Grant Announcements

Appalachian alumnae Cala Castleberry and Hayley Wynn assisted with wildfire mitigation services in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park following the Chimney Tops 2 and Cobbly Nob wildfires.

The DAGGER group, an interdisciplinary, international research team based at Appalachian, will continue their geological research in western Mongolia thanks to a National Geographic Society grant.

Three Appalachian faculty members receive funding from the U.S. HSRA to recruit and train interns who will provide behavioral health services to the population of rural Appalachia.

Appalachian’s Erin Bouldin has partnered with a team of CDC researchers to document the impacts that cognitive decline and caregiving have on the health of individuals across the U.S.

Watauga County Schools provides $30,000 in funding for the 12th year of Appalachian’s Assessment, Support, and Counseling Center at Watauga High School.

Appalachian professor Dr. Peter Soulé will use NSF funds to research rainfall variability in the Southeast Atlantic Coastal Region of the U.S. by tree ring dating the area’s longleaf pine.

The North Carolina Arts Council awarded $5,400 in funding for Appalachian to host the residency of artists Bob Ray and Barbara Hardy, along with their art exhibition “Circles of Influence.”

Faculty and students of Appalachian’s IDEXlab were awarded funding from the city of Elizabethton, Tennessee, to develop a conceptual master plan proposal and a feasibility study for two of the city’s parks.

Using NEH funding, Appalachian faculty hosted an event last fall at the Lincoln Heights Rosenwald School in Wilkesboro for alumni of the school and community members to share their stories.