App State advances community-driven research for recovery and resilience
Sep 22, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Hurricane Helene’s cascading effects swept through Western North Carolina’s communities, landscapes and institutions.
Grants & Research, Outreach & Community Engagement, University NewsDr. Leonardo Flores shares digital writing expertise with IIT Jodhpur through Fulbright Specialist Program
Sep 17, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — In August, Dr.
Awards & Honors, Faculty & Staff, Grants & ResearchWhat made Hurricane Helene a historic storm?
Sep 9, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — In September 2024, Hurricane Helene brought record-breaking rain and wind to the High Country, leaving a lasting impact across the region. It marked Boone’s most devastating flood event since 1940 — and before that, 1916.
Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research, University NewsTwo Years After Cormac McCarthy’s Death, Rare Access to His Personal Library Reveals the Man Behind the Myth [faculty featured]
Sep 5, 2025
Cormac McCarthy, one of the greatest novelists America has ever produced and one of the most private, had been dead for 13 months when I arrived at his final residence outside Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Faculty & Staff, Grants & ResearchApp State research shows impact of climate stress on youth mental health
Aug 22, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Natural disasters and climate change have a significant impact on the mental health of young people around the nation, according to new research led by Dr. Jennifer Runkle, a researcher at North Carolina State University and Dr.
College News, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research, StudentsApply for the Fall 2025 SAFE Fund through October 6
Aug 22, 2025
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, October 6, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
College News, Grants & Research, SAFE GrantStudent archaeologists unearth Native American campsite, artifacts [faculty featured]
Aug 20, 2025
An archaeology team at Appalachian State University has discovered an ancient campsite containing 8,000-year-old artifacts, the university announced in a news release.
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