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Research at Appalachian

Appalachian’s location in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina provides unique opportunities for research and scholarship. Passionate and creative faculty come here to stay, and students learn in academically challenging settings under their close mentorship. Small communities, access to diverse natural resources and significant weather patterns combine with a university culture that supports innovative, interdisciplinary pedagogy, making our location one that is not only stunningly beautiful, but also intellectually stimulating.

Student and faculty research stories

What kind of research could you undertake as an Appalachian student? Read about what our students and faculty are doing in their fields, where and how they learn, and share their work.

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Office of Research

The Office of Research provides support for the research, creative and scholarly endeavors of Appalachian faculty, staff and students. The office offers assistance with finding funding, writing and submitting proposals, preparing budgets, beginning and managing projects and continued fiscal management of awarded projects.

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Research News

Announcing the 2019-20 Undergrad and Graduate Researchers
May 14, 2019
Prehistoric Native American Woman Shot With Four Arrows Died While Pregnant
May 10, 2019
Can Ultras and Endurance Sports Harm Your Health
May 9, 2019
Learn a language, expand your worldview
May 7, 2019
Dr. Cameron Gokee awarded NSF grant to conduct archaeological research in Bandafassi — a West African ‘shatter zone’
May 6, 2019
Appalachian announces winners of 22nd Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors
May 3, 2019
National search yields Dr. Ece Karatan as Appalachian’s vice provost for research
May 3, 2019
Appalachian continues carbon emission reporting for global solutions
April 24, 2019
Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand awarded Fulbright to teach abroad in spring 2020
April 23, 2019
Appalachian’s first solar vehicle — Apperion — featured in 2019 Triangle SciTech Expo
April 12, 2019

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Appalachian faculty actively engage in research

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The value of undergraduate research

Working with professors on meaningful research or creative endeavors gives Appalachian students the skills they need for career or graduate school success.

Graduate Research Associate Mentoring Program

The Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies has a competitive assistantship program, which pays a stipend to graduate students who collaborate with faculty members on their research projects.

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The North Carolina Research Campus - a public-private research center

Appalachian partners with the North Carolina Research Campus, providing our students with extraordinary opportunities to engage in collaborative and multidisciplinary research in human health, nutrition and agriculture.

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Energy research

International research & development

When individuals from countries and cultures across the globe can share knowledge and experience with one another, all nations benefit. Find out more about the research in which our faculty, staff and students are engaging in crosses boundaries and borders for the betterment of all.

Resources and support

Are you a faculty member, staff member or student looking for resources for your research endeavors? Start here to find some terrific resources available to help.

News

Appalachian continues carbon emission reporting for global solutions
April 24, 2019
The carbon emissions data set formally maintained by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center has received new life at Appalachian through a cross-campus collaboration.
Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand awarded Fulbright to teach abroad in spring 2020
April 23, 2019
Sterling-Hellenbrand, professor of German and global studies in Appalachian’s Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, will serve as the Fulbright Visiting Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Graz in Austria in spring 2020.
Appalachian’s first solar vehicle — Apperion — featured in 2019 Triangle SciTech Expo
April 12, 2019
Apperion is one of more than 50 exhibits included in the expo, which showcases the state’s newest advancements in various technologies and scientific disciplines.
Dr. Dana E. Powell awarded 2019–20 Cornell University SOH Fellowship
April 8, 2019
Powell, assistant professor in Appalachian’s Department of Anthropology, is one of only seven scholars in the U.S. and Canada selected by the Cornell University Society for the Humanities (SOH) as 2019–20 Fellows.
Once a picky eater, always a picky eater?
March 20, 2019
The article, co-authored by Appalachian alumnus Jordan Ellis ’15, psychology professor Dr. Amy Galloway and others, is featured in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (IJBNPA).
Good news for the Smokies — Appalachian researcher cites air quality improvements
March 19, 2019
New research led by Appalachian State University’s Dr. Howard Neufeld reveals ozone has dropped over the past several years to its lowest levels in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Climbing into thin air for climate research
March 15, 2019
Appalachian students joined Dr. Baker Perry, one of the top experts in his field, to climb mountains and traverse glaciers in Peru, all while participating in climate research projects that may impact the world.
Gilman Scholar Patrick Ross conducts independent study in Madagascar
February 15, 2019
Ross, a senior sustainable development major, traveled to Madagascar’s Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve in November 2018, where he installed cameras as part of his independent study of the rainforest’s small carnivore inhabitants.

Events

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Let the Circle be Unbroken: The Shared Vision of Gretchen and Steve Lotz
Jul 5 - Dec 7, 2019
Gretchen and Steve Lotz continue to inspire, challenge, and find mystery in each other after nearly five decades of an aesthetically inspired partnership. The intertwined worlds they have fashioned find form in the organically entangled artworks they create.
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5...…. A site-specific installation by Jodi Woodward
Jul 5, 2019 - Feb 8, 2020
1, 2, 3, 4, 5……. is an investigation into how we choose to live our lives and occupy our time. The exhibitions raises questions about how memory influences behavior and how our current behaviors continue to serve us. Do we actively participate and reflect on our lives, or do we just tick the days over, one after the other, repeating the same patterns of behavior again and again?
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Beyond the Plantations: Images of the New South, Photographs by Michelle Van Parys
Jul 5, 2019 - Feb 8, 2020
Images of the Old South are often sanitized views of a perfect and prosperous plantation life yet ignore the conflict, conquest, and transformation that is manifested in the changing landscape. The photographs from Beyond the Plantations: Images of the New South present the contemporary southern landscape in all of its rich complexity.
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Martin & Doris Rosen Summer Symposium
July 20 - 25, 2019
Since 2002, the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies has organized and held the annual Martin & Doris Rosen Summer Symposium “Remembering the Holocaust.” The symposium endeavors to provide teachers with the most current research on the Holocaust, racism, and anti-Semitism in tandem with teaching strategies and plans needed by every educator to tackle this urgent topic in an informed and successful manner in a classroom setting.