Awards

Reoxcyn Discoveries Group funds Appalachian research of caffeine and flavonoid's effects on resting metabolic rate
May 22, 2018

BOONE, N.C. — Does ingesting a combination of caffeine and flavonoids boost a woman’s resting metabolic rate? A $89,214 grant to Appalachian State...

NSF grant funds Appalachian research on ecological diversification of sponges in the Caribbean
May 22, 2018

BOONE, N.C. — Thanks to a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, Dr. Cara Fiore, visiting assistant professor in Appalachian State Unive...

Macrosystems Biology, Early NEON Science grant supports biodiversity mapping in eastern US
May 22, 2018

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Dr. Jessica Mitchell has received a Macrosystems Biology Early Career Award, which includes $288,851 ...

ORAU awards funding for Appalachian Carbon Research Group workshop
May 22, 2018

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian Carbon Research Group (ACRG) — an interdisciplinary group of faculty, staff and students at Appalachian State Univer...

The Health Foundation supports Appalachian's 2018 Spooky Duke Race and Costume Contest
May 22, 2018

BOONE, N.C. — The Health Foundation Inc. has provided matching funds for the eighth annual Spooky Duke Race and Costume Contest to take pl...

Appalachian alumnae to serve as park interpreters through NPS funding
May 22, 2018

BOONE, N.C. — The National Park Service has awarded $21,508 in funding for two recent Appalachian State University graduates to serve as interpretiv...

NPS supports Appalachian wildfire mitigation efforts in the Great Smoky Mountains
May 22, 2018

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Mark Spond, who serves as Appalachian State University’s liaison to the National Park Service (NPS), received a total of $6...

NASA grant supports Appalachian's astrochemistry research of disks around forming stars
May 22, 2018

BOONE, N.C. — An interdisciplinary team of professors and scientists has received $132,000 in funding from NASA Mission Directorates to su...

NGS grant funds research of Appalachian's DAGGER team
May 22, 2018

BOONE, N.C. — The geological research of Appalachian State University’s DAGGER (Devonian Anoxia, Geochemistry, Geochronology and Extinction Resear...

Appalachian professor awarded UNC Greensboro funding for BRIDGES project
May 22, 2018

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Lakshmi S. Iyer, along with Drs. Heidi Carlone and Sara Heredia, has received $98,696 in funding from the University of North Caro...