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  • Appalachian professor Dr. Steve Hageman receives Fulbright to study global warming’s effects in the polar Arctic
    Appalachian professor Dr. Steve Hageman receives Fulbright to study global warming’s effects in the polar Arctic
    June 22, 2018

    Hageman will apply methods he uses to study fossils to help determine whether environmental effects of global warming can already be observed in the body size of polar Arctic marine organisms.

  • Sociologist weighs in on immigrant family separations — including social, economic impact
    Sociologist weighs in on immigrant family separations — including social, economic impact
    June 20, 2018

    Dr. Cameron Lippard says families are hiding from persecution, even if they’re in the U.S. legally, as a result of recent immigration family separations.

  • Dr. Michael McKenzie ’99 named dean of Appalachian’s Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies
    Dr. Michael McKenzie ’99 named dean of Appalachian’s Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies
    June 18, 2018

    Appalachian alumnus Dr. Michael McKenzie, interim associate provost and chief research officer at Winston-Salem State University, will assume his role as dean of the university’s graduate school on July 1.

  • 8 earn professorships in Appalachian’s Walker College of Business
    8 earn professorships in Appalachian’s Walker College of Business
    June 18, 2018

    The professorships, which will take effect July 1, were awarded to Drs. Tracy Reed, Tammy Kowalczyk, Heather Dixon-Fowler and Ash Morgan, Scott Hunsinger, Peter Groothuis, Dana Clark and Pia Albinsson.

  • What caused the earthquakes that shook N.C.'s mountains this week? [faculty quoted]
    What caused the earthquakes that shook N.C.'s mountains this week? [faculty quoted]
    Winston-Salem Journal
    June 15, 2018

    Dr. Sarah Carmichael in Appalachian State University’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences discusses how the old, inactive faults in the Appalachian mountains respond to shifts by the North American Plate.

  • Western Association of Women Historians awards Barbara ‘Penny’ Kanner Prize to Appalachian’s Dr. Lynne Getz
    Western Association of Women Historians awards Barbara ‘Penny’ Kanner Prize to Appalachian’s Dr. Lynne Getz
    June 8, 2018

    Dr. Lynne Getz, professor of history at Appalachian, is the recipient of the Western Association of Women Historians’ Barbara “Penny” Kanner Prize for her book “Abolitionists, Doctors, Ranchers, and Writers.”

  • Appalachian assistant professor featured in documentary on humanity’s big questions
    Appalachian assistant professor featured in documentary on humanity’s big questions
    June 8, 2018

    Dr. Rachel Smith, assistant professor in Appalachian’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, joins a group of scientists in “The Most Unknown” — a documentary film investigating questions that have fueled scientific inquiry for generations.

  • Dr. Denise Brewer named chair of Appalachian’s Department of Family and Child Studies
    Dr. Denise Brewer named chair of Appalachian’s Department of Family and Child Studies
    June 8, 2018

    Dr. Denise Brewer, associate professor in Appalachian’s Department of Family and Child Studies, assumed her new role as department chair in May.

  • Appalachian’s Dr. Jacqui Bergman named interim vice provost for faculty affairs
    Appalachian’s Dr. Jacqui Bergman named interim vice provost for faculty affairs
    June 6, 2018

    Dr. Jacqui Bergman, associate professor and Department of Management chair at Appalachian, will join the university’s Division of Academic Affairs in July as interim vice provost for faculty affairs.

  • ‘Jordan and the Arab Uprisings’ — the latest book by Appalachian’s Curtis Ryan — published by Columbia University Press
    ‘Jordan and the Arab Uprisings’ — the latest book by Appalachian’s Curtis Ryan — published by Columbia University Press
    June 6, 2018

    Dr. Curtis Ryan’s book “Jordan and the Arab Uprisings: Regime Survival and Politics Beyond the State” is being published this month. Ryan is a professor of political science at Appalachian.

  • Meggett named general counsel for Appalachian
    Meggett named general counsel for Appalachian
    June 5, 2018

    Paul Meggett, a former law professor and active member of the North Carolina Bar Association, will begin his new position as general counsel for Appalachian on June 18.

  • Appalachian’s Reich College of Education names 2018 awards recipients
    Appalachian’s Reich College of Education names 2018 awards recipients
    June 1, 2018

    The 2018 RCOE awards — which recognize Outstanding Teaching, Mentoring, Service and more — were conferred on six faculty and staff members, along with the college’s Lucy Brock Child Development Laboratory School.

  • Dangerous heat conditions to impact East African populations by late 21st century, according to new study co-authored by Appalachian professor
    Dangerous heat conditions to impact East African populations by late 21st century, according to new study co-authored by Appalachian professor
    May 24, 2018

    “Climate change, population, and poverty: vulnerability and exposure to heat stress in countries bordering the Great Lakes of Africa” — co-authored by Appalachian professor Anton Seimon — was recently published in the journal Climate Change.

  • Cross-disciplinary team of Appalachian faculty members receives $1M NSF S-STEM grant
    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 awarded continued NSF funding for rainfall variability research
    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.

  • Appalachian supports students with learning differences through grant-funded College STAR project
    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.

  • Reoxcyn Discoveries Group funds Appalachian research of caffeine and flavonoids’ effects on resting metabolic rate
    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
    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.

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