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...
Amanda Wilkinson
Dec 18, 2019
How did you become interested in biology?Growing up, I had a large interest in science – understanding how the world worked through fundamental, uns...
Dr. Julia Showalter
Nov 27, 2019
Why did you become a biologist (and specifically the type of biologist you are)?Growing up, I spent a lot of time in the forest or helping out on the ...
Dalton Sizemore
Nov 13, 2019
How did you become interested in biology?Biology has always been a special subject for me. I graduated from high school thinking I wanted a BA in Poli...
Christina Daly
Nov 5, 2019
What do you currently do?I am working toward a PhD in Biomedical Sciences at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the lab of Dr. Ryan Potts.Why di...
Krogmeier Takes Top Prize at Botany Conference 2019
Aug 12, 2019
AppState student Katie Krogmeier earned the Li-Cor prize for best poster at the Botanical Society of America’s Botany Conference 2019 in Tucso...
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...
Erin McCombs
Mar 5, 2018
What do you currently do?I am the Conservation Director for Southern Appalachia with American Rivers. American Rivers is a national river advocac...
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 ...