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Guignet, Sugg earn NSF grant to study the effects of air pollution and climate change on maternal and child health
Sep 15, 2023

Assistant Professor of Economics Dr. Dennis Guignet has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study The E...

Three earn Dean's Club Research Prizes in the Walker College
Jul 11, 2023

Three professors in the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University have earned Dean’s Club Research Prizes for high impact...

Brashear Research Awards
May 12, 2023

Congratulations to the students that submitted their research to the 2023 Brashear Research Competition in Economics! All five papers were impressive....

Matthew Mair, a senior economics and politics science double major at Appalachian State University.

Economics student studies the impact of sea level rise through undergraduate research experience
May 11, 2023

Matthew Mair, a senior economics and politics science double major at Appalachian State University, will participate in the Resilience and Adapta...

App State economics students measure the impact of popular regional bike race

App State economics students measure the impact of popular regional bike race
Apr 25, 2023

Students from Appalachian State University's student chapter of the National Association for Business Economics and faculty in the Depa...

Six App State faculty and alumni received 2022–23 Fulbrights through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program and Fulbright U.S. Student Program, respectively. Pictured, from left to right, are Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand, professor of German and global studies; Dr. Katherine Ledford, professor of Appalachian studies; alumna Payton Blaney ’22, of Reidsville; alumnus Henry Campbell ’21, of Winston-Salem; alumna Ilya Wang ’20, of Rockwell and Taichung, Taiwan;

App State honored as a Top Producer of Fulbright scholars, students for 2022–23
Feb 16, 2023

The university is one of 3 master’s institutions nationwide to receive the honor By Jessica StumpPosted Feb. 15, 2023 at 4:18 p.m.Facebook...

App State’s delegation to COP27 stops for a photo at the conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Pictured, from left to right, are App State Chief Sustainability Officer Dr. Lee Ball, senior Grace Waugh, Department of Economics Chair Dr. Dave McEvoy, alumnus Jonathan Buckley '22, junior Matthew Mair and alumni Rachel Crabb '22, Chelsea Gulliver '22 and Luke Halodik ’21 '22.

6 App State students observe world climate policymaking at UN climate conference
Jan 25, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — An Appalachian State University delegation of students and campus leaders returned from the recent United Nations climate change confe...

App State economist shapes how we measure values for the environment

App State economist shapes how we measure values for the environment
Dec 12, 2022

Several economics faculty at Appalachian State University are engaged in research that contributes to addressing local and global challenges...

Walker College economics professor earns 100 Scholars Research Award
Apr 26, 2022

Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies has named Dr. John Whitehead, an economics professor in the Walker C...

App State at COP26

Walker College faculty attend COP26, lay groundwork for global connections for students
Nov 6, 2021

In Chancellor Sheri Everts' weekly message to Appalachian State University community members, she details news about activities on campus an...