Sweetpotato milk first gains big financial backing [faculty featured]
Jul 30, 2026
Will sweetpotato milk fill a gap in the dairy alternatives space?...
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...
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...
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...
App State professor's new book highlights Boone's role in ethical eating
Jun 29, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — A new book by Appalachian State University professor Zackary Vernon places Watauga County at the heart of a national conversation abou...
Can ‘body doubling’ really help you focus? Psychologists say maybe. [faculty featured]
Jun 26, 2026
I’m writing this very sentence while sitting in a so-called “body doubling” session. On an open Zoom screen are the friendly, if focused, faces ...
North Carolina has rattlesnakes. See how to ID the one you’d most likely spot. [faculty featured]
Jun 26, 2026
North Carolina is perhaps better associated with copperheads, but the state is also home to rattlesnakes....
New frontiers for App State’s Frontline-to-Farm initiative
Jun 5, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Frontline-to-Farm (FtF) program is entering a new phase of growth as interdisciplinary collaborations...
This App State Researcher is Taking Wasted Sweet Potatoes — And Turning Them Into Milk [faculty featured]
Jun 4, 2026
North Carolina may be famous for its beaches and Blue Ridge Mountains, but the state has a lesser-known claim to fame. As the sweet potato capital, No...
Book Feature: Eating on a Mountain at the End of the World: How I Found Love, Humor, and Beauty in My Quest for Ethical Food [faculty featured]
Jun 1, 2026
When Zackary Vernon moved to Boone to begin teaching at Appalachian State University, he took on the personal challenge of trying to make ethical food...