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Dr. Daniel Caton

‘Remembered for the lights:’ Professor Caton’s life amongst the stars [faculty and student featured]
Feb 19, 2026

In the heart of Pisgah National Forest rests Wiseman’s View, a panoramic setting overlooking the scenic sights of the Linville Gorge Wilderness. According to NCPedia, on clear, moonless nights, sightings of distant lights have been reported for centuries.

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Dr. Maggie Sugg is an associate professor and the honors director in the Appalachian State University Department of Geography and Planning. Photo by University Communications
Hellbender researcher and Appalachian State University graduate student Hutch Whitman holds a hellbender. Photograph courtesy Hutch Whitman

From Hell and Bent on Returning [student featured]
Jan 23, 2026

Imagine a slimy, speckled tube with four legs that appear to have been attached with spare parts. The toes — four on the front legs, five on the rear — resemble blown-up rubber gloves. The head is bumpy on top with a wide, flat mouth that curves into a smile.

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Dr. Brett Taubman is a professor and the director of the Fermentation Sciences program in Appalachian State University's A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences.

Dr. Brett Taubman featured on WUNC's The Broadside
Jan 23, 2026

From bourbon to chow chow, fermentation is everywhere in Southern food and drink. But how did this "controlled form of rotting" become so prevalent in our regional cuisine and why does it make everything taste so dang delicious?

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Dr. Jewel Parker ’16 ’18
Dr. Zachary Russell

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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Dr. Nancy Asen is an assistant professor in the Appalachian State University A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences.
The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences is accepting applications for the Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund with a deadline of Monday, February 9, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

Apply for the Spring 2026 SAFE Fund through February 9
Jan 5, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences is accepting applications for the Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund with a deadline of Monday, February 9, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

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Dr. Gregg Marland is an affiliated research professor in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Appalachian State University.

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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Dr. Shea Tuberty, professor in the Department of Biology at Appalachian State University

‘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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