February 27-28: 5th Annual Boone Docs Film Festival
Jan 16, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — The fifth annual Boone Docs Film Festival, a showcase for short documentaries celebrating the people who live and work in Appalachia, returns in late February to Boone. The 2026 Boone Docs Film Festival includes five events across two days – Feb. 27 and Feb. 28.
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Dr. Zach Russell discusses NC Innovation research on Spectrum News
Jan 13, 2026
Two NC Innovation grant recipients explain how their research is moving from the lab into the real world. Dr. Zachary Russell of Appalachian State University discusses an AI-powered microscope designed to help farmers diagnose parasites faster, while Dr.
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Demystifying Wine for the Next Generation [faculty featured]
Jan 9, 2026
As both an educator and winemaker, Erik Martella has spent decades thinking about how people encounter wine, not just as a beverage, but as an experience shaped by history, hospitality, and human connection.
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Ann Wortinger discusses vet techs' role in diabetes education in Veterinary Practice News
Jan 9, 2026
One area in which veterinary technicians excel is client education. In the case of a pet recently diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (DM), this becomes a critically important skill.
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In Lansing, North Carolina, A Music Festival Used Stringband Tunes To Drive Ongoing Hurricane Recovery Efforts [faculty featured]
Jan 7, 2026
All across Appalachia, communities have historically leaned on music to help get work done. Whether tending the garden or marching along the picket line, music has been a way to keep people motivated and rally them around a cause.
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Dr. Brett Taubman authors chapter in upcoming ACS Symposium Series volume
Jan 6, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Brett Taubman, professor and director of the Fermentation Sciences program in Appalachian State University's A.R.
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Dr. Nancy Asen co-authors publications in Food Research International and Food Chemistry
Jan 6, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Nancy Asen, assistant professor in Appalachian State University's A.R.
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College of Arts and Sciences announces Vivid Oguntoyinbo ’22 as Business Officer of Operations
Dec 2, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is pleased to announce that Vivid Oguntoyinbo ’22 has been appointed the Business Officer of Operations, effective December 1, 2025.
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Turning point: Global greenhouse emissions will soon flatten or decline [faculty featured]
Nov 24, 2025
In July, a team of scientists assembled on a video call to study an anomalous wobble in a data curve. This blip didn’t signal a new particle decay in an atom smasher or the passage of a planet across the face of a distant star.
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‘Toxic Soup’: PFAS and other contaminants surged in French Broad River after Helene, study finds [faculty featured]
Nov 24, 2025
Fifteen days after Tropical Storm Helene sent debris, runoff and a cocktail of toxins — including raw sewage and pharmaceuticals — pouring into the French Broad River in the fall of 2024, Shea Tuberty set out to investiga
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