APSU and Fort Campbell partner for wetlands research on post
November 9, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) and the Fort Campbell Army installation deepened their growing relationship on November 6th, 2019 when the two organizations initiated an Intergovernmental Support Agreement, allowing APSU faculty and students to identify wetland ecosystems within the 105,000-acre Army post.
Esteemed biologist Hayes to speak at APSU April 7th
March 25, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Have you ever heard of atrazine? It’s a popular, but potent, weed-killer, and chances are, there are traces of this chemical contaminant in your body.
In the late 1990s, the agri-chemical giant Syngenta hired Dr. Tyrone Hayes, professor of integrative biology at the University of California at Berkley, to make sure atrazine was safe for the public. [Read more]
APSU biology student Eva Grebe presents research in Washington, D.C.
May 7, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this spring, a bidding war erupted on the Austin Peay State University campus. Specifically, several different departments were fighting over the honor to pay for biology student Eva Grebe to attend the annual Council on Undergraduate Research’s Posters on the Hill Convention in Washington, D.C.
Only 60 out of 800 applicants nationwide are accepted to attend the convention. Grebe was the only Tennessee college student to be invited.
APSU to host 61st annual Middle Tennessee Science and Engineering Fair
March 6, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Later this month, more than 100 middle and high school students throughout middle Tennessee will converge on the Austin Peay State University campus to participate in the 61st annual Middle Tennessee Science and Engineering Fair (MTSEF).
The MTSEF, affiliated with the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), starts March 21st, and the public is invited to view all MTSEF projects between 10:00am–8:00pm, March 22nd in the Morgan University Center Ballroom. [Read more]
39th Annual Tennessee Entomological Society Meeting in Nashville October 11th and 12th
September 27, 2012
Clarksville, TN – For nearly four decades, scientists and insect enthusiasts have gathered in the fall to share research and discuss their common interest in all things bugs.
On the weekend of October 11th and 12th, the tradition continues with the 39th Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Entomological Society at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville. [Read more]
38th Annual Tennessee Entomological Society Meeting in Nashville next Month
August 19, 2011
Clarksville, TN – A typical ant is only about one-eighth of an inch long and weighs around 3 milligrams. At that size, it should be considered relatively harmless, but most people don’t want the insects inside their houses. Termites and bedbugs might be a little larger, roughly a quarter of an inch in size, but they are equally unpopular as houseguests.
On September 29th and 30th, some of the state’s top scientific minds will take up the topic of pest detection and control methods during the 38th Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Entomological Society (TES). [Read more]
Faculty, staff at APSU recognized for contributions
February 25, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Four faculty and staff employees at Austin Peay State University recently were recognized through their scholarly and professional activities.
Dr. Stuart Bonnington, professor of psychology, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Tennessee Division of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy at its annual meeting March 4th. He has received two other awards from this organization: Service to the Division (1993) and Dedicated Service to the Division (2005). [Read more]