Topic: Research and Creative Works

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Concept for turning corn chip oil into biodiesel fuel earns Appalachian students second place in international Food Solutions Challenge
May 8, 2017
What has 18 wheels and runs on corn chips? Thanks to a food solution from two Appalachian State University students, a chip producer’s transportation fleet well could.
Appalachian Innovation Scholars Program
Five proposals selected as ‘stunning examples of original thinking and collaboration,’ receive $10,000 each
May 8, 2017
See what inspires some of Appalachian’s most innovative scholars.
Dr. Tom Whyte, uncovering human history
May 8, 2017
Dr. Tom Whyte loves archaeology for its “thrill of solving puzzles about the human past from the clues those humans have left behind.”
Ann Pegelow Kaplan, interdisciplinary scholar and artist
May 4, 2017
Ann Pegelow Kaplan has crafted her own interdisciplinary background, blending data with creative expression. She uses written and visual tools to inspire students’ curiosity and creative thinking.
World-renowned anthropologist to speak April 27 at Appalachian
April 26, 2017
The College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian will host Columbia University professor and anthropologist Dr. Michael T. Taussig for a public lecture titled “Corpse Magic for Vengeance and its Curious Demise.”
Appalachian Safety Summit to be held May 30-31
April 24, 2017
The Appalachian Safety Summit educates and informs safety employees, teams and managers about the latest research in behavioral safety approaches in changing safety culture.
Kaplan conveys immigration struggle through historic and modern imagery
April 21, 2017
Ann Pegelow Kaplan hopes to help others remember their family’s connection to immigration through her work, “Passage/s: Lost & Found Photography, Refugee Crises, and Privilege.”
RIEEE and College of Arts and Sciences fund 4 additional Innovation Scholars projects
April 20, 2017
Appalachian State University leadership in the Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics and the College of Arts and Sciences announced funding of four additional faculty scholarships for Chancellor Sheri N. Everts’ Appalachian Innovation Scholars Program (AISP).
Appalachian’s Sarah Carmichael joins John Glenn, Sally Ride, Jane Goodall and other well-known explorers in prestigious society
April 19, 2017
Sarah Carmichael, associate professor in Appalachian’s Department of Geology, was received as a Fellow in The Explorers Club, headquartered in New York City, on March 24.
Five ‘original and collaborative’ projects funded by Chancellor’s first Innovation Scholars program
April 19, 2017
Each of the scholarship proposals awarded reflect one or more of the university’s strategic initiatives: sustainability in the areas of economics, equity and the environment; diversity; student research; global learning; wellness and safety; and community and civic engagement.
Dr. Nancy Love on lyrics, the First Amendment and the power of music
How music influences political movements and people
April 10, 2017
Dr. Nancy Love, political scientist who teaches critical, democratic and feminist theory and is the author of Trendy Fascism: White Power Music and the Future of Democracy, explores how music motivates, and our personal responsibility to recognize its power.
Educational leaders share thoughts on challenges and solutions in K-12 schools and community colleges
April 5, 2017
Five alumni and a current student of Appalachian State University’s doctoral program in educational leadership participated in a recent panel discussion on campus about their institutions’ challenges and how they are addressing them.
UNC GA grant supports Appalachian, New River Light and Power and energy research across UNC system
March 28, 2017
With Research Opportunities Initiative (ROI) funding from the University of North Carolina General Administration, Appalachian will be able to leverage its university-owned electric utility, New River Light and Power (NRLP), as an unprecedented UNC system asset to provide a collaborative platform for conducting energy-related research.
Night in Day: The Great American Eclipse of 2017 and Its Predecessors
with Dr. Anthony F. Aveni, Professor of Astronomy, Anthropology, and Native American Studies
March 21, 2017
Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences will host Dr. Anthony Aveni, a Russell Colgate Distinguished University Professor, in its seventh annual Dean’s Advisory Council’s Interdisciplinary Lecture series.
‘College Completion – Focus on the Finish Line’ white paper published by the National Center for Developmental Education
March 21, 2017
“College Completion – Focus on the Finish Line,” a white paper designed to help educators improve community colleges, has been published by Appalachian’s Dr. Hunter R. Boylan, director of the National Center for Developmental Education, Barbara Calderwood, managing editor of the Journal of Developmental Education, and Dr. Barbara S. Bonham, professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies.
Thinking about your future may make you less trusting and more critical of others
March 21, 2017
Appalachian State University’s Dr. Andrew Monroe is a psychologist in the College of Arts and Sciences who studies people’s moral and social judgments.
Spring break study abroad opportunity makes global connections
March 14, 2017
Appalachian State University’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies and the College of Arts and Sciences program in Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies at collaborated with four organizations to create a study abroad research trip in Holocaust studies for Appalachian students during their 2017 spring break.
Art and geology students at Appalachian collaborate to sculpt Triassic aetosaur based on a handful of pre-historic bones unearthed in North Carolina
March 10, 2017
Imagine an aetosaur wandering outside Rankin Science Building. Art and geology students have. See what they’ve created.