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Scholar Michael Hancock accepts Duke Energy internship
Michael Hancock has received and accepted an offer for an internship at Duke Energy this summer in Charlotte, NC. Congrats Michael!
Scholar Allen Boone receives offer to IBM's premeir internship program
Allen Boone, a Junior Computer Science major and S-STEM scholar, has received and accepted an offer to IBM's Extreme Blue internship program. IBM describes Extreme Blue as it's "[...] premier internship program for top-notch students pursuing software development and MBA degrees." Allen will be working at IBM's RTP location in Raleigh working on mobile technology. Congrats Allen!
Scholar Jenna Cantrell receives scholarship from the Mises Institute
Jenna Cantrell, a Mathmematics and Economics major in S-STEM, received a scholarship to attend a conference at the Ludwig von Mises Institute--an academic organization which promotes research in Economics, Philosophy, and Political Economy. The conferences was held at Auburn University on October 8-9. Congrats Jenna!
Student David Bowman is Featured in AppalAIR Promotional Video
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Appalachian State University is monitoring air quality and atmospheric conditions to learn their impact on the area's ecosystems and climate. The project called AppalAIR (Appalachian Atmospheric Interdisciplinary Research) is located on the campus's highest point about 3,500 feet above sea level.
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S-STEM Students Receive the NC Space Grant
Appalachian State University has received another $94,000 from the NASA-sponsored N.C. Space Grant consortium to support research associated with aeronautics and space-related science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. This brings Appalachian's four-year total award close to $400,000.
NSF-funded scholarship program at Appalachian addresses nation's shortage of math and computer science professionals
Appalachian's Department of Computer Sciences has received $459,298 from the NSF to provide scholarships worth $4,000 a year for up to eight semesters of study for undergraduates and up to four semesters of study for graduate students in the computer science and mathematical sciences degree programs.
Math, computer science departments aim to attract students
The National Science Foundation established the CSEMS grants to encourage and enable academically-talented students who have financial need to enter the high technology workforce, Dr. Rahman Tashakkori, associate professor of computer science and coordinator of the CSEMS program, said.
