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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
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
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
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
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.
Fourth annual Appalachian Energy Summit convenes July 13
July 6, 2015
Representatives from UNC system universities, North Carolina’s private colleges and community colleges and out-of-state institutions will convene at Appalachian State University for the fourth annual Appalachian Energy Summit.
Professors’ paper on urban stream restoration receives 2015 Boggess Award
July 6, 2015
A research paper on urban stream restoration written by Assistant Professor Kristan Cockerill and Professor Bill Anderson from Appalachian State University has received the 2015 Boggess Award for the best paper published in 2014 in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association.
Participants sought for research about nonresident fathers of children
July 1, 2015
Researchers from Appalachian State University’s Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education are conducting research about nonresident fathers’ interaction recreationally with their children.
Summer Symposium on Remembering the Holocaust held July 11-17 at Appalachian
June 30, 2015
Key speakers include representatives from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and Holocaust survivors.
Appalachian studies students present research at international conference
June 11, 2015
Three graduate students and a faculty member from the Center for Appalachian Studies at Appalachian State University presented papers at an international mountain studies conference held at Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada, in May.
Researchers from Appalachian find chia seeds do not enhance athletic performance
June 3, 2015
A study published in the May edition of the journal Nutrients debunks the widely reported and accepted belief that chia seeds are a natural performance booster for athletes.
Appalachian State validates non-invasive method to measure muscle glycogen
May 12, 2015
Researchers in exercise and sports science can put away their biopsy needles. The Appalachian State University Human Performance Laboratory at the NC Research Campus (NCRC) in Kannapolis has validated the use of ultrasound technology to measure muscle glycogen.
Cloutier receives awards from Cave Research Foundation and Geological Society of America
May 5, 2015
When Mara C. Cloutier chose to attend graduate school at Appalachian State University, the Asheville resident said it was because she could explore two possible passions: field work and lab research.
Cultural and environmental sustainability is topic of this service-learning project
May 1, 2015
Building design students develop creative ways to use a 20th-century homestead in this service-learning project at Appalachian State University.
Students present research at 29th Annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research
April 27, 2015
The group of thirty-seven undergraduate students presented research in 18 subject areas through oral presentations or by presenting a research poster.
Founding director of new Office of Research Consultation named
April 16, 2015
Shawn Bergman has been named the first university data and statistical analysis consultant for the newly created Office of Research Consultation at Appalachian State University.
18th annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors
April 10, 2015
Hosted by the Office of Student Research, undergraduate and graduate students representing 28 academic departments and 90 faculty mentors will present a record 172 abstracts throughout the day.
Team from Appalachian part of Race to Zero Student Design Competition
April 10, 2015
Appalachian State University is one of 39 teams, and the only university from North Carolina, that will compete in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Race to Zero Student Design Competition at the National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden, Colorado, April 18-20.