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Can ‘body doubling’ really help you focus? Psychologists say maybe. [faculty featured]

Jun 26, 2026

I’m writing this very sentence while sitting in a so-called “body doubling” session. On an open Zoom screen are the friendly, if focused, faces ...

North Carolina has rattlesnakes. See how to ID the one you’d most likely spot. [faculty featured]

Jun 26, 2026

North Carolina is perhaps better associated with copperheads, but the state is also home to rattlesnakes....

Lou Angermeier has joined the Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office as the University Program Associate. Photo submitted

College of Arts and Sciences announces Lou Angermeier as University Program Associate

Jun 26, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is pleased to welcome Lou Angermeier to the Dean's Office as the U...

New frontiers for App State’s Frontline-to-Farm initiative

Jun 5, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Frontline-to-Farm (FtF) program is entering a new phase of growth as interdisciplinary collaborations...

Museums, Inclusion, and Community Wellbeing: Who Gets to Decide What Our History Is? [faculty featured]

Jun 5, 2026

In an interview with NPQ, Andrea Burns, a professor of history at Appalachian State University, noted that during the Clinton administration attempts ...

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