App State spotlights achievements in research, scholarship and creative activities
Oct 10, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — This year’s Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian (RECAPP) event — Appalachian State University’s annual showcase of fac...
Folk Revival After Helene [faculty, alumni featured]
Oct 7, 2025
On a warm Wednesday in August, the crowded patio of the Old Marshall Jail Hotel in Marshall, North Carolina, falls silent as seventh-generation ballad...
App State and regional artists channel Helene’s impact into creative works of hope and healing
Oct 1, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Hurricane Helene is often remembered for scenes of destruction — but at Appalachian State University and in the surrounding communit...
Just in Time for Leaf-Peeping Season, the Blue Ridge Parkway Reopens [faculty featured]
Sep 24, 2025
Almost a year after Hurricane Helene carved a devastating path through Western North Carolina, toppling millions of trees and gutting a key tourism se...
Dr. Leonardo Flores shares digital writing expertise with IIT Jodhpur through Fulbright Specialist Program
Sep 17, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — In August, Dr. Leonardo Flores, professor in and chair of the Appalachian State University Department of English, traveled to India to...
Howard Neufeld, 'The Fall Color Guy,' looks for a return of mountain visitors a year after Helene [faculty featured]
Sep 12, 2025
The fall foliage season is an important tourism draw for Blue Ridge Mountain communities. Helene struck just weeks before 2024’s peak, effectively p...
Veterinary Technology program's Rebecca Newman interviewed on The Veterinary Roundtable podcast
Sep 11, 2025
In this episode, the ladies welcome Rebecca Newman, Appalachian State University's Assistant Program Director and Wellbeing Coordinator and Bright Min...
Trees are looking 'very good' as return of fall colors nears [faculty featured]
Sep 10, 2025
HIGH COUNTRY — Starting in mid- to late-September, and ramping up in October, visitors from all over the United States flock to the High Country to ...
What made Hurricane Helene a historic storm?
Sep 9, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — In September 2024, Hurricane Helene brought record-breaking rain and wind to the High Country, leaving a lasting impact across the reg...
App State researchers document Helene's impact on forests, streams months after devastation [faculty featured]
Sep 9, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Months after Hurricane Helene swept through western North Carolina, researchers at Appalachian State University are still documenting ...