Kaela Bray ’20 ’24 joins College Advising and Support Services Hub
Jul 28, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Kaela Bray ’20 ’24 has joined the College of Arts and Sciences Advising and Support Services Hub (CASSH) as an Academic Advisor an...
App State biology students explore desert ecology across the Southwest through immersive field course
Jul 27, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — In May, Appalachian State University biology students — joined by students from the University of North Carolina Asheville — trave...
Buttery, sweet and orange: This milk alternative has deep North Carolina roots [faculty featured]
Jul 27, 2026
The humble sweet potato, long considered a North Carolina staple, is at the center of innovation as it’s transformed into the latest plant-based mil...
Fermentation Sciences lecturer Erik Martella named one of SevenFifty Daily’s 2026 Drinks Innovators
Jul 21, 2026
While the wine industry often casts Gen Z as a culprit for the current downturn, Erik Martella, a North Carolina winemaker with a foothold in higher e...
App State Departmental Leadership Awards: McEvoy, Salinas honored for impact on academic community
Jul 20, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University faculty Dr. Dave McEvoy and Dr. Tracie McLemore Salinas have been honored as the recipients of this year'...
Can I kill a snake? Feed an alligator? Hold a bear cub? NC wildlife laws [faculty featured]
Jul 16, 2026
“The timber rattlesnake is considered a threatened species in the state of North Carolina, and is threatened because of habitat destruction,” Appa...
As nighttime temps rise in New Orleans, so do calls to Louisiana’s 988 hotline [faculty featured]
Jul 15, 2026
Healthcare workers are a superstitious lot. Mention that it's "quiet" in an emergency room, and someone will warn that you've just cursed the shift. F...
‘We are waiting for the Americans to save us’ – in crisis, Cubans have given up on reform from within [faculty authored]
Jul 10, 2026
When I first visited Cuba, the island was recovering from a severe economic crisis. It was 1996, and the collapse of the Soviet Union had ushered in a...
The internet has a new type: World Cup soccer players with 'Goldilocks masculinity' [faculty featured]
Jul 10, 2026
"They're like the regular guy, but perfected," Ellen Lamont, a sociologist at Appalachian State University who studies how gender and sexuality shape ...
Mountainous landscapes store far more carbon than previously thought [faculty featured]
Jul 7, 2026
Hilly and mountainous landscapes have a much greater ability to store carbon in the soil than previously thought, according to a new study co-led by s...