Grants & Research

The Office of research presents RECAPP 2020 Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian

Office of Research presents RECAPP 2020
Aug 25, 2020

RECAPP is a week-long virtual event with faculty research showcased every day, culminating in the presentation of the Chancellor's and Provost's award...

Archie, complete, at home and installed in the Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory - Interactive Rock Garden outside of Rankin Science. Photo by Dr. Lauren Waterworth

There is a prehistoric reptile waiting for students’ return to Appalachian’s campus
Aug 14, 2020

Appalachian State University faculty members, Dr. Andrew Heckert, Dr. Lauren Waterworth and Travis Donovan have collaborated with geology and art stud...

Images of the two faculty recipients of the Office of Student Research’s 2020 Undergraduate Research Mentorship Excellence Award

2 App State professors earn undergraduate student recognition for mentorship
Aug 6, 2020

Dr. Howard Neufeld, professor in the Department of Biology and a longtime faculty member in the Honors College, and Dr. Megen Culpepper...

Ten App State students awarded NSF supported S-STEM scholarships

Ten App State students awarded NSF supported S-STEM scholarships
Jul 30, 2020

Ten students from Appalachian State University’s departments of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics and ...

SAFE Grant Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Shea Tuberty

SAFE Grant Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Shea Tuberty
Jul 29, 2020

Dr. Shea TubertyProfessor and Assistant Chair, Department of BiologyStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) fund recipientProject: “The New ...

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Robert Lewis '19, Physics and Astronomy

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Robert Lewis '19, Physics and Astronomy
Jul 22, 2020

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Robert Lewis ‘19, Physics and AstronomyRobert Lewis was an undergraduate student in from Bailey, N.C. Student and...

Meteorological factors may influence COVID-19 transmission and spread in the US, according to research by App State and NCICS

Meteorological factors may influence COVID-19 transmission and spread in the US, according to research by App State and NCICS
Jul 21, 2020

BOONE, N.C. —A new study by a multidisciplinary team of researchers at Appalachian State University and the North Carolina Institute for Climat...

SAFE Grant Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Elizabeth Alison Gulley

SAFE Grant Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Elizabeth Alison Gulley
Jul 15, 2020

Dr. Elizabeth Alison GulleyAssistant Professor, Department of EnglishStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) fund recipientProject: “Beowulf's Af...

Image of a mason jar with straw and umbrella announcing the College Summer Zoom Series

CAS Launches Summer Zoom Series
Jul 13, 2020

Appalachian State University College of Arts & Sciences is hosting a series of Summer Zoom sessions. We hope to engage with our alumni and friends...

A plume of dust coming from the Sahara Desert to the U.S.

App State researchers to study dust plume as it settles over Boone
Jun 29, 2020

A sweeping plume of dust — traveling 5,000 miles from the Sahara Desert to the U.S. — will offer an unexpected bright spot for the High Country, a...