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Dr. David Nieman is a professor at Appalachian State University in the College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Biology and director of the Human Performance Lab at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis.

In the News: Carbo-loading before a big run? Here’s what experts suggest. [faculty featured]
Oct 31, 2024

Runners often gather for a pasta dinner the night before a race to eat carbohydrates and socialize. But experts say carbo-loading ahead of a marathon or other endurance event isn’t about one huge, starchy dinner or an endless bread basket.

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Dr. Kinji Ito is an assistant professor of Japanese in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures. Photo submitted

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Kinji Ito
Oct 25, 2024

Dr. Kinji Ito
Fall 2023 Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient
Project: "Repeated Study: Motivation as a Factor in Second Language Acquisition - Part 3"...

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Leah Boone is a senior chemistry major from Pfafftown and member of the CAS Corps. Photo from honors.appstate.edu/leah-boone

SAFE Student Spotlight: Leah Boone
Oct 24, 2024

Leah Boone
Fall 2023 SAFE Fund Recipient
Project: "Comparing the Synthesis of L-DOPA in Osorb Versus in Solution"

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Dr. Jefferson Bates is an associate professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Dr. Jefferson Bates publishes new paper in Inorganic Chemistry
Oct 21, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Jefferson Bates, associate professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, is the lead author of a new paper published in Inorganic Chemistry.

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Dr. Adam McKay, assistant professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Physics and Astronomy
The App State student recipients of 2024–25 North Carolina Space Grants, from left to right: junior Cooper Brown, senior Hailey Church and senior Cade Tischer. Photos submitted

3 App State students awarded NC Space Grants to conduct STEM research
Sep 20, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Three Appalachian State University students have received North Carolina Space Grants to conduct science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research in the 2024–25 academic year.

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Carla Ramsdell, practitioner-in-residence in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and sustainability liaison for the College of Arts and Sciences, in the SPICE Lab. Photo submitted
Dr. Brooke Christian '05, associate professor in Appalachian State University's Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, is the recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) Award. Photo by Chase Reynolds
Dr. Maggie Sugg is an associate professor and honors director in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning. Photo by Chase Reynolds
The College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University is accepting applications for the Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund with a deadline of Monday, October 7, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.

Fall 2024 SAFE Fund accepting applications through October 7
Sep 3, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — The College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University is accepting applications for the Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund with a deadline of Monday, October 7, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.

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