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

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

Water Tracks: The Veins of Thawing Landscapes [faculty co-authored]
In the Arctic, one of the primary paths for water to flow is along water tracks, stream-like features that fill with and route water when the soil abo...

App State researchers uncover hidden history at Fort Defiance
BOONE, N.C. — In a newly discovered graveyard at Fort Defiance in Caldwell County, an interdisciplinary effort led by Appalachian State Un...

Nominations open for Richard N. Henson Outstanding Academic Advisor Award
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is accepting nominations for the 2024-25 Richard N. Henson Outstan...
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