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Research Day 2025 Information
Mar 25, 2025

We look forward to hosting our 28th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors meeting Wednesday, April 16, 2025 on the fourth floor of the Plemmons Student Union.

Call for Abstracts: 28th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors Meeting
Feb 13, 2025

The 28th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 on the 4th Floor of the Plemmons Student Union. 

3 App State Students Awarded NC Space Grants to Conduct STEM Research
Sep 24, 2024

Three Appalachian State University students have received North Carolina Space Grants to conduct science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research in the 2024–25 academic year

NC Space Grant / LORD Corporation Summer 2016 Internships Available
Oct 21, 2015

The application deadline is fast approaching for the NC Space Grant / LORD Corporation summer 2016 internships! Selected interns will receive $7,400 + $1,500 living allowance. Applications are being accepted through Sunday, November 1, 2015.

Introducing CRUS-NC - A new program for undergraduates to spend a semester at a coastal marine facility
Oct 8, 2015

CRUS-NC is an opportunity to take courses and conduct research on the NC coast. Review of applications begins October 15, 2015. Applications will be accepted until all spaces are full. The program website now lists potential research projects and has a course of study.

Research Opportunity: Coastal Research for Undergraduate Students in North Carolina
Sep 25, 2015

Just in time for Fall advising, we're happy to introduce CRUS-NC: Coastal Research for Undergraduate Students in North Carolina. CRUS-NC is a semester-long experience for undergraduates to live and study at a UNC coastal facility.

Call for Poster Proposals for Appalachian Global Symposium
Sep 24, 2015

Consider submitting a proposal for a poster presentation (11:15 - 12:00 p.m.) at the 2015 Appalachian Global Symposium planned for November 18, 2015.

Call for Proposals for the Barthalmus Grant
Sep 15, 2015

The George Barthalmus Undergraduate Research Awards have been developed to promote early involvement in the research process through support of sophomores in a research project of their design.

Perspectives on Undergraduate Research and Mentoring (PURM) Call for Papers
Sep 14, 2015

For the Perspectives on Undergraduate Research and Mentoring (PURM) Fall 2016 special issue on Mentoring Undergraduate Research in the Professional Disciplines, educators and students are invited to submit papers that explore the unique challenges and experiences of mentoring undergraduate...

Spring 2016 Undergraduate Research Assistantship (URA) Program Recipients Announced
Sep 2, 2015

All Spring 2016 Undergraduate Research Assistantships have been officially awarded. A total of 20 Faculty/undergraduate teams representing 12 different academic departments were awarded URA's totaling $20,000.00.

11th Annual State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS)
Aug 26, 2015

The Office of Student Research would like to personally invite you and your students to submit abstracts of research and creative endeavors (performance, plays, readings, exhibits, displays, etc.) for presentation at the 2015 State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity...

Michael Gangloff's Student Conducts Surveys on Appalachian ElkToe Mussel
Jul 27, 2015

Gary Pandolifi's research involves assessing the impacts of human driven land-use modifications and climate change on the critically endangered Appalachian Elktoe mussel (Alasmidonta raveneliana).

Graduate Students Present at International Mountain Studies Conference in Alberta, Canada
May 25, 2015

Three graduate students and a faculty member from the Center for Appalachian Studies presented papers at an international mountain studies conference in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada, May 5-8, 2015.