Minerals 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.
College News, Grants & ResearchX-rays uncover gut of 320-million-year-old animal
Oct 29, 2015
BRISTOL, ENGLAND—The inner workings of a tiny fossil have been studied using X-ray microscopy, revealing evidence of its digestive system for the first time.
College News, Grants & ResearchThe Visualization Lab: Appalachian’s window on Earth
Oct 27, 2015
BOONE-Walk into Rankin Hall on the Appalachian State University campus and you will walk through labyrinthian hallways and corridors crisscro
College News, Grants & ResearchProfessor receives NIH grant to study the relationships between mood and memory
Sep 24, 2015
BOONE—A little memory loss as you age might be a good thing.
College News, Grants & Research, Faculty & StaffFermentation Sciences Program research could revolutionize how chocolate is made
Sep 22, 2015
BOONE — What do wine, yogurt, beer, sourdough, crème fraîche, soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, sour cream, whisky and kombucha all have in common besides being delicious? They all undergo fermentation using defined starter cultures.
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