Grants & Research

SAFE Student Spotlight: Sophia Ryan

SAFE Student Spotlight: Sophia Ryan
Jan 2, 2023

Sophia Ryan, M.A. GeographyStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall 2021Project: “Greenspace and Mental Health: Adding Quality and...

SAFE Student Spotlight: Taylor Leonard

SAFE Student Spotlight: Taylor Leonard
Dec 26, 2022

Taylor Leonard '22, M.A. Experimental PsychologyStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall 2021Project: “Dementia Worry: Does Public...

SAFE Student Spotlight: Rachel Fink

SAFE Student Spotlight: Rachel Fink
Dec 20, 2022

Rachel Fink '22, B.S. Psychology (Sustainability)Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall 2021Project: “Morality of Environmental ...

Dr. Rachel Bleich, Dr. Brooke Christian, Dr. Beth Davison, Dr. Joseph Gonzalez, Dr. Cuong Mai, Dr. Juhee Woo and Dr. Marketa Zimova

University Research Council (URC) grant recipients
Dec 19, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — Congratulations to the following Appalachian State College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) faculty members on receiving Fall 2022 Universit...

The Mountains to Sea North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program at App State, to begin in spring 2023, will support 100 underrepresented App State students in STEM fields over the next five years. It is funded by a $3.4 million National Science Foundation grant awarded to App State, UNC Greensboro, Western Carolina University, East Carolina University and UNC Wilmington. Photo by Chase Reynolds and Wes Craig

App State awarded National Science Foundation funding to recruit, support underrepresented students in STEM fields
Dec 15, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University is one of five University of North Carolina System institutions awarded $3.4 million in grant funding fro...

Dr. Marketa Zimova

Dr. Marketa Zimova publishes two articles in "Biology Letters"
Dec 14, 2022

BOONE, N.C. — Congratulations to Dr. Marketa Zimova, assistant professor in the Appalachian State Department of Biology, on the publication of ...

SAFE Student Spotlight: Samuel DeMay

SAFE Student Spotlight: Samuel DeMay
Dec 13, 2022

Samuel DeMay, M.S. Engineering Physics (Automation and Instrumentation)Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall 2021Project: “Upda...

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Aruna Weerasinghe

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Aruna Weerasinghe
Dec 6, 2022

Dr. Aruna Weerasinghe, Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry and Fermentation SciencesStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall 20...

Dr. Sarah Carmichael

App State’s Dr. Sarah Carmichael named to The Explorers Club 50 for pushing the boundaries of exploration
Dec 2, 2022

She will share her geomicrobiology, mass extinction research Dec. 14 as part of The Explorers 50 Speaker Series...

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Marta Toran

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Marta Toran
Nov 29, 2022

Marta Toran, Lecturer, Department of Geological and Environmental SciencesStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall 2021Project: “A...