Topic: Research and Creative Works

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Dr. Susan Lappan, helping to save the siamang
Faculty Member of Distinction
College of Arts and Sciences – Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
May 31, 2017
Dr. Susan Lappan has been researching the siamang and their ecosystems since 2000. A Fulbright Scholar Award for the 2017-18 academic year will support a new research project in Malaysia.
$100K grant from National Endowment for the Humanities provides funds to explore war and its effects through art
May 23, 2017
Part of the NEH’s “Dialogues on the Experience of War” program, this grant project was developed by Dr. Valerie Wieskamp, Department of Communication; Dr. Lynn Searfoss, Department of English; and Dr. Clark Maddux, Watauga Residential College.
Dr. Tim Ludwig — keeping workers safe
May 22, 2017
A leading authority on industrial safety, Appalachian State University’s Dr. Tim Ludwig has good reason to want to keep workers safe.
Student team places second in national Race to Zero Competition
May 16, 2017
Team Appalachian [In]sight, a group of seven graduate and undergraduate students representing Appalachian’s Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment, placed second in the “Suburban Single-Family Housing” category at the fourth annual Race to Zero Competition.
Appalachian faculty member awarded prestigious Rome Prize Fellowship
May 9, 2017
Tricia Treacy, assistant professor of graphic design in Appalachian State University’s Department of Art, will attend the American Academy in Rome as part of a six-month design fellowship beginning this fall. Just 30 artists and scholars nationwide receive the competitive Rome Prize Fellowship annually.
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.