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  • X-rays uncover gut of 320-million-year-old animal
    X-rays uncover gut of 320-million-year-old animal
    Oct. 28, 2015

    The inner workings of a tiny fossil have been studied using X-ray microscopy, revealing evidence of its digestive system for the first time.

  • Professor joins project to help veterans become farmers
    Professor joins project to help veterans become farmers
    Oct. 27, 2015

    Helping former soldiers transition to farming to help meet the nation’s food system needs is a goal of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Appalachian State University is part of that effort.

  • Appalachian professor studies the interactions between plants and pollinators
    Appalachian professor studies the interactions between plants and pollinators
    Oct. 13, 2015

    Worker bumble bees only live a couple of weeks, but it’s that short life span that has enabled researchers to identify changes that are occurring to the species because of climate change in Colorado’s Pennsylvania Mountain Natural Area’s flower diversity.

  • Appalachian student/faculty delegation presents at conference in Romania
    Appalachian student/faculty delegation presents at conference in Romania
    Oct. 13, 2015

    A delegation from the Center for Appalachian Studies at Appalachian State University traveled to Brasov, Romania, recently to present research at the Appalachians/Carpathians: Researching, Documenting, and Preserving Highland Traditions conference.

  • Rosenberg honored by Global Science and Technology Forum
    Rosenberg honored by Global Science and Technology Forum
    Sep. 30, 2015

    Rosenberg, Pornchai Jullamate (Burapha University) and Ouaypon Tungthongchai (Kasetsart University) won the Best Research Paper award for their paper “Global Aging and Eldercare: The Internationalization of ‘Powerful Tools for Caregivers.’”

  • Professor receives NIH grant to study the relationships between mood and memory
    Professor receives NIH grant to study the relationships between mood and memory
    Sep. 24, 2015

    Lisa Emery, an associate professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Psychology, has received a three-year, $270,375 Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) from the National Institutes of Health to better understand relationships between mood and memory.

  • Kirkpatrick receives Brockman-Campbell Book Award for her Irish-themed poetry collection
    Kirkpatrick receives Brockman-Campbell Book Award for her Irish-themed poetry collection
    Sep. 21, 2015

    A poet and professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of English, Kirkpatrick had long wanted to write about Gonne, who was a muse to William Butler Yeats, but she was uncertain of the creative device – such as lyric or dramatic monologue – that she wanted to use.

  • Appalachian’s Energy Center assists counties with landfill gas to energy projects
    Appalachian’s Energy Center assists counties with landfill gas to energy projects

    Activity supported with Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation funding

    Aug. 25, 2015

    The Appalachian Energy Center at Appalachian State University recently completed a project that began in 2005 to help eight North Carolina counties produce renewable energy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improve their economy.

  • Rhodiola rosea protects marathoners against viral infection
    Rhodiola rosea protects marathoners against viral infection
    Aug. 24, 2015

    Human trials with marathon runners found that the herb Rhodiola rosea protects against viral infection. These findings build on previous human trials that demonstrate the anti-viral activity of blueberry and green tea polyphenols.

  • Professors at Appalachian receive NSF grant to study dome formation in Georgia and Western North Carolina
    Professors at Appalachian receive NSF grant to study dome formation in Georgia and Western North Carolina
    Aug. 21, 2015

    The Tallulah Gorge area in Georgia and Toxaway Falls in Gorges State Park in Western North Carolina are well known for their beauty and outdoor recreational offerings. For Appalachian State University geologists Gabe Casale and Jamie Levine, the areas are also rich in geological information.

  • Cherry named to Journal of Environmental Economics and Management editorial board
    Cherry named to Journal of Environmental Economics and Management editorial board
    Aug. 21, 2015

    Todd L. Cherry, a professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Economics, has been named to the editorial board of the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (JEEM).

  • DeWitt receives NC Arts Council Artist Fellowship
    DeWitt receives NC Arts Council Artist Fellowship
    Aug. 18, 2015

    Abigail DeWitt of Burnsville, a visiting assistant professor at Appalachian State University, is one of 18 individuals who have received a North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowship for 2015–16.

  • Researchers use tree-ring science to study area log cabins
    Researchers use tree-ring science to study area log cabins
    Aug. 3, 2015

    Saskia van de Gevel looks closely at the ends of logs used to construct two cabins located in the Bear Paw State Natural Area in Watauga County.

  • Business faculty and staff honored for excellence in teaching, research and service
    Business faculty and staff honored for excellence in teaching, research and service
    July 21, 2015

    Five Appalachian State University faculty members and one staff member in the Walker College of Business have received the college’s 2015 Sywassink Award for Excellence.

  • Beaver College of Health Sciences receives grant to expand rural healthcare
    Beaver College of Health Sciences receives grant to expand rural healthcare
    July 13, 2015

    The Beaver College of Health Sciences at Appalachian State University has received a $175,000 grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation to support development of telehealth technology and programming to increase rural health training opportunities for future healthcare providers and improve the health and well-being of medically underserved rural communities.

  • Conference for historians of Britain and Ireland held Sept. 26
    Conference for historians of Britain and Ireland held Sept. 26
    July 10, 2015

    A one-day conference for historians of Britain and Ireland celebrating the journal ALBION will be held at Appalachian State University.

  • Software shows just how busy honeybees are
    Software shows just how busy honeybees are
    July 6, 2015

    A web application for beekeepers called Hive Tracks, co-developed by a faculty member in Appalachian State University’s Department of Computer Science, is now being used by bee keepers in 142 countries to track beehive activity.

  • Computer scientist at Appalachian helps researchers track honey bee health
    Computer scientist at Appalachian helps researchers track honey bee health
    July 6, 2015

    Tracking the health of honeybees across the U.S. is the work of a multi-university team, including a computer scientist at Appalachian State University.

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