Awards

App State receives more than $600K from NSF in support of sea sponge research
Nov 11, 2019

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Dr. Cara Fiore, visiting assistant professor in Appalachian State University’s Depa...

Recruiting International Students
Nov 7, 2019

With a college-age population of about 600 million people, India presents a largely untapped opportunity for Appalachian State University’s recruitm...

App State receives record number of Fulbright awards for faculty
Nov 4, 2019

A total of seven Appalachian State University faculty received Fulbright awards for 2019–20 as a result of the 2018 Fulbright competition: six as Fu...

$115k Awarded for Digital English Writing Center
Oct 9, 2019

Dr. Xiaorong Shao (BLIC), Mr. Allan Scherlen (BLIC), and Dr. Bret Zawilski (English) have been awarded $115,127 from the US Department of State. The g...

NEA grant supports 35th annual An Appalachian Summer Festival
Jun 25, 2019

BOONE, N.C. — In support of its arts and cultural programming, Appalachian State University has received a $15,000 grant from National Endowmen...

App State partners with Eastman Chemical Co. for NIOSH-funded study on data analytics and workplace safety
Jun 18, 2019

BOONE, N.C. — At Appalachian State University, the Human Resources (HR) Science Research Team — a group comprising faculty members and graduate st...

Picture Yourself as an Earth Scientist
Jun 13, 2019

BOONE, N.C. — Students, faculty and staff in Appalachian State University’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences are givi...

Appalachian awarded funding for second STARTALK Program — an immersion in Chinese language, culture
Jun 6, 2019

BOONE, N.C. — For the second consecutive year, high school students of the High Country will have the opportunity to embark on a virtual journey to ...

Dr. Cameron Gokee awarded NSF grant to conduct archaeological research in Bandafassi — a West African ‘shatter zone’
Jun 4, 2019

BOONE, N.C. — During the next two academic years, Dr. Cameron Gokee, assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at Appalachian ...

Dr. Dana E. Powell awarded 2019–20 Cornell University SOH Fellowship
May 28, 2019

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Dana E. Powell, assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at Appalachian State University, is one of seven s...