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Community members swapped native plants to put in their yard for the upcoming fall season.

With insect populations declining, Boone Gardens pushes native plants into community hands [faculty featured]
Sep 28, 2026

BOONE — The Daniel Boone Gardens hosted a combined native plant swap and potluck this fall, an event the garden’s director hopes will draw newcomers into the gardens while building lasting connections among local plant enthusiasts.

College News, Faculty & Staff, Outreach & Community Engagement
A male American Goldfinch feeds his female mate some tasty grub on a tree branch in Boone Sept. 26.

5th annual BioBlitz catalogues the natural world at App State [faculty featured]
Sep 28, 2026

The App State Department of Biology began its annual “BioBlitz” campaign Monday to catalogue on-campus biodiversity.

Events, Faculty & Staff, Outreach & Community Engagement
Carla Ramsdell

Hurricane Helene changed one survivor’s approach to preparedness [faculty featured]
Sep 22, 2026

Carla Ramsdell thought she was ready to face a weather disaster. But after surviving Hurricane Helene and seeing how many people in her state of North Carolina were left without food and water, she changed her mind.

Faculty & Staff, Outreach & Community Engagement
Outdoor community event with diverse guests dining at long tables, surrounded by art sculptures, greenery, and warm sunlight.

2026 Community FEaST invites campus and community to connect through food on October 14
Sep 21, 2026

2026 Community FEaST
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, from 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Sanford Mall, Appalachian State University

Events, Outreach & Community Engagement, Sustainability
Dr. Jessica Cory

Appalachian floods force hard choices about home [faculty featured]
Sep 21, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The animals needed fire, but the water stood between them and the warmth that could change their world.

Faculty & Staff, Outreach & Community Engagement
A man wearing a blue shirt.

UNCP students unearth untold stories at the Library of Congress [faculty featured]
Sep 10, 2026

Throughout the summer, students examined Federal Writers’ Project (FWP) and Farm Security Administration photographs, manuscripts and oral histories documenting Robeson County and the Lumbee people

Faculty & Staff, Outreach & Community Engagement
Professional headshot of a smiling man with glasses and dark hair, wearing a black collared shirt against a black background.
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!

Departmental News, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research, Outreach & Community Engagement
Students in App State’s Summer Ventures Aquatic Ecology research course examine aquatic samples under microscopes during a laboratory session. Photo submitted

Summer Ventures at App State immerses NC high schoolers in hands-on science and math research
Aug 4, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — For four weeks each summer, high school students from across North Carolina step into the role of researchers at Appalachian State University through Summer Ventures in Science and Mathematics.

Faculty & Staff, Outreach & Community Engagement, University News
Weevils in a cup.

Weevils released to combat mile-a-minute weed on Boone Greenway [student featured]
Aug 3, 2026

BOONE — The town of Boone released more than 5,000 weevils onto the Boone Greenway trail on Friday to rid the trails of mile-a-minute weed, which is a “fast-growing invasive vine,” according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Outreach & Community Engagement, Students