On Dec. 1 and 2, students from Muskingum University participated in the 23^rd annual Appalachian Collegiate Research Initiative symposium. The symposium, supported by the Appalachian Regional Commission and organized by the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services, is a capstone for the program, which includes a for-credit fall course where students design and lead their own applied research projects to help address a community or economic need in their region.