Topic: Gifts and Grants

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Appalachian receives NSF funding for rainfall variability research
March 20, 2018
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.
People and Lasers: Edible Lasers
Funovation
March 15, 2018
Dr. Lauren Woods, PhD, has been working to develop an edible laser with her team at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. What is an edible laser, you ask? Read on and find out.
Appalachian Senior awarded Critical Language Scholarship
March 14, 2018
Shannon Wells, Appalachian senior and winner of a Critical Language Scholarship, will travel to Hikone, Japan, this summer to participate in a language and cultural immersion program for American students.
N.C. Humanities Council awards planning funds for ‘Decolonizing Citizenship and Indigenous Lifeways’ project
March 12, 2018
An interdisciplinary team at Appalachian has received planning funds from the N.C. Humanities Council for their project “Decolonizing Citizenship and Indigenous Lifeways,” which will involve Gadugi Program/Cherokee Partnership students.
North Carolina Arts Council funds artists’ residency and exhibition at Appalachian
March 12, 2018
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.”
Dedicated benefactor and philanthropist Irwin ‘Ike’ Belk remembered
March 9, 2018
Many of the sculptures that adorn Appalachian State University’s campus were gifted by Irwin “Ike” Belk. The prominent North Carolina business leader and philanthropist died Saturday, Feb. 24, at his home. Belk was 95.
Appalachian’s 2018 Dance Marathon raises over $42K for local nonprofits
March 2, 2018
Participants in Appalachian’s 2018 Dance Marathon raised $42,696.46 for Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country and the Western Youth Network — organizations that support High Country children and their families.
N.C. Surplus Lines Association supports Appalachian’s insurance center with $100K gift
March 1, 2018
North Carolina Surplus Lines Association continues its support of Appalachian’s Brantley Risk and Insurance Center with $100,000 gift.
Chancellor’s Appalachian Innovation Scholars Program announces 2018 winners
Feb. 28, 2018
For the second year in a row, Chancellor Sheri Everts’ Appalachian Innovation Scholars Program awards five Appalachian faculty members up to $10,000 each for their innovative proposals.
Appalachian students design park plan for Tennessee city
Feb. 27, 2018
Undergraduate students in Appalachian’s IDEXlab create a master plan to bring new life to Covered Bridge and Edwards Island parks in Elizabethton, Tennessee.
Appalachian’s SBIRT student training program receives additional funding from SAMHSA
Feb. 20, 2018
Appalachian State University’s Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) student training program receives third-year funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Appalachian’s IDEXlab develops master plan for city parks in Elizabethton, Tennessee
Feb. 20, 2018
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.
NSF grant supports indexing programming project at Appalachian
Feb. 16, 2018
Appalachian professor Patricia Johann in the university’s computer science department has received funding from the National Science Foundation for her project exploring new foundations in indexed programming.
NEH funds Appalachian event to preserve the history of the Lincoln Heights Rosenwald School
Feb. 16, 2018
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.
ECU funds research of the Village of Portsmouth by Appalachian professor, students
Feb. 16, 2018
East Carolina University awards funding for ECU and Appalachian faculty and students to research the Village of Portsmouth on Portsmouth Island for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.
A taste of science
Appalachian team creates an edible laser
Feb. 13, 2018
Dr. Lauren Woods and a team of undergraduates from Appalachian State University want to bring lasers out of the realm of Star Wars weaponry and into the home for practical use. In fact, the laser Woods’ team is developing contains turmeric, which can be eaten when lasing is finished.
ERG supports Appalachian Energy Center’s research of landfill biogas projects
Feb. 12, 2018
The Eastern Research Group has awarded funding to the Appalachian Energy Center at Appalachian to conduct research of worldwide community-based landfill gas projects that benefit communities near landfills.
“Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” supported by NEH
Feb. 12, 2018
The National Endowment for the Humanities funds Appalachian’s “Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” discussion series, which explores how the humanities affect our understanding of armed conflict.