The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services funds Appalachian’s NEXUS research project that demonstrates the production of synthetic natural gas from bioenergy crops.

Faculty in Appalachian’s Department of Biology have been awarded funding from UNC Asheville to research species boundaries between wildflowers Liatris helleri and L. turgida, both native to North Carolina.

Appalachian’s French Embassy-Benjamin Franklin/Generation Study Abroad Scholarship program receives support from the French Embassy and the Institute of International Education (IIE).

Funding from the Blue Ridge Partnership of Children will allow Appalachian’s Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country to provide support and information to families with special-needs children.

Appalachian receives funding from the National Council of University Research Administrators to launch PREPARE — a customized mentoring program for junior faculty in the university’s Beaver College of Health Sciences.

Research project “Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for Sustainable Development: Interventions with Native American-Owned Small Businesses” is funded by $5,000 Oak Ridge Associated Universities grant.

The North Carolina Wine and Grape Council awards Appalachian State University with grant to research biogenic amine and off-flavor producing molds and bacteria in winemaking.

Continued funding from Women’s Fund of the Blue Ridge will provide five summer school scholarships for women in Appalachian’s ACCESS program in 2018.

Funding from the University of North Carolina General Administration will support the third phase of College STAR, a program that supports students with learning differences.