star Party.