BOONE—Caylen J. Beaty received an Outstanding Student Award from the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association (NCAPA). Beaty is a 2009 graduate of Appalachian State University. The award was presented during the 2009 Marvin Collins Planning Awards Ceremony held by NCAPA in Greensboro in early October. The award is presented to one [...]

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 [...]

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. Dr. Saskia van de Gevel is studying the forest stand [...]

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. Appalachian State University’s Peter T. Soulé is researching the relationship between [...]