College of Arts and Sciences’ SAFE Fund grantees awarded for 2016
Apr 4, 2016
After an extensive review process the College of Arts and Sciences has chosen nine students and seven faculty to receive funds from the newly created Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund for the 2016 year.
College News, Grants & ResearchNSF grant supports new approach to teaching botany
Feb 7, 2016
BOONE—A National Science Foundation grant awarded to two faculty members at Appalachian State University will support their work to develop engaging botany laboratory experiences for undergraduate students and, at the same time, build a database related to ecological changes occurring in t
College News, Sustainability, Grants & ResearchCollege of Arts & Sciences chooses six recipients for summer grant research
Feb 3, 2016
Boone - This summer the College of Arts and Sciences will provide six $5,000 grants to faculty to work on scholarly research, creative projects and external funding proposals that will enhance the transformational experience of Appalachian students.
College News, Faculty & Staff, Grants & ResearchKey Appalachian studies publications to be made available online through NEH and Mellon grant
Jan 29, 2016
BOONE—Appalachian studies scholars and those interested in regional history will have greater access to out-o
College News, Grants & ResearchMinerals from around the world donated to Appalachian’s geology department
Jan 25, 2016
BOONE—A collection representing one man's lifetime fascination with minerals has been donated to the Department of Geology at Appalachian State Univers
College News, Grants & ResearchGrains of sand hold clues to the history of Alaska’s glaciers
Dec 14, 2015
BOONE—Show most people a core sample from the ocean floor and they only see mud. Ellen Cowan sees a ribbon of time dating back 1 million years or more.
College News, Grants & Research, Faculty & StaffGeology faculty and students contribute to better understanding of early climate change during the Devonian and Carboniferous Periods
Dec 14, 2015
BOONE—A five-year UNESCO and International Union of Geological Sciences project on the interaction between climate change and the earth's biodiversity, IGCP 596, has culminated in the book "Planet Earth – In Deep Time," co-edited by Professor Johnny Waters at Appalachian State Univer
College News, Faculty & Staff, Students, Grants & Research, SustainabilityAppalachian professor develops software to study tornadoes with National Geographic
Dec 10, 2015
BOONE - Each year in the spring, Dr. Anton Seimon, Research Assistant Professor at Appalachian State University in the Department of Geography and Planning, heads to the Midwestern Great Plains with his family to observe severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.
College News, Faculty & Staff, Grants & ResearchCollege of Arts and Sciences develops new fund to support faculty and students
Dec 1, 2015
BOONE - This fall the College of Arts and Sciences established the Student and Faculty Excellence Fund (SAFE Fund), an endowment and annual fund born out of necessity for more substantial faculty and student academic support.
College News, Grants & Research, StudentsWhat is the Microscopy Lab?
Nov 3, 2015
Boone - Dr. Guichuan Hou (Biology) came to Appalachian State University in 2006 to run the William C. and Ruth Anne Dewel Microscopy Facility. There you can find him presiding over the use and maintenance of the universities most expensive microscopes.
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