American Council of Learned Societies funds App State anthropological research of Navajo Nation
Dec 5, 2019
Dr. Dana E. Powell, associate professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Anthropology, is the recipient of $5,000 in grant fundi...
App State student presents Latina deportation research at national conference
Dec 3, 2019
An investigation of 2015–18 United States Border Patrol data performed by Appalachian State University senior Anna Biache, in collaboration with uni...
Dr. Cameron Lippard Talks with the American Sociological Association about Latino Immigrants in Western North Carolina
Nov 25, 2019
Dr. Cameron Lippard was recently featured in a public information video created by the American Sociological Association (ASA). This vi...
Appalachian graduate’s research advances the understanding of earthquakes
Nov 20, 2019
While an undergraduate at Appalachian State University, Jake Dorsett ’18 conducted some earthshaking research that was recently published ...
Dr. Andrew R. Smith awarded National Science Foundation funding for study on optimism biases
Nov 13, 2019
Do you tend to see the glass as half full or half empty? Have you ever skipped a flu shot, believing the protective properties of your immune system w...
Creative writing professor Mark Powell awarded Fulbright for teaching and research in Romania
Nov 8, 2019
Appalachian State University’s Mark Powell, associate professor of creative writing in Appalachian’s Department of English, has been named a grant...
Fulbright awardee Dr. Christina Verano Sornito-Carter to conduct heritage conservation and disaster management research in the Philippines
Nov 6, 2019
Dr. Christina Verano Sornito-Carter, assistant professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Anthropology, has been awarded a 2019...
2019–20 Fulbright awardee Dr. Richard Gray to ‘unite the sky’ through astronomical partnership with South Africa’s UFS
Nov 5, 2019
Dr. Richard Gray, professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been awarded a grant through the Fu...
App State receives record number of Fulbright awards for faculty
Nov 4, 2019
A total of seven Appalachian State University faculty received Fulbright awards for 2019–20 as a result of the 2018 Fulbright competition: six as Fu...
South Arts supports App State documentary on living folk traditions in Appalachia
Nov 1, 2019
Living folk traditions practiced by the people of diverse cultures in Western North Carolina will be preserved for generations to come thanks to the d...