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Cross-disciplinary team of Appalachian faculty members receives $1M NSF S-STEM grant
May 18, 2018
The National Science Foundation S-STEM scholarship program at Appalachian provides support for students pursing degrees in STEM fields, including chemistry, computer science, geological and environmental sciences, mathematical sciences and physics and astronomy.
Appalachian supports students with learning differences through grant-funded College STAR project
May 18, 2018
Appalachian, a participant in the College STAR (Supporting Transition Access and Retention) project, will continue to support students with learning differences through grant funding from East Carolina University.
Appalachian awarded continued NSF funding for rainfall variability research
May 18, 2018
The research of Appalachian’s Dr. Peter Soulé will continue thanks to additional National Science Foundation funding. Soulé and his colleagues study tree ring records of the longleaf pine to determine rainfall variability since the 1700s.
10 years of Naylor Award winners recognized at Appalachian’s Doctoral Spring Symposium
May 18, 2018
Appalachian alumni Star Brown and John Robinson were named joint recipients of the 2017-18 Alice Pheobe Naylor Outstanding Dissertation Award at Appalachian’s Doctoral Spring Symposium. They join 10 years of Naylor Award winners.
When Erbil Meets Boone: Appalachian State University Hosts Visitors From Kurdistan, Iraq
88.5 WFDD
May 18, 2018
Over the last few decades, the United States’ relationship with Iraq has been tense, to say the least. But 6,000 miles away in Boone, N.C., bridges of understanding are being built in the world of academics.
Appalachian’s Staci Hunter selected for SECU Public Fellows Internship
May 17, 2018
As part of her SECU Public Service Fellow Internship, Staci Hunter ’18 — a recent graduate of Appalachian’s criminal justice program — interned at the Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office during spring 2018.
Appalachian alumnus Wayne York makes ‘A Mountaineer Impact’ toward wrestling facility improvements
May 17, 2018
Wayne York ’51, Appalachian alumnus and wrestling Hall of Famer, makes ‘A Mountaineer Impact’ by contributing $85,000 toward improvements for the university’s wrestling facility.
Appalachian geology majors receive Explorers Club student grants for research in Mongolia
May 17, 2018
Appalachian geology majors Olivia Paschall and Allison Dombrowski will perform geologic research alongside Appalachian’s DAGGER (Devonian Anoxia, Geochemistry, Geochronology and Extinction Research) team in Mongolia in July and August 2018.
Reoxcyn Discoveries Group funds Appalachian research of caffeine and flavonoids’ effects on resting metabolic rate
May 17, 2018
Appalachian’s Dr. David Nieman will lead a clinical trial to evaluate the effects of ingesting a mixture of caffeine and flavonoids on energy expenditure and fat oxidation in healthy adult women.
NSF grant funds Appalachian research on ecological diversification of sponges in the Caribbean
May 17, 2018
Using NSF funding, Appalachian’s Dr. Cara Fiore will investigate the environmental and physiological factors that may have led to the presence of diverse and abundant sponge populations in the Caribbean.
A push for transparency in research
An Appalachian political scientist and peers at Caltech create recommendations for how to support data access and replication of research studies
May 16, 2018
Politicial scientist Dr. Ellen Key and Caltech colleagues publish recommendations for how to support DA-RT — data access and research transparency.
Appalachian announces winner and runner-up of 2018-19 Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarship for Creative Writing competition
May 16, 2018
Appalachian English majors Sierra Cullars and Leah Wingenroth have been named winner and runner-up, respectively, of Appalachian’s 2018-19 Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarship for Creative Writing competition.
‘Four years of transformative change’
Graduating Wilson Scholars reflect on their experiences in Appalachian’s premier scholarship program
May 15, 2018
Graduating Wilson Scholars reflect on their experiences in Appalachian’s premier scholarship program.
Appalachian Journal announces Special Edition on Black Mountain College
May 15, 2018
With more than 450 pages and 62 contributors, the Black Mountain College Special Edition of the Appalachian Journal is the largest volume in the journal’s 45-year history.
Over 3,500 students receive degrees at Appalachian during commencement ceremonies, May 11-12
May 14, 2018
Six commencement ceremonies were held for undergraduate and graduate students.
Remembering Nanette Mayer
May 14, 2018
Honorary Appalachian State University alumna Nanette Mayer — a lifelong supporter of the arts at Appalachian — passed away March 9, 2018, at the age of 94.
Ahead of its time: Exhibition in Boone celebrates Black Mountain College’s diverse creative legacy
WHKY
May 13, 2018
More than 60 years after it went bankrupt, sold off its campus near Asheville and formally dissolved, Black Mountain College exerts an enduring influence on art and education in the U.S. and abroad. Appalachian State University is celebrating that legacy this spring with a series of events and programs centering on Black Mountain’s history and some of the people who taught, studied and made art there.
Appalachian junior Sope Kahn awarded 2017-18 Frances Holland Black Scholarship
May 11, 2018
Appalachian junior Sope Kahn, a gender, women’s and sexuality studies major, is the recipient of the 2017-18 Frances Holland Black Scholarship. In March, Kahn participated in the Southeastern Women’s Studies Association Conference.

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