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App State professor Dr. Brett Taubman, left, and Fermentation Sciences Lab manager Daniel Parker have developed the sweetpotato milk Rootsii in fermentation lab facilities at App State. The locally sourced, sustainable and allergy-friendly product received $1.82 million in funding from NCInnovation, with a goal of bringing the milk from proof of concept to store shelves over the next two years. Photo by Chase Reynolds

From the field to the fridge: $1.82M NCInnovation grant supports sweetpotato startup at App State
May 15, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Backed by a $1.82 million NCInnovation grant, Appalachian State University professor Dr. Brett Taubman and his research team are trans...

App State alumni Masa and Seleen Al Horani. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Meet graduates Masa and Seleen Al Horani ’26
May 14, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University celebrated the achievements of more than 4,300 graduates — the largest graduating class in university h...

App State honored more than 4,300 Mountaineer graduates — the largest graduating class in university history — during its seven Spring 2026 Commencement ceremonies, held May 7–9 in Holmes Convocation Center on the Boone campus. Pictured, App State Chancellor Heather Norris addresses the Class of 2026. Photo by Chase Reynolds

A record 4,300+ App State graduates are ready for what’s next
May 13, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University celebrated the achievements of more than 4,300 graduates — the largest graduating class in university h...

This year’s Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors at App State was the largest in university history, with a record 240 students sharing their research through poster presentations. Photo by Kyla Willoughby

Record 240 student innovators take center stage at App State’s 29th annual research and creativity showcase
May 13, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — A record number of student innovators demonstrated how their research can make a difference — in the region and beyond — at Appala...

Dr. Marc Kissel

The story of the first human tool: the humble container [faculty featured]
May 12, 2026

In the prehistoric opening of 2001: A Space Odyssey, the first tool is a club: a long limb bone that proves handy for killing prey animals, murde...

Dr. Paul Worley

Monday Rockpile: Paul Worley gives Rockies prospects real-world English practice [faculty featured]
May 12, 2026

If you were a college student studying Spanish, you’d probably want to take a class with Dr. Paul Worley, who’s a Professor of Spanish and Wo...

Jabari Budd (top left), Sophia Kirn '22 (top right), Brenna McNamara '24 (bottom left), Anhminh Nguyen (bottom middle), and Carleigh Scott '22 (bottom right) were inducted into the Spring 2026 Cratis D. Williams Society. Photos submitted

CAS graduates inducted into Spring 2026 Cratis D. Williams Society
May 11, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — In the Spring and Fall, Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies seeks nominations for the Cratis ...

Mary Beth Crass (top left), Lauren Gibbs’17 ’18 (top right), Michelle Holcombe (bottom left), and Sharon Huntley (bottom right)

CAS Dean's Office staff recognized with shout-outs in April
May 7, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — In April, four members of Appalachian State University's College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Dean's Office were recognized with staff s...

Kimberly Treadaway, left, and Oscar Smith, sit beside a stack of needle boxes at Holler Harm Reduction in Marshall, North Carolina. (Jesse Barber / Grist)

Helene frayed the safety net for people who use drugs. This community wove it back together. [faculty featured]
May 4, 2026

Kimberly Treadaway hoped she was prepared for the storm. Hurricane Helene was heading right for her home in Weaverville, North Carolina, and she worri...

App State Chancellor Heather Norris, third from right, and App State Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Neva J. Specht, third from left, with the 2026 Ronny L. Brooks Leadership Award recipients at App State’s 2026 Awards of Distinction ceremony, held April 28 on the Boone campus. Pictured with Norris and Specht, from left to right, are App State seniors Courtney Castellow and Daye Talley, Rhonda Bullock, daughter of Ronny L. Brooks, and her husband, John Bullock, and App State senior David Itson. Photo

29 Mountaineers honored with 2026 App State Awards of Distinction
May 4, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University honored 29 students, faculty and staff during its fourth annual Awards of Distinction ceremony,...

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