Features: Research

• Group studies indigenous activism in the Upper Amazon
  This past summer, 16 students from Appalachian State University traveled to Ecuador to study indigenous activism and language in the Upper Amazon for three weeks. They came away with a greater appreciation of the impact of oil in the Amazon and its affect on the lives of the indigenous people. [ more . . . ]

• What the earth reveals about human history
  Carefully digging, scraping and sifting. It's how archeologists seek clues into human history. Students at Appalachian State University learn these skills - and find cool artifacts - in a field archeology course each summer. [ more . . . ]

• North Carolina Space Grant funds student research projects
  A select group of Appalachian State University students participated in research funded by the NASA-sponsored N.C. Space Grant consortium to help solve some of today's most relevant science issues. [ more . . . ]

• What's in the air we breathe?
  An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Appalachian State University teams up with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to monitor air quality and atmospheric conditions in order to learn their impact on the area's ecosystems and climate. [ more . . . ]

• Why are bluebirds blue?
  A professor seeks to understand the relationship among the Eastern bluebird’s genes, environment and color. [ more . . . ]

• Beauty of Antarctica inspires environmental action
  Brad Sparks and Derrick Rehn had a chance meeting at the bottom of the world. The Appalachian State University alumnus and student explored the Antarctica Peninsula together as part of Inspire Antarctica Expedition 2009 (IAE). [ more . . . ]

• Research institute explores creative energy solutions
  Appalachian State University is well known for its research in renewable energy, sustainable development and environmental science. The new Appalachian Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics is enhancing that work. [ more . . . ]

• Appalachian hosts statewide research symposium
  The next generation of North Carolina's brightest scientific and creative leaders gathered at Appalachian State University Nov. 22, 2008, for the 4th Annual State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS). [ more . . . ]

• Laurie Williamson: An education of a lifetime
  Laurie Williamson, professor and coordinator of the professional school counseling program in the Reich College of Education at Appalachian State University, received a Fulbright Scholar Award to conduct research and teach graduate counseling courses at the University of Balamand in Lebanon for the 2007-08 school year. [ more . . . ]

• Earthquake Evidence
  Geologist Kate Scharer uses everything from backhoes to trowels to reach deeply for evidence of earthquakes that have occurred over time. She and her colleagues from the University of Oregon and U.S. Geological Survey have documented dozens of earthquakes that occurred along the southern San Andreas Fault since approximately 3,000 B.C. [ more . . . ]

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