BOONE—For an artist or photographer, Washington, D.C., provides a rich palette of subjects, from the intricate carvings that adorn the U.S. Supreme Court to the eclectic gathering of people, produce and crafts at Eastern Market near the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. [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—The American chestnut tree disappeared from southern forests by the mid-1950s as the result of a an airborne bark fungus growing on chestnut trees imported to New England from Asia. Ironically, the blight that destroyed the species helped clear the way for other trees to thrive. [more]

BOONE—Jeremy Ferrell, an instructor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Technology, was one of 15 individuals from the United States selected to participate in the first Brazil-U.S. Short Course in Biofuels Technology in São Paulo, Brazil. [more]

BOONE—The ponderosa pine and Douglas fir are iconic images of the Northern Rockies. Towering more than 130 feet and with circumferences that can exceed 200 inches, the trees provide researchers with a wealth of information related to fire history, climate changes and tree growth trends. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University’s Board of Trustees today approved a plan to borrow $5.34 million to implement a variety of energy-saving measures across campus. The measures are expected to save at least $600,000 a year in energy costs. Those savings will be used to repay the loan within 12 years or less. [more]

BOONE—A $43,495 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be used to purchase a cathodoluminescence (CL) microscopy system for Appalachian State University’s Department of Geology. [more]

BOONE—An Appalachian State University geology professor and an undergraduate student assistant spent several weeks this summer uncovering the footprints of human ancestors in Tanzania, East Africa.  The footprints, 58 in all, may represent the oldest known and best-preserved trackways of modern humans (Homo sapiens) in the world. [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]