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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 li...

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 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. Smith ...

Dr. Nancy Asen is an assistant professor in the Appalachian State University A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences.

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. Smith Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sc...

Three students enrolled in GHY 1012 conduct fieldwork in a stream at Durham Park.

Fall 2025 Dean's and Chancellor's Lists Released
Jan 5, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University has released the Dean’s and Chancellor’s lists for the fall 2025 semester.836 students in the College...

Alli Ozboz

Boone student seeks volunteers for fee-free English teaching program abroad [student featured]
Jan 5, 2026

BOONE — Appalachian State University junior Alli Ozboz is helping lead an international nonprofit program that sends young adults abroad to teach En...

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) ...

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In 2025, App State celebrates its 8th chancellor amid record enrollment, research growth and campus advancements
Jan 5, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — As Appalachian State University entered its 126th year, a new chapter in the university’s history began under the leadership of ...

Appalachian Police Department Master Police Officer Cashae Cook ’14 ’25 — who is now a two-time alumna of App State — crosses the commencement stage to earn her Master of Public Administration during the university’s Fall 2025 Commencement, held Dec. 12 in Holmes Convocation Center on the Boone campus. Cook holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a graduate certificate in nonprofit administration, both from App State. Photo by Chase Reynolds

1,500 App State graduates begin their next chapter
Dec 18, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University celebrated the achievements of more than 1,500 graduates during its Fall 2025 Commencement, with three ce...

The second edition of As the Crow Flies, the new open-access expansion of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review, goes live on Dec. 15.

Winter 2025 edition of As the Crow Flies now available
Dec 15, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — The second edition of As the Crow Flies, the new open-access expansion of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review, goes live on...

Ava Ridings, of Winston-Salem, will graduate tomorrow with a bachelor's degree in biology with a concentration in cellular and molecular biology and a minor in chemistry.

CAS Senior Spotlight: Ava Ridings
Dec 11, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Throughout her time at App State, Ava Ridings combined her love of science with a passion for helping others — experiences that prop...

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