App State funded to study rare bats along Blue Ridge Parkway area, investigate disease
Jan 8, 2021
With grant-funded assistance from Appalachian State University, the National Park Service (NPS) is expanding its knowledge of rare bat speci...
Reflections on a year defined by COVID-19
Jan 6, 2021
Three hundred and thirty-five days ago, Appalachian State University began its COVID-19 campus planning discussions, and on March 1 it formally activa...
4 Appalachian Community members awarded for global leadership and engagement
Dec 16, 2020
Appalachian State University conferred its 2020 Global Leadership Awards as part of the annual Appalachian Global Symposium, held virtually this fall ...
App State joins national alliance to develop more diverse, inclusive STEM faculty
Dec 10, 2020
Appalachian State University is one of 19 universities joining a three-year effort — known as Aspire: The National Alliance for Inclusive &...
A New Way to Zoom: App State Computer Science Professor’s Design
Dec 9, 2020
Dr. Rahman Tashakkori, department chair and professor in the Department of Computer Science, has helped design and build an inexpensive way to read do...
Fall Commencement
Dec 7, 2020
As 2020 comes to a close — a year marked by the global pandemic — Mountaineers near and far will celebrate more than 1,700 Class of 2020 graduates...
Worm and Crayfish mutualism affects entire stream ecosystems
Dec 3, 2020
A recent paper by researchers at Appalachian State University and Virginia Tech, published in the journal Ecology, titled: “Strong effects of a mutu...
Researching the Spread of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
Dec 2, 2020
The spread of COVID-19 has threatened nursing home residents and employees across the United States for the past several months. Two Appalachian State...
Free meals for App State faculty, students and staff in need over extended winter break
Dec 1, 2020
A longer-than-usual winter break during the pandemic and an outpouring of support from the university and community have spurred Campus Dining&nb...
Out of cold storage — App State vaccine and drug research could speed delivery, cut costs
Nov 24, 2020
Co-authored research by three members of the Appalachian State University Community could yield a more cost-effective storage and delivery method for ...