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At Appalachian State University, research, scholarship, and creative activity are fundamental to the mission of the university. Research, scholarship, and the production or performance of creative work - like teaching and service - are crucial to both the institution and the region that it serves. Through their work, Appalachian's faculty, students, and staff expand the boundaries of their academic disciplines, discover answers to real world questions, enhance the quality of life in the region, enrich the K-16 classroom experience, and contribute to economic development.

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Appalachian's First ARRA Award Benefits Faculty, Students and Environment

What can foresters, plant ecologists, and land managers within the northern Rockies expect in the future if current trends toward a warmer, drier, and more carbon dioxide-rich environment continue? This is one of the questions Dr. Peter Soule of the Department of Geography and Planning plans to address with Appalachian State University's first competitive research grant funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA).

Dr. Soule, who is collaborating with Dr. Paul Knapp of UNC-Greensboro, received $182,953 from the NSF and begins work on the three-year grant this month in western Montana ... Learn more

Appalachian receives $375,000 grant to implement South African Legislative Fellows Program

Appalachian State University has received a $375,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to implement a two-year South African Legislative Fellows Program (LFP) designed to strengthen understanding of the U.S. legislative process and enhance appreciation of the role of civic society and its engagement in the political process ... Learn more

Why are bluebirds blue?

The evolution of plumage color fascinates Dr. Lynn Siefferman. A behavioral ecologist at Appalachian State University, Siefferman researches variations in feather color of the Eastern bluebird—how brightness correlates with personality traits and choice of mate. Using more than 200 bird boxes in rural Watauga County, she has attracted a substantial bird population for studying mating behavior and for collecting feathers to examine in her campus lab ... Learn more

Bortz receives Guggenheim Fellowship

Jeffrey Bortz, a professor of history at Appalachian State University, has received a Guggenheim Fellowship to support his research of the labor movement in Mexico and Latin America. The Guggenheim Fellowship is the leading scholarly award in the United States that is made to all fields of creative endeavors. Bortz is one of 180 scholars, scientists and artists from the United States and Canada to receive a 2009 fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation. There were more than 3,000 applicants for this year's awards ... Learn more

Research and Sponsored Programs Funding Express

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs presents Research and Sponsored Programs Funding Express, a newsletter that will serve to update faculty, staff and students on opportunities for receiving external research funds, as well as to highlight the success of campus grant-writers. An archive of newsletters, past and present, is available here.

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