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App State marks fall 2026 with historic online, graduate, transfer and first-gen student enrollment
Sep 4, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University opened its 2026–27 academic year with 21,308 Mountaineer students enrolled at the university for fall 2...

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App State researchers secure NSF MRI award for microscope upgrades
Sep 1, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Faculty members in Appalachian State University's College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) have been awarded a two-year, $182,268 grant from...

App State’s Team Sunergy and its solar racing vehicle, Autumn, cross the finish line on day eight of the 2026 Electrek American Solar Challenge in Amarillo, Texas, completing the cross-country road race. Photo by Kyla Willoughby

App State Team Sunergy earns historic victory in cross-country solar racing challenge
Aug 17, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s solar vehicle racing team, Team Sunergy, made history at the international 2026 Electrek American Sol...

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Weevils released to combat mile-a-minute weed on Boone Greenway [student featured]
Aug 3, 2026

BOONE — The town of Boone released more than 5,000 weevils onto the Boone Greenway trail on Friday to rid the trails of mile-a-minute weed, which is...

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App State biology students explore desert ecology across the Southwest through immersive field course
Jul 27, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — In May, Appalachian State University biology students — joined by students from the University of North Carolina Asheville — trave...

Ethan Blanchard (left) and Simona Capatina (right). Photos submitted.

CAS students selected to receive 2026 DeJoy-Woś Scholarships
Jun 17, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Louis DeJoy, North Carolina business leader and former U.S. Postmaster General, his wife, former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Es...

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Hacky sack comeback: Boone man’s business is a sign the game is alive and kickin’ [student featured]
Jun 16, 2026

BOONE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – On the campus of Appalachian State, we saw something old school in session....

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CAS students recognized on spring 2026 academic honors lists
May 19, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University has released the Dean’s and Chancellor’s lists for the spring 2026 semester. A total of 804 College o...

Emerson Phillips (left) and Ethan Venable (right)

Emerson Phillips and Ethan Venable recognized as App State Student Teacher of the Year finalists
May 18, 2026

Students are nominated by clinical educators, university field supervisors, and faculty members based on their teaching, professionalism, and overall ...

App State honored more than 4,300 Mountaineer graduates — the largest graduating class in university history — during its seven Spring 2026 Commencement ceremonies, held May 7–9 in Holmes Convocation Center on the Boone campus. Pictured, App State Chancellor Heather Norris addresses the Class of 2026. Photo by Chase Reynolds

A record 4,300+ App State graduates are ready for what’s next
May 13, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University celebrated the achievements of more than 4,300 graduates — the largest graduating class in university h...