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Topic: Research

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  • App State team researches treatments for aggressive breast cancer
    App State team researches treatments for aggressive breast cancer
    Dec. 7, 2021

    A research team at App State is investigating effective treatments for triple-negative breast cancer — the type of breast cancer with the least number of and least effective treatment options available.

  • App State researchers working to save honeybees with informatics
    App State researchers working to save honeybees with informatics

    A new beekeeping information system developed by App State faculty and funded by the UNC System could help boost U.S. honeybee populations.

    Nov. 23, 2021

    A team of faculty researchers at App State and UNC Charlotte are developing a new beekeeping information system to investigate the health, development and genomic diversity of honeybee hives. Their research, awarded a UNC System grant, could help boost declining honeybee populations across the U.S.

  • Is COVID-19 Seasonal? [faculty interviewed]
    Is COVID-19 Seasonal? [faculty interviewed]
    The Scientist
    Nov. 10, 2021

    Dr. Maggie Sugg, associate professor in App State's Department of Geography and Planning, is interviewed for this article by The Scientist.

  • Dr. Sarah Evans, App State students to explore how water patterns in melting permafrost affect climate change
    Dr. Sarah Evans, App State students to explore how water patterns in melting permafrost affect climate change
    Nov. 3, 2021

    App State assistant professor Dr. Sarah Evans and App State undergraduate students will spend the next three summers studying water saturation patterns in Alaska’s thawing permafrost — research aimed at providing new insights on the advancement of climate change. Their research is supported by a nearly $690,000 National Science Foundation grant.

  • Bristol native was one of two named Young Birder of the Year [student featured]
    Bristol native was one of two named Young Birder of the Year [student featured]
    Bristol Herald Courier
    Nov. 1, 2021

    Appalachian State University senior biology major Adrianna Nelson was one of two students to be named the American Birding Association’s Young Birder of the Year, a mentoring program that awards young birders across the country from ages 10-18.

  • App State celebrates research and creative activity, honors two faculty members
    App State celebrates research and creative activity, honors two faculty members
    Oct. 28, 2021

    At the culmination of App State’s weeklong virtual celebration of research and creativity activity, the university honored Dr. Andy Heckert and Joseph Bathanti with the Chancellor’s and Provost’s Awards, respectively. The faculty were recognized for superior achievement in their fields and sustained productivity.

  • App State team studies brain stimulation for ankle sprain rehab
    App State team studies brain stimulation for ankle sprain rehab
    Oct. 19, 2021

    Help is on the way for the 50%–70% of people who suffer from recurrent ankle injuries. App State’s Dr. Alan Needle has received $57,349 in grant funding from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Research and Education Foundation for research that might prevent recurrent ankle sprains.

  • How climate change is affecting fall foliage [faculty featured]
    How climate change is affecting fall foliage [faculty featured]
    FOX 13 Salt Lake City
    Oct. 12, 2021

    Dr. Howard Neufeld, professor of biology at Appalachian State University, shares insights with Newsy about climate change's potential effects on fall leaf color and timing.

  • How does sleep affect your decisions? App State’s Dr. David Dickinson conducts grant-funded studies to find out
    How does sleep affect your decisions? App State’s Dr. David Dickinson conducts grant-funded studies to find out
    Sep. 29, 2021

    App State’s Dr. David Dickinson is conducting grant-funded studies to explore the connection between sleep and decision-making. His findings could give people a new reason to care about good sleep hygiene.

  • App State’s Dr. Patricia Johann researches logics used in software programming
    App State’s Dr. Patricia Johann researches logics used in software programming
    Sep. 16, 2021

    Dr. Patricia Johann was awarded a $510,823 research grant from the National Science Foundation. Her work will enhance verification of computer software — ensuring the programs are correct, secure and reliable.

  • App State joins NSF research effort to reduce phosphorus dependence, losses
    App State joins NSF research effort to reduce phosphorus dependence, losses
    Sep. 13, 2021

    Appalachian joins 8 institutions to form the NSF Science and Technologies for Phosphorus Sustainability Center, a national research effort to reduce phosphorus dependence and losses.

  • App State’s Dr. Abdelbaset Hamza studies efficiency in internet data centers
    App State’s Dr. Abdelbaset Hamza studies efficiency in internet data centers
    Sep. 2, 2021

    Dr. Abdelbaset Hamza is leading a team in studying ways to make the transfer of information in internet data centers more efficient — with the goal of speeding up the internet and reducing the environmental impact.

  • Digitizing biology!
    Digitizing biology!
    National Science Foundation
    Aug. 26, 2021

    The National Science Foundation's "Discovery Files," which airs on scores of commercial radio stations across the country and on the CBS Radio app, educates listeners about herbaria and the effort to digitize them — led by Appalachian State.

  • App State's Team Sunergy wins big in US solar racing challenge — No. 1 in Cruiser Class
    App State's Team Sunergy wins big in US solar racing challenge — No. 1 in Cruiser Class
    Aug. 12, 2021

    App State’s solar vehicle team, Team Sunergy, swept the 2021 American Solar Challenge — finishing in first place for multiple-occupant vehicles (MOV), winning all three stages of the race from Missouri to New Mexico and clocking a total of 964.8 miles.

  • College students race solar cars from Missouri to New Mexico [students featured]
    College students race solar cars from Missouri to New Mexico [students featured]
    Santa Fe New Mexican
    Aug. 7, 2021

    The Santa Fe New Mexican interviews App State Team Sunergy member Sam Cheatham about the American Solar Challenge. Team Sunergy finished first in its class in the road race.

  • App State and Cone Estate connection spans 100-plus years, yields academic and engagement opportunities
    App State and Cone Estate connection spans 100-plus years, yields academic and engagement opportunities
    Aug. 6, 2021

    App State’s location in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina opens avenues of academic and civic engagement particular to the area. The university’s partnership with the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park in Blowing Rock — spanning more than a century — is a good example.

  • App State’s solar vehicle team takes Formula Sun Grand Prix 2nd place, qualifies for 1,000-mile road challenge
    App State’s solar vehicle team takes Formula Sun Grand Prix 2nd place, qualifies for 1,000-mile road challenge
    Aug. 5, 2021

    App State’s solar vehicle team, Team Sunergy, captured second place in its class in the 2021 Formula Sun Grand Prix, qualifying for the American Challenge (ASC) road race — this year from Missouri to New Mexico. Follow Team Sunergy’s third ASC showing as they power west on sustainable energy Aug. 3–7.

  • Researchers support rural-serving colleges and universities from new center at App State
    Researchers support rural-serving colleges and universities from new center at App State
    Aug. 4, 2021

    The Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges (ARRC) is now housed in App State’s Reich College of Education. The move to App State signals ARRC’s continued growth as the leading research organization focused on regional colleges, according to executive director Dr. Andrew Koricich.

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