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UNIZULU Strengthens Global Ties and Research Capacity Following Engagement with Fulbright Specialist Prof Jesse Lutabingwa [faculty featured]
Sep 3, 2026

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) recently concluded a highly successful 40-day residency with visiting Fulbright Specialist, Professor Jesse Lutabingwa.

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Smiling man in a striped polo holds two rock samples in a geology lab, with mineral specimens, charts, and equipment behind him.

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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Five researchers pose in a laboratory beside a large microscope and computer monitors, smiling warmly in a collaborative, welcoming setting.

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 the National Science Foundation (NSF) to upgrade a key research instrument in the William C.

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A bunch of sweet potatoes.

Upcycling sweet potato field waste into a plant-based milk [faculty featured]
Aug 19, 2026

North Carolina grows most of the sweet potatoes in the US, which means it accumulates most of the sweet potato waste, too.

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Dr. Madeline Hinckle
A woman stands at a wooden podium on stage in a university auditorium, speaking to an audience. Behind her, a large screen displays a circular yellow logo reading “Research & Creative Activity at Appalachian,” featuring stylized mountains, wind turbines, and a building under sunlight. The podium bears the Appalachian State University logo.

App State to celebrate research and creative activities at 2026 RECAPP event on Sept. 18
Aug 11, 2026

Appalachian State University’s Office of Research and Innovation will host the eighth annual Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian (RECAPP) event on Friday, Sept. 18, from 3–6 p.m. at the Hayes School of Music.

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Sweetpotato milk first gains big financial backing [faculty featured]
Jul 30, 2026

Will sweetpotato milk fill a gap in the dairy alternatives space?

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Buttery, sweet and orange: This milk alternative has deep North Carolina roots [faculty featured]
Jul 27, 2026

The humble sweet potato, long considered a North Carolina staple, is at the center of innovation as it’s transformed into the latest plant-based milk.

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Sophie Ryan

As nighttime temps rise in New Orleans, so do calls to Louisiana’s 988 hotline [faculty featured]
Jul 15, 2026

Healthcare workers are a superstitious lot. Mention that it's "quiet" in an emergency room, and someone will warn that you've just cursed the shift. Full moons are said to bring out the strangest cases.

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Dr. Brooke Hunter

Mountainous landscapes store far more carbon than previously thought [faculty featured]
Jul 7, 2026

Hilly and mountainous landscapes have a much greater ability to store carbon in the soil than previously thought, according to a new study co-led by scientists at the University of Oregon.

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