College of STEM news

Austin Peay to host special lecture on coronavirus

Austin Peay State University will host a special lecture at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, so area residents can learn more about the coronavirus outbreak, about similar viruses and about how outbreaks such as this one take root and spread.

Austin Peay gives Northeast students peek at multidisciplinary field of robotics

Twenty-five students from Northeast High School's Computer Information Technology Academy (CITA) recently visited with Austin Peay State University students and professors to learn more about how robotics is integrated in various fields.

February's Science on Tap to explore 'Weird, Wonderful World of Animal Sex'

"I'm about to ruin 'Finding Nemo' for you." That's the warning Austin Peay State University biology professor Dr. Mollie Cashner had while sharing a sneak peek at Feb. 4's Science on Tap presentation: "The Weird, Wonderful World of Animal Sex."

APSU mathematics students serve and learn in Jamaica during winter break

The trip marked the first time the University's Department of Mathematics and Statistics has visited the island nation, with students from freshmen to seniors volunteering in a school.

APSU physics students launch hops into stratosphere for new Strawberry Alley beer

The downtown restaurant will brew a special batch of beer from the hops that traveled more than 93,000 feet into the sky above Tennessee.

APSU Southeastern Grasslands Initiative and Quail Forever sign MOU

The MOU recognizes that mutual support, cooperation and assistance are beneficial in furthering both organizations' missions of landscape conservation and ecological restoration.

APSU's Science on Tap returns Jan. 7 with talk on facial recognition technology

At 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7, Dr. James Church will discuss the extraordinary and sometimes frightening advances in facial recognition technology.

Texas Hub of APSU's Southeastern Grasslands Initiative to be established at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

The two organizations officially signed a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding on Nov. 18, 2019, that will establish a presence for SGI in Eastern and Central Texas.

APSU alumni establish the Bryce and Jody Sanders Agriculture Endowment for APSU students

The scholarship is intended to assist Tennessee residents from Montgomery County, Dickson County, Cheatham County, Robertson County, Stewart County and Houston County.

Austin Peay unveils vision for new Health Professions Building

The project received a boost earlier this fall when the Tennessee Higher Education Commission ranked it as the No. 3 project on the state's building list.

APSU's 'Mad Scientist' launches flaming pumpkins with trebuchet

The event was used to drum up support both for Giving Tuesday and for Austin Peay's upcoming playoff football game against Sacramento State.

APSU's 'Science on Tap' returns Dec. 3 with 'The Snake that Ate Guam'

Science on Tap is a monthly lecture series hosted by APSU's College of STEM that unites two great things: science and local brews.

Austin Peay student one of 100 top finishers in Cyber FastTrack contest

An Austin Peay State University student is one of 100 nationwide to earn a full $22,000 scholarship for advanced cybersecurity training at the SANS Technology Institute next year.

Austin Peay's 'phage hunters' join front lines of medical research

Ten APSU students are taking part in Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science, a yearlong laboratory course in which students discover, isolate and analyze bacteria-infecting viruses called bacteriophages.

Austin Peay team wins site at speed-programming competition

Two Austin Peay State University teams recently competed in a regional speed-programming competition, and one team finished first place at its site and 24th overall.

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