BOONE—Dr. Harven DeShield will present a series of lectures regarding intellectual property Oct. 7 and 8 at Appalachian State University. The presentations are open to faculty, staff, and students as well as the general public. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University will dedicate its AppalAIR facility Thursday, Sept. 23, at 4 p.m. The dedication will be held in the portico area behind the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University is participating in the N.C. Science Festival, a statewide series of events highlighting science, Sept. 11-25 on campus. [more]

BOONE—Astronomers like Joe Pollock seldom peer through a telescope anymore when carrying out their research programs. They typically use computer-controlled telescopes to obtain images of celestial objects of interest, images that are then automatically downloaded, often while they sleep or work on other projects. [more]

BOONE—Twenty undergraduate students from Appalachian State University have had their work accepted for presentation at the 24th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in Missoula, Mont., April 15-17. [more]

BOONE—Budding climate scientists in local schools and at Grandfather Mountain will soon be assisting Appalachian State University researchers in their work to better understand potential climate change in western North Carolina. [more]

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]