BOONE – Appalachian State University has received more than $552,000 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to support six projects, four of which were research projects funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF). Appalachian also has submitted proposals for another $6.5 million in stimulus funding for additional projects related to economic growth and stability. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University’s William C. and Ruth Ann Dewel Microscopy Facility has received a $509,620 award from the National Science Foundation to purchase a state-of-the-art transmission electron microscope/scanning transmission electron microscope  (TEM/STEM). [more]

BOONE – Appalachian State University has received another $94,000 from the NASA-sponsored N.C. Space Grant consortium to support research associated with aeronautics and space-related science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. This brings Appalachian’s four-year total award close to $400,000.  [more]

BOONE—An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Appalachian State University will soon be monitoring air quality and atmospheric conditions and their impact on ecosystems and climate in the area. The project is called AppalAIR (Appalachian Atmospheric Interdisciplinary Research). [more]

BOONE – A new degree program at Appalachian State University that merges industries’ needs for workers skilled in science and business will graduate its first students in commencement ceremonies May 9. [more]

BOONE – An Appalachian State University faculty member’s interest in understanding how erosion works has earned him an award from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. [more]

BOONE—A new undergraduate degree will be offered at Appalachian State University this fall – a bachelor of science degree in environmental science. The degree program is directed by Roy C. Sidle, a professor of geology and former professor with the Disaster Prevention Research Institute of Kyoto University in Japan. [more]

BOONE—For astronomers, stars are as individual as people, each exhibiting different characteristics and qualities.  [more]

BOONE—Zach Russell and Donovan Leonard have been recognized by the Appalachian Regional Microscopy Society (AReMS). [more]