
Some Helene volunteers show signs of PTSD, App State professor says [faculty featured]
Jul 18, 2025
Maggie Sugg has lived in western North Carolina her whole life. She is from Asheville. Her family is still there, but she was in Boone and witnessed H...

Center for Appalachian Studies holds winter coat drive through August 4
Jul 18, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — In an ongoing partnership with the University of the Free State in South Africa, Appalachian State University's Center for Appala...

Haley Hopper Gentry ’91 honored with College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Award
Jul 17, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Alumni Association recognized four Mountaineers at the 2025 Alumni Awards Gala, held July 1...

Submissions open for annual Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian event
Jul 11, 2025
The Office of Research and Innovation at Appalachian State University is hosting the seventh annual Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian (REC...

Department of Computer Science celebrates Robotics Lab opening
Jul 10, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — On Wednesday, June 25, the Appalachian State University Department of Computer Science celebrated the opening of its Robotics Lab in A...

Dr. Maggie Sugg receives grant to establish Appalachia flood-health resilience research network
Jul 9, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Maggie Sugg, associate professor and honors director in the Appalachian State University Department of Geography and Planning, is ...

Tracking parasites in farm animals is tricky. AI microscope developed in NC may help. [faculty featured]
Jul 2, 2025
Artificial intelligence is being integrated into phones, search engines, and recently, microscopes. At Appalachian State University, researchers were ...

Rock garden and lab expanded at App State after Helene cleanup
Jul 2, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Lab and Rock Garden — a resource for geology students, researc...

Library celebrates the Junaluska Heritage Association [faculty featured]
Jul 2, 2025
BOONE — The annual Friends of the Watauga County Library celebration featured a panel discussion centered on two recently published books about Boon...

Appalachian Journal (vol. 52, no. 4) now available
Jul 1, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — The new issue of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review (vol. 52, no. 4) features an ecofeminist exploration of Mesha Maren’...