
Baku Bound: Appalachian Student Awarded Critical Language Scholarship from U.S. Department of State
Jun 19, 2019
The Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships is pleased to announce that Caroline Sager, a recent graduate at Appalachian State University has be...

App State researchers scale Mount Everest to conduct climate research as part of National Geographic expedition
Jun 17, 2019
From April to June, as part of a robust effort to improve understanding of and resilience to the impacts of climate change on mountain systems, Nation...

Geological and Environmental Sciences K-12 science education strengthened by community partnership
Jun 14, 2019
Vulcan Materials, the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates with a local office in Boone, N.C., has given over $61,000 to the Departm...

Spring 2019 University Research Council (URC) Grant Recipients
Jun 13, 2019
Congrats to College of Arts and Sciences facluty members: Derek Martin, Cole Edwards, Andrew Monroe, Lynn Siefferman, Michael Opata and Cuong Mai on t...

App State survey: Respondents willing to pay for stormwater management and reduce negative effects from runoff
Jun 13, 2019
Using the Boone Creek watershed that runs through Appalachian State University’s campus as a laboratory, an interdisciplinary research team at Appal...

App State’s Dr. Baker Perry to be featured in National Geographic livestream June 13
Jun 12, 2019
As part of National Geographic’s three-day Explorers Festival, Appalachian State University’s Dr. Baker Perry will talk as part of a livestreamed ...

Kara Snow shows how getting a head start in research pays off
Jun 10, 2019
Honors first year student Kara Snow from Raleigh, NC, has been selected as a North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Women in Science Scholar. ...

Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand awarded Fulbright to teach abroad in spring 2020
May 17, 2019
Through the Fulbright Scholar Program, Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand, professor of German and global studies in the Department of Langu...

Appalachian awarded funding for second STARTALK Program — an immersion in Chinese language, culture
May 16, 2019
For the second consecutive year, high school students of the High Country will have the opportunity to embark on a virtual journey to Beijing and lear...

Appalachian alumna wins NSF Fellowship: Support for graduate-level global study
May 9, 2019
Appalachian State University alumna, Caroline Noel ’13 has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellows...