App State genetic diversity study to inform US Fish and Wildlife conservation efforts for endangered NC plant
Jun 24, 2021
Spreading avens, a rare plant that thrives in Western North Carolina — at elevations of more than 4,000 feet — is in danger of extinction....
2020 Biology Award Recipients
Apr 30, 2020
Congratuations to our 2020 Biology Award Recipients. [[nid:470]]Undergraduate:Bailey, Lauren E, Meritorious SeniorBrewer, Samuel B., Wayne Van D...
Biology Grad Students Take Honors in Three Minute Thesis competition
Nov 9, 2018
Department of Biology graduate students Gita Gajjar and Amanda Wilkinson won awards in the recent Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. The 3MT ...
Jessica McCanless wins Melton Award
Nov 5, 2018
Jessica McCanless, a graduate student who works with Dr. Maryam Ahmed and Dr. Darren Seals, won the Thoyd Melton Award at this year's North Carol...
Appalachian Alumnus Studies Urban Rat Ecology
Oct 18, 2017
Appalachian alumnus Dr. Michael Parsons' ('93) unusual research caught the eye of CBS News recently. After reading the story, we were curious to know ...
ASU Alum Rachel Hoch Recognized for Work to Recover Endangered Species
Jun 9, 2017
Congratulations to Appstate Department of Biology Alum Rachel Hoch, who was named a US Fish and Wildlife Service 2016 Recovery Champion. Recovery Cham...
Biology major Elisabeth Panto receives internship at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mar 27, 2017
Elisabeth Panto will be working for 9 weeks this summer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), with an initial preparatory week at the Astronomy &...
Environmental science major Tara Early creates prize-winning research poster, is honored by SETAC
Jan 12, 2017
Tara Early of Morehead City just graduated from Appalachian State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental science. She is now ap...
Apex student Mary Rachel Silliman earns highest Sea Scouts award
Oct 27, 2016
BOONE—Mary Rachel Silliman from Apex, a senior majoring in biology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University, recently com...
Laura Ellis wins People's Choice Award in 3-minute-thesis competition
Feb 9, 2016
The People's Choice Award in the annual 3-minute-thesis competition went to Laura Ellis, a graduate student in biology from Swannanoa. Ellis spoke of ...