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5th Annual Energy Summit provides students platform for change
July 25, 2016
With the theme of “Knowledge. Collaboration. Action.”, Appalachian welcomes more than 450 leaders to its 5th Annual Appalachian Energy Summit.
What leadership is saying about the 5th Annual Appalachian Energy Summit
July 25, 2016
Sponsors and leaders share their thoughts on the 5th Annual Appalachian Energy Summit at Appalachian State University.
Summer Symposium on Remembering the Holocaust held July 23-28 at Appalachian
July 18, 2016
The 15th Annual Martin and Doris Rosen Summer Symposium on Remembering the Holocaust will be held July 23-28 in Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union. This year’s symposium puts a particular emphasis on the roles and struggles of women in the Holocaust and explores the significance of gender in this genocide.
At $16.2 million, Office of Research surpasses 2019 strategic plan goal for external funding
July 18, 2016
At the close of the 2016 fiscal year, Appalachian State University’s Office of Research (OR) reported receiving more than $15 million in external funding – grants from government, non-profit agencies, business and industry — which surpassed a goal set in the university’s 2014 – 2019 Strategic Plan to increase grant funding to $15 million by the year 2019.
Economics professor awarded grant for socioeconomic study of Atlantic menhaden
July 1, 2016
Dr. John Whitehead, professor and chair of Appalachian State University’s Department of Economics, has been awarded $95,303 by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to conduct a socioeconomic study of Atlantic menhaden commercial fisheries.
Solar Vehicle Team preps for summer competition, displays car at local events
June 27, 2016
Team Sunergy is working around the clock to ensure Apperion, the 2016 solar vehicle, is ready for the Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP).
Documentary ‘After Coal’ premieres in U.S. and United Kingdom film festivals
May 18, 2016
“After Coal,” a feature-length film created through Appalachian State University’s Center for Appalachian Studies, premiers on two continents this spring. The film profiles inspiring individuals who are building a new future in the coalfields of central Appalachia and South Wales.
Sixty-one undergraduates participate in National Conference on Undergraduate Research
May 9, 2016
Sixty-one Appalachian State University undergraduates representing 25 different academic departments presented their research at the 30th Annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research at UNC Asheville, April 7-9.
Appalachian’s NASA grant with Southwestern Community College will fund the Smoky Mountain STEM Collaborative
April 22, 2016
Appalachian State University, in partnership with Southwestern Community College, has been awarded a $1.4 million grant by NASA to fund the Smoky Mountain STEM Collaborative.
Dr. Nina Jablonski explores skin color and the role it plays in self identity, racism and evolution
World-famous anthropologist on race, genetics and the genealogy of primates.
April 13, 2016
Anthropologist and author Nina Jablonski posits human evolution has taken off like the world’s fastest sprinter, dramatically changing the human face of the earth. She explores skin color and race and the roles they’ve played socially, biologically and from a health perspective over the last 200,000 years.
19th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors to be held April 21
April 13, 2016
Appalachian State University’s Office of Student Research will host the 19th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors Thursday, April 21, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the fourth floor of Plemmons Student Union.
Student’s feasibility study tests e-bike market in Boone
March 18, 2016
Ryan Gillespie has big ideas to improve the commuter experience in Boone. Gillespie, a senior sustainable technology major in the College of Fine and Applied Arts, is passionate about what he calls “responsible transportation.”
Team from Appalachian’s Walker College of Business wins regional research challenge
March 3, 2016
For the fifth year running, a team of students from Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business has won the regional CFA Institute Research Challenge, sponsored by N.C. CFA (Chartered Financial Analysts).
Spring visiting writers series features poets, travel writers
Feb. 16, 2016
Four programs are scheduled for the spring Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series at Appalachian State University.
Biology professor awarded second NIH grant for cholera research
Feb. 4, 2016
Appalachian State University’s Dr. Ece Karatan has been awarded her second National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for her research in cholera.
Annual 3-minute thesis competition packs a lot of science into a short time
Feb. 1, 2016
Could you explain your master’s level thesis or research in just three minutes? That’s what 16 students in Appalachian State University’s Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies each did recently.
NSF grant supports new approach to teaching botany
Feb. 1, 2016
A National Science Foundation grant awarded to two faculty members at Appalachian will support their work to develop engaging botany laboratory experiences for undergraduate students and, at the same time, build a database related to ecological changes occurring in the Southern Appalachians.
Dr. Fred Hay on the diversity of Appalachia
Jan. 26, 2016
Fred Hay’s upbringing in north Georgia inspired academic interests in anthropology and African Appalachia, but the region he knew differed from the white version he found represented in scholarship.