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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,...

Chloe Lemos, a senior criminal justice major, stands in her cap and gown apparel with five cords at the Founders Bell Pavilion April 13. (Sydney Willis)

Recognizing App State’s high-achieving ‘cord collectors’ [student featured]
May 1, 2026

Another May 2026 graduate with both high achievements and aspirations is Chloe Lemos, a senior criminal justice major who has accumulated five graduat...

Dr. Matt Estep

App State professor brings ramp research to BRAHM [faculty featured]
May 1, 2026

BLOWING ROCK — An Appalachian State University professor is using DNA science to protect ramps and help the Cherokee keep a centuries-old tradition ...

Taylor Dills, Liz Kunkel, and Ralph Lentz II

Former students turned professors: App State alums reflect on their return to the High Country [faculty featured]
May 1, 2026

During fall break of 1999, Ralph Lentz was a new professor at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute. One Saturday night, he received a ca...

Dr. Ozzie Ostwalt

From seminary to studio: How losing his faith led an App State professor to a decade of exploring everyone else's [faculty featured]
May 1, 2026

BOONE — For more than 70 years, the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary has prepared devoted believers for a life of ministry. It took Conrad ...

The App State College of Arts and Sciences logo in black and gold over a black background with a spotlight in the upper right corner.

Announcing the 2025-26 App State CAS Senior Award Recipients
Apr 29, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) hosted the 2025-26 CAS Senior Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 24,...

A headshot of Tammy Taylor.

Tammy Taylor recognized for 30 years of service to Appalachian Senior Programs
Apr 29, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University is recognizing Tammy Taylor, director of the Foster Grandparent Program, as she marks 30 years of service...

The Appalachian State University English Language Studies (AppELS) Institute logo in gold on top of a dark chalkboard background.

AppELS Institute offers free professional English classes to the community this summer and fall
Apr 27, 2026

Free Professional English Classes Offered to the Community This Summer and FallBOONE, N.C. — Dr. Donna Bonner, director of the Appalachian State Uni...

App State students and Mountaineer Medics Owen Troxell, far left, and Emily Bjerregaard, second from left, are pictured with members of the London Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust at an ambulance station in London. Photo submitted

App State Mountaineer Medics gain international perspective on emergency care
Apr 27, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — This spring, student and staff members of Appalachian State University’s Mountaineer Medics gained an international perspe...

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