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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.
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.
Bruce Stewart’s ‘Blood in the Hills’ follows the trail of Appalachia’s violent history
May 7, 2018
Dr. Bruce Stewart’s “Blood in the Hills” presents essays from experts in political science, history and literature that question the supposedly innate brutality of the Appalachian people.
Appalachian’s Shayla Marcum wins Staff Shout Out quarterly drawing
May 7, 2018
Shayla Marcum, customer service specialist in Appalachian’s Office of Admissions and March Shout Out recipient, has won a University Bookstore gift through the Staff Shout Out program’s quarterly drawing.
Black and Professional in Boone, NC
May 4, 2018
Microaggressions, searching for black male mentors in Boone and how to watch football in Hawaii - it's a brand-new "Whats Your Truth?"
Tournament bans impact universities’ enrollment, Appalachian study finds
May 4, 2018
A lower quantity and quality of students enroll at a university after men’s basketball scandals, according to a working paper co-authored in the Walker College of Business.
Appalachian Board of Trustees confers faculty emeriti status, promotions and tenure
May 4, 2018
A total of 26 individuals received faculty emeriti status while 59 others received promotion and/or tenure.
Appalachian’s Joseph Gonzalez receives Excellence in Teaching Award
May 3, 2018
Appalachian’s Joseph Gonzalez, associate professor in the Department of Cultural, Gender and Global Studies, receives UNC Board of Governors award established to both emphasize the importance of and support excellence in teaching.
Chris McNeil named chair of Appalachian’s Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
May 2, 2018
Dr. Chris McNeil, associate professor of finance at Appalachian, will serve as chair of the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance in the Walker College of Business beginning July 1.
Joseph Bathanti awarded McFarlane Family Distinguished Professorship in Appalachian’s Watauga Residential College
May 2, 2018
Joseph Bathanti, writer-in-residence in Appalachian’s Watauga Residential College (WRC), will teach full time in the WRC as the inaugural McFarlane Family Distinguished Professor in Interdisciplinary Education.
Appalachian’s Lynne Waugh wins 2018 Durham Freshman Advocate Award
May 1, 2018
Lynne Waugh — executive director of academic advising in Appalachian’s University College — was recognized for her contributions to improving the freshman experience at Appalachian with the 2018 Durham Freshman Advocate Award.
Shelf Unbound names ‘Train Wreck Earth’ a 2018 Best Independently Published Book
May 1, 2018
E-magazine Shelf Unbound recognizes “Train Wreck Earth” among its top 100 Best Indie Books of 2018. Appalachian Professor Emeritus Dr. Harvard Ayers co-authored the novel, which addresses climate change.
Appalachian’s College of Arts and Sciences announces new department chairs
April 30, 2018
Drs. Jennifer L. Burris, Rose Mary Webb, Cameron Lippard and Tammy Wahpeconiah will assume their new positions as department chairs in the College of Arts and Sciences in fall 2018.
Appalachian’s Dr. Twila Wingrove named director of research data analysis
April 19, 2018
On March 19, Appalachian professor Dr. Twila Wingrove began serving as the director of research data analysis in Appalachian’s Office of Research.
Appalachian’s Adam Julian receives Fulbright Scholar Program award
April 12, 2018
Appalachian State University’s Adam Julian will participate in an International Education Administrators (IEA) seminar in Japan this upcoming summer as part of a Fulbright Scholar Program award.
Developing a Park Prescription Program for Your Community
Parks & Recreation Magazine
April 6, 2018
Park Prescription or “Park Rx” programs help to motivate people to be active in parks. They’re becoming more and more popular, and physicians often "prescribe" them to patients. Appalachian State University faculty members Dr. J. Joy James, Dr. Becki Battista and Dr. Richard W. Christiana discuss how to meet the challenges of designing a successful program.