Grants & Research

Dr. Derek Martin, Dr. Maggie Sugg, Dr. Jeff Colby and Dr. Katherine Ledford

4 CAS faculty receive research, mentorship awards from the Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies
Apr 13, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies has announced the recipients of their 2022-23 faculty awa...

SAFE Student Spotlight: Madeline Wight

SAFE Student Spotlight: Madeline Wight
Apr 11, 2023

Madeline Wight, M.S. BiologyStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Spring 2022Project: “Caloric Restriction and Its Effect on the Mic...

SAFE Student Spotlight: Annie Sylvester

SAFE Student Spotlight: Annie Sylvester
Mar 28, 2023

Annie Sylvester, B.S. Physics (Secondary Education)Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Spring 2022Project: “Automated Tracking Sol...

Dr. Cathy Marcum, department chair and professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Government and Justice Studies

Dr. Cathy Marcum appointed editor of criminal justice journal
Mar 27, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Cathy Marcum, department chair and professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Government and Justice Studies, has...

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Trevor McKenzie

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Trevor McKenzie
Mar 21, 2023

Trevor McKenzie, Director, Center for Appalachian StudiesStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Spring 2022Project: “Visits with Regi...

Olivia Adams, a senior applied physics and english major from Raleigh, at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ. Photo submitted.

Physics, English major Olivia Adams selected for prestigious internship in Switzerland
Mar 8, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Olivia Adams, a senior applied physics and English major from Raleigh, has been selected for the University of Michigan - CERN Summer ...

SAFE Student Spotlight: Jacqui Foronda

SAFE Student Spotlight: Jacqui Foronda
Mar 7, 2023

Jacqui Foronda, B.S. Environmental ScienceStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Spring 2022Project: “Mapping Devonian Anoxic Events ...

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Tom Hansell

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Tom Hansell
Feb 28, 2023

Tom Hansell, Professor of Appalachian Studies, Department of Interdisciplinary StudiesStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Spring 202...

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Appalachian State University

Call for Papers: Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures Symposium
Feb 27, 2023

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures of Appalachian State University is pleased to announce its fourth annual symposium to be held on...

App State’s Andrew Jenkins ’12, senior lecturer in the Department of Biology, displays an oak leaf while guiding App State students and local community members on a May 2022 hike in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Blue Ridge Conservancy photo

Since 1958, App State's Southern Appalachian plant collection has aided research, teaching and conservation
Feb 27, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — With a High Country winter settled over Boone, thousands of plant specimens rest in perpetual bloom on Appalachian State University’...