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A Foster Grandparent Program volunteer assists a child with reading.

Foster Grandparent Program seeks volunteers to support Lucy Brock Child Development Lab partnership
Aug 13, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Foster Grandparent Program is partnering with the Lucy Brock Child Development Lab to provide inte...

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Nominate CAS faculty and staff for 2025 awards
Aug 11, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is accepting nominations for the following awards recognizing facu...

Michelle Holcombe is the new Business Officer of Personnel in Appalachian State University's College of Arts and Sciences.

College of Arts and Sciences announces Michelle Holcombe as Business Officer of Personnel
Aug 6, 2025

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

Dr. Cynthia Liutkus is professor and chair of Appalachian State University's Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences.

Dr. Cynthia Liutkus co-authors new study revealing 18-million-year-old proteins in fossil teeth
Jul 23, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Cynthia Liutkus, professor and chair in Appalachian State University's Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, is a c...

Dr. Yeganeh Madadi (right), assistant professor and director of the Robotics Lab in the Department of Computer Science, with YeRo, a humanoid robot, during the Robotics Lab opening on June 25 in Anne Belk Hall. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Department of Computer Science celebrates Robotics Lab opening
Jul 10, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — On Wednesday, June 25, the Appalachian State University Department of Computer Science celebrated the opening of its Robotics Lab in A...

Dr. Maggie Sugg is an associate professor and the honors director in the Appalachian State University Department of Geography and Planning.

Dr. Maggie Sugg receives grant to establish Appalachia flood-health resilience research network
Jul 9, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Maggie Sugg, associate professor and honors director in the Appalachian State University Department of Geography and Planning, is ...

Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review (vol. 52, no. 4)

Appalachian Journal (vol. 52, no. 4) now available
Jul 1, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — The new issue of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review (vol. 52, no. 4) features an ecofeminist exploration of Mesha Maren’...

UCalgary paleontologist Darla Zelenitsky and PhD candidate Jared Voris, left, helped identify the dinosaur species using fossils found in Mongolia. Photo by Riley Brandt, University of Calgary

Jared Voris '16 identifies second new dinosaur species
Jun 18, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University alumnus Jared Voris '16 is the lead author of a new Nature study identifying a new species of dinosaur. T...

Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences

Nominations open for Richard N. Henson Outstanding Academic Advisor Award
Jun 18, 2025

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

Dr. Darci Gardner is an associate professor of French in the Appalachian State University Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures and the director of High Country Humanities, a collaboration between App State's College of Arts and Sciences and community partners in Watauga County.

Dr. Darci Gardner receives grant to develop course on career paths in the humanities
Jun 16, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Darci Gardner, associate professor of French in the Appalachian State University Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures...

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