Grants & Research

Kimberly Treadaway, left, and Oscar Smith, sit beside a stack of needle boxes at Holler Harm Reduction in Marshall, North Carolina. (Jesse Barber / Grist)

Helene frayed the safety net for people who use drugs. This community wove it back together. [faculty featured]
May 4, 2026

Kimberly Treadaway hoped she was prepared for the storm. Hurricane Helene was heading right for her home in Weaverville, North Carolina, and she worri...

Dr. Matt Estep

App State professor brings ramp research to BRAHM [faculty featured]
May 1, 2026

BLOWING ROCK — An Appalachian State University professor is using DNA science to protect ramps and help the Cherokee keep a centuries-old tradition ...

A headshot of Dr. Christine Quattro, AICP.

Dr. Christine Quattro receives 2025 JAPA Emerging Scholar Award
Apr 23, 2026

The 2025 Emerging Scholar Award goes to Christine Quattro, PhD, AICP, assistant professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at Appalachian S...

Dr. Clarice Moran earns Baden-Württemberg Mobility Grant

Dr. Clarice Moran earns Baden-Württemberg Mobility Grant
Apr 17, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Two Appalachian State University faculty members have been awarded the Baden-Württemberg–North Carolina Faculty Mobility Grant, mar...

German internees built a Bavarian-style village called Old Heidelberg while detained. Photograph by Adolph Thierbach, Courtesy of the State Archives of North Carolina

The Western Front [faculty featured]
Apr 16, 2026

As a child in the 1930s and ’40s, Jacqueline Burgin could look out the living room window of her family’s home in Hot Springs and see across the F...

Damage inflicted by Helene to the Biltmore Village area of Asheville, pictured on Sept. 28. Credit: NCDOTcommunications

Helene exposed cracks in western NC’s health care safety net [faculty featured]
Apr 16, 2026

Tropical Storm Helene’s impact on western North Carolina was felt acutely in the days, weeks and months after the storm, including in the region’s...

Biology graduate student Haley Martin ’23 ’25 conducts research on fruit flies. Photo by Kyla Willoughby

Mountaineer Discovery: Spotlighting Student Research, Creativity and Innovation at App State
Apr 15, 2026

Increasing global access to life-changing prosthetics — through human-centered 3D design.Examining newborn health patterns near chemical accident si...

This year’s Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors will be the largest in App State history, with 240 students participating. Pictured, an App State student presents their research poster during last year’s event. Photo by Kyla Willoughby

App State’s annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors is April 22
Apr 9, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Office of Student Research is set to host App State’s 29th annual Celebration of Stu...

A man wearing goggles holds a card in front of a sensor.

Physics students contribute to advanced optical research
Apr 8, 2026

Mountaineer Discovery: This story is part of a series highlighting student research, creativity, and innovation at App State. Join the Office of Stude...

Three individuals wearing blue jackets in a scientific lab.

From waste to taste: Fermentation unlocks protein potential
Apr 8, 2026

Mountaineer Discovery: This story is part of a series highlighting student research, creativity, and innovation at App State. Join the Office of Stude...