Topic: Research

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2019–20 Fulbright awardee Dr. Richard Gray to ‘unite the sky’ through astronomical partnership with South Africa’s UFS
Nov. 1, 2019
During the 2019–20 academic year, Appalachian astronomy professor Dr. Richard Gray will teach and perform research at the University of the Free State in South Africa as part of his Fulbright award.
Creative writing professor Mark Powell awarded Fulbright for teaching and research in Romania
Nov. 1, 2019
Powell, professor of creative writing at Appalachian, will teach a course on contemporary U.S. literature at Ovidius University of Constanta, in Romania, during spring 2020, as well as conduct research for his seventh novel.
Fulbright awardee Dr. Christina Verano Sornito-Carter to conduct heritage conservation and disaster management research in the Philippines
Nov. 1, 2019
Appalachian’s Sornito-Carter, an assistant professor of anthropology, will travel to the University of the Philippines Visayas in August 2020 to complete Fulbright research on heritage conservation and disaster management in relation to climate change in the Philippines.
Fulbright Scholar Dr. David Williams to study biopharmaceutical ecosystems in Austria
Nov. 1, 2019
Through the Fulbright Scholar Program, Williams, a professor in Appalachian’s Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management, will teach and perform research at Management Center Innsbruck in Austria in spring 2020.
Appalachian graduate’s research advances the understanding of earthquakes
Nov. 1, 2019
App State grad Jake Dorsett’s undergraduate research on the San Andreas Fault in California may alter predictions about the next Los Angeles area earthquake.
2019 Green E Awards honor ‘sustainable business champions’ at App State
Oct. 31, 2019
Dr. Joseph Cazier and Dr. Todd Cherry were recognized with this year’s Green E Awards, conferred by the Walker College of Business. The awards honor individuals in the college for their outstanding accomplishments in the area of sustainable business.
Mystery surrounds ancient toad bones found in NC mountains. Where are the heads? [faculty featured]
The News & Observer
Oct. 31, 2019
Anthropology professor Dr. Thomas Whyte solves the mystery of the headless toads.
South Arts supports App State documentary on living folk traditions in Appalachia
Oct. 30, 2019
This grant funding supports graduate student Chelsey Johnson’s work during the 2019–20 academic year to document living folk traditions in Appalachia. The project is part of the “In These Mountains” initiative, which aims to preserve Central Appalachia’s arts and culture.
The Controversial Past: Allison Fredette on Teaching Difficult History [faculty featured]
History Notes
Oct. 30, 2019
In this podcast hosted by the Greensboro History Museum, Appalachian State University’s Dr. Allison Fredette talks about the challenges of teaching controversial issues to learners in K-12 and institutions of higher learning and how she helps instructors learn to navigate and overcome the challenges encountered when touching on race, immigration, gender and other subjects. Fredette teaches in the Department of History.
The archaeologist and the headless toads: A ‘trilling’ tale from Appalachian’s Dr. Tom Whyte
Oct. 28, 2019
Dr. Tom Whyte, an anthropology professor at App State, digs for answers to ancient mysteries about precolonial life in the Appalachian Mountains.
Can You Turn Fat into Muscle? [faculty quoted]
Weight Watchers
Oct. 28, 2019
There are two primary ways that resistance training helps promote fat loss. App State’s Dr. N. Travis Triplett, a professor of exercise science and the newly elected president of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), explains what they are and how they work.
Fall foliage continuing to peak through weekend [faculty quoted]
WXII Channel 12
Oct. 23, 2019
Biology professor Dr. Howie Neufeld, the official "Fall Color Guy" of Western North Carolina, says the perfect conditions have arrived for furthering fall foliage colors.
App State receives more than $600K from NSF in support of sea sponge research
Oct. 23, 2019
Dr. Cara Fiore, visiting assistant professor in Appalachian’s Department of Biology, will travel to the Caribbean island of Curaçao in summer 2020 to begin her research of sea sponge filtration and its impact on the coral reef food web.
Hannah Krueger ’17 works on her Ph.D. straight from App State
Oct. 21, 2019
The 2017 graduate of App State geology program received fully funded offers from multiple schools upon graduation.
North Carolina's Fall Colors Are Delayed. But Here's When - And Where - To Find Them [faculty quoted]
WFAE 90.7
Oct. 11, 2019
The onset of North Carolina's famously vibrant fall colors has been delayed by an unseasonably hot start to fall and drought conditions. But Howard Neufeld, a biologist at Appalachian State University known as the "Fall Color Guy," says there's still a good chance for rich color this year – especially since cooler weather has begun.
The Leaves, They Are a Changin'... But Why? [faculty quoted]
North Carolina Climate Office
Oct. 11, 2019
Few people in North Carolina know more about what makes trees tick than Dr. Howard Neufeld, a professor of biology at Appalachian State University. To his thousands of online followers, Neufeld is better known as the "Fall Color Guy" because of the weekly updates he shares this time of the year. According to Neufeld, North Carolina hasn't always had the same variety and vibrancy of fall color.
Sociology opens new world for Jess Eatman ’13
Oct. 11, 2019
App State graduate Jess Eatman ’13 broadened her left-brained, mathematical inclinations to find new career path through a softer science: sociology.
Faculty mentors help pave the way to success for App State transfer students
Oct. 9, 2019
Faculty Transfer Mentors help Appalachian transfer students find the fast track to success — in the field and in the lab.