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What better way to apply classroom knowledge than to conduct actual experiments and other forms of scholarship? Appalachian believes students who understand how discoveries are made in their chosen fields today are well-prepared to address the unsolved problems of the future. To underscore its commitment to student research, the university awards about $100,000 to student projects each year. [ more . . . ]
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In the United States, food typically travels between 1,500 and 2,500 miles from the farm before it reaches our dinner plates. Local farmers and environmental advocates would like to shorten that distance. Among their possible marketing approaches is nutritional value. Are locally grown tomatoes, for instance, healthier for you than commercially grown and shipped tomatoes? During her senior year, chemistry major Kasmira Adkins '08 teamed up with the Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture non-profit organization to find out. [ more . . . ]
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Chemistry major Allison Newell holds a passion for women's health and plans to become an ob-gyn, which explains her fascination to better understand how cervical changes lead to preterm birth. Her research partner is biology major Morgan Thompson, who wants to become a veterinarian. [ more . . . ]
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Biology professor Gary Walker has spent more than 20 years investigating unique plants growing on and around cliff faces in the Appalachian region. He has found that these rare and restricted plant species hold interesting data on their natural history, as revealed by their genetics, as well as how they have adapted to the earth's changing climatic history. [ more . . . ]
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In October 2007, a delegation from Appalachian State University and the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts (TCVA) traveled to China in preparation for <em>Dancing with the Dragon</em>, TCVA's Summer 2008 exhibition and education outreach program familiarizing people in the community with contemporary art from China, and to explore the possibility of a partnership with the Shanghai Institute for the Visual Arts (SIVA). As part of their two-week visit, the delegation met with artists, gallery owners and educators. [ more . . . ]
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In Summer 2007, seven girls in high school participated in a photography elective as part of Upward Bound's summer academic activities. Appalachian State University photographer Troy Tuttle taught the class as a staff volunteer. He photographed each girl as she appears today and as the woman she desires to become. The experience created a dynamic visual of what Upward Bound can mean to young people whose life and career aspirations may seem out of reach. Their faces tell the story. [ more . . . ]
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Accurately forecasting snowfall can be a hit or miss proposition in North Carolina's mountains as residents and visitors can attest. Professors from Appalachian State University, UNC Asheville and N.C. State University hope to change that by collecting a range of data to refine computer models used by weather forecasters to predict snowfall. [ more . . . ]
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Writer and feminist activist Gloria Steinem visited campus in February 2008 as part of Appalachian State University's Forum Lecture Series, which brings prominent speakers to campus. She gave a public lecture on the progress of feminism. She also met with students, listening to their dreams and concerns and encouraging them to follow their passions. [ more . . . ]
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In 2008, Appalachian's Cratis D. Williams Graduate School administered more than 40 graduate degree programs and 12 graduate certificate programs—accommodating over 2,000 graduate degree-seeking students—as well as oversaw activities related to research and program funding. Watch now as four graduate students describe very diverse educational journeys at Appalachian and beyond in their own words. [ more . . . ]
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Students learn best by doing. In the Hayes School of Music, students expand their knowledge of the recording industry by signing, recording and marketing local bands through their own record label called Split Rail Records. [ more . . . ]
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