Turning point: Global greenhouse emissions will soon flatten or decline [faculty featured]
Nov 24, 2025
In July, a team of scientists assembled on a video call to study an anomalous wobble in a data curve. This blip didn’t signal a new particle decay i...
‘Toxic Soup’: PFAS and other contaminants surged in French Broad River after Helene, study finds [faculty featured]
Nov 24, 2025
Fifteen days after Tropical Storm Helene sent debris, runoff and a cocktail of toxins — including raw sewage and pharmaceuticals — pouri...
Archaeologists uncover a new purpose behind one of North America’s greatest mysteries [faculty featured]
Nov 24, 2025
New evidence suggests Poverty Point’s monumental mounds were created not by a ruling elite, but by egalitarian groups drawn together by shared ritua...
CAS students participate in 14th annual Three Minute Thesis competition
Nov 24, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies held the 14th annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competit...
AI-powered microscopy aims to save North Carolina farmers millions [faculty featured]
Nov 20, 2025
Intestinal parasites quietly take a heavy toll on livestock across North Carolina and the Southeast. The losses aren’t small — they cut deep into ...
$838K grant fuels App State health research aimed at boosting Western NC resilience
Nov 14, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University is the recipient of a $838,276 grant from Dogwood Health Trust, which supports App State’s work as...
Dr. Bob Swarthout co-authors chemical analysis of USS Arizona oil leak
Nov 10, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Bob Swarthout, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences and Department of ...
Dr. Matt Estep co-authors study discovering second species of wild ramps
Nov 7, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Matt Estep, associate professor and honors director in the Appalachian State University Department of Biology, is the co...
October 2025 College of Arts and Sciences Staff Shout Outs
Nov 3, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Awarded by the Appalachian State University Staff Senate, Staff Shout Outs recognize staff members for their positive contributions to...
Doris Morgan Rueda navigates justice system, overlooked history of Latinx community [faculty featured]
Oct 29, 2025
Doris Morgan Rueda was studying criminology and planning to go to law school before slightly changing course. She realized that what she loved so much...