Grants & Research

App State student researchers Shaun Pell, a senior from China Grove, left, and Kiya King, a senior from Granite Falls, right, discuss an ancient pottery sherd with Dr. Seth Grooms, assistant professor of anthropology and co-founder of the Lumbee River Archaeology Project. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Unearthing history: App State-Lumbee Tribe partnership documents ancient sites in Robeson County
Nov 5, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Artifacts that have endured for thousands of years in the soil of North Carolina’s Inner Coastal Plain have become a bridge between ...

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Department of Philosophy and Religion hosts NCRSA Annual Meeting, student earns Undergraduate Presentation Award
Nov 4, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Department of Philosophy and Religion welcomed scholars and students from across the region to App Stat...

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Chemistry faculty, students co-author publication in Journal of Molecular Structure
Nov 2, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Faculty members and student researchers from Appalachian State University's Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences have co-...

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NASA-funded project expands STEM learning opportunities at App State
Oct 30, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University students and educators will benefit from a NASA-funded project designed to bring space science data to br...

Dr. Shea Tuberty

Middle Fork restoration a ‘gift to everybody downstream’ [faculty featured]
Oct 29, 2026

BLOWING ROCK — On Friday, conservationists, town officials, National Park Service staff and university scientists gathered on the banks of the Middl...

A white humanoid robot with glowing green eyes stands in a hospital hallway as staff line the corridor, smiling and watching with warm curiosity.

CAS-supported Robotics Lab advances AI research while creating student opportunities
Oct 28, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Students in Appalachian State University's Robotics Lab (YeRo Lab) are exploring how robots can learn, adapt, and collaborate with hum...

A fire burns as police officers in riot gear stand guard during civil unrest in Paris October 18, 2026, the day after a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices (OSV News photo/Abdul Saboor, Reuters).

Dr. Michael Behrent analyzes French politics in Commonweal
Oct 28, 2026

Extraordinary scenes of social unrest and urban violence in France have been interpreted in ways that are exasperatingly predictable. Progressives den...

Dr. William Hicks is the chair of the Appalachian State University Department of Government and Justice Studies.

Dr. William Hicks discusses Nevada voter ID measure in the Las Vegas Sun
Oct 28, 2026

When voter ID proposals first spread after the disputed 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore, they drew support from both par...

The entrance of the McKinney Geology Teaching Museum, located in the Rankin Science South Atrium.

The Appalachian highlights McKinney Geology Teaching Museum
Oct 28, 2026

App State provides a number of resources to students that often go underutilized. Resource Highlights examine different supports students and staff re...

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App State's Joseph Gonzalez shares expertise on U.S.-Cuba relations with international media audiences
Oct 27, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Joseph Gonzalez, called “Joe” by his students, can often be found inside the local coffee shop, Espresso News, catching up on the ...