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Dr. Bret Taubman talks Rootsii on ‘Agriculture in North Carolina’
Sep 29, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Bret Taubman, professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences and director of the Fermentation Sciences program, was featured on the Sept.

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App State Department of English co-sponsoring evening with acclaimed writer Leslie Jamison on Oct. 14
Sep 28, 2026

Charlie Baker Endowed Lecture Series: Leslie Jamison
Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 7–8:30 p.m.
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country
Free Admission — Open to the Public

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Educational museum exhibit honoring paleoenviron­mental scientist Cynthia Liutikus, with fossil displays, an information panel, and interactive activities.

Dr. Cynthia Liutkus featured in regional Women in STEAM exhibit at AMOS
Sep 8, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Dr. Cynthia Liutkus is featured in the Asheville Museum of Science's (AMOS) WORK!

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Anthony Love contributes to new study dating rare Mars meteorite to 1.2 billion years old
Sep 2, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — A new study in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta has dated a rare Martian meteorite to 1.27 billion years old, identifying it as an unusual shergottite from a previously unsampled, pristine source on Mars.

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Dr. Madeline Hinckle
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Dr. Sarah‑Beth Long delivers TEDx talk on writing and healing
Aug 14, 2026

Dr. Sarah‑Beth Long, professor in the Department of English, recently delivered a TEDx Johnson City talk titled “Can writing be medicine?” at the ETSU Martin Center for the Arts on June 26, 2026.

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Dr. Rakkiyappan Chandran