Sherry Lambert named Foster Grandparent Program director, elected to national AmeriCorps Seniors board
Nov 11, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Following a national search, Sherry Lambert has been selected to lead the Foster Grandparent Program, succeeding longtime director Tam...
App State researchers discover footprint of Revolutionary War-era Fort Defiance
Nov 10, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University excavation work at Fort Defiance has pinpointed the footprint of the Revolutionary War-era structure, hel...
Dr. Judkin Browning receives 2026 Ragan Old North State Award for Nonfiction
Nov 10, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Judkin Browning, I.G. Greer Distinguished Professor in the Appalachian State University Department of History, has received the 20...
App State geographers awarded $200,000 grant to translate climate and mental health research into policy action
Nov 10, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Maggie Sugg, professor and honors director in the Appalachian State University Department of Geography and Planning, has received ...
Dr. Katie Mawhinney receives NCCTM's highest honor
Nov 6, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Katie Mawhinney, Cain Distinguished Professor in Science Education in the Appalachian State University Department of Mathematical ...
Unearthing history: App State-Lumbee Tribe partnership documents ancient sites in Robeson County
Nov 5, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Artifacts that have endured for thousands of years in the soil of North Carolina’s Inner Coastal Plain have become a bridge between ...
Wine and Fine Dining for Emerging Professionals program returns for second year
Nov 5, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Eleven students from Appalachian State University's College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) recently participated in the second annual Wine...
Department of Philosophy and Religion hosts NCRSA Annual Meeting, student earns Undergraduate Presentation Award
Nov 4, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Department of Philosophy and Religion welcomed scholars and students from across the region to App Stat...
From Asheville to Greensboro: Statesville cryptid gave frights across state from 1890-1900s [student featured]
Nov 4, 2026
Georgiana Simon, 21, is a history student at Appalachian State University. Simon works as an intern at the Statesville Historical Collection. "What in...
Looking Back: The second group of Europeans to walk through Mitchell County? [faculty featured]
Nov 4, 2026
Until the 1700s and the "long hunters" — as they were often called — there is little indication in the historic record that, other than the Spanis...