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App State's Team Sunergy wins big in US solar racing challenge — No. 1 in Cruiser Class
Aug 13, 2021
Appalachian State University’s solar vehicle team, Team Sunergy, blazed through the 2021 American Solar Challenge (ASC) — finishing in first place...
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SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Brooke Christian
Aug 2, 2021
SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Brooke Christian Dr. Brooke Christian, assistant professor, Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences St...
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Alumna Continues Legal Psychology Research from time at Appalachian
Jul 22, 2021
Patricia Ferreira ’21 received a masters in Experimental Psychology in May and contributed to research in the Dr. Wiley F. Smith Department of Psych...
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SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Duygu Ercan-Oruc
Jul 20, 2021
SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Duygu Ercan-OrucDr. Duygu Ercan-Oruc, assistant professor, Department of Chemistry & Fermentation SciencesStudent and ...
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SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Megen Culpepper
Jul 14, 2021
SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Megen CulpepperDr. Megen Culpepper, assistant professor, Department of Chemistry and Fermentation SciencesStudent and Facu...
![Dr. Matt Estep, a plant geneticist and associate professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Biology, performs fieldwork at Rich Mountain Bald — part of the Tater Hill Preserve located in northern Watauga County. The preserve is a plant conservation project owned and managed by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture’s Plant Conservation Program. Photo by Ellen Gwin Burnette](https://cas.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/asu_news_listing/public/asu_news/dr._matt_estep_photo_2021.png?itok=agv_CIa4)
App State genetic diversity study to inform US Fish and Wildlife conservation efforts for endangered NC plant
Jun 30, 2021
Spreading avens, a rare plant that thrives in Western North Carolina — at elevations of more than 4,000 feet — is in danger of extinction.To help ...
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SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Sarah-Beth Hopton
Jun 21, 2021
SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Sarah-Beth Hopton Dr. Sarah-Beth Hopton, associate professor and internship director, Department of English Stud...
![SAFE faculty recipient Dr. Jamie Yarbrough, School Psychology Program Director, Department of Psychology. Photo by University Communications.](https://cas.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/asu_news_listing/public/asu_news/jamie_yarbrough_safe_2021_faculty_spotlight.png?itok=lGmMj1bO)
SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Jamie Yarbrough
Jun 14, 2021
SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Jamie YarbroughDr. Jamie Yarbrough, program director, Department of PsychologyStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) fund r...
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App State one of 17 US schools named a top producer of Fulbright scholars and students for 2020–21
Jun 11, 2021
Appalachian State University has been recognized as a top producing institution for Fulbright scholars and students for the 2020–21 academic year, a...
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Who's Who: STEM and Research Support Staff
Jun 9, 2021
Getting to know our Staff: STEM and Research Support StaffSteven BeckSteven Beck is a research technician at Appalachian’s North Carolina Research C...