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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 featured on WUNC's The Broadside
Jan 23, 2026

From bourbon to chow chow, fermentation is everywhere in Southern food and drink. But how did this "controlled form of rotting" become so prevalent in...

Writer Timothy Boyce

February 25: “The Secret WWII Concentration Camp Diary of Odd Nansen” with Timothy Boyce
Jan 23, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies (CJHPS) invites the public to a free lectur...

Jennifer Serling is the director of Appalachian State University's Veterinary Technology program in the Department of Rural Resilience and Innovation.

Vet Tech's Jennifer Serling named president of National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America
Jan 23, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Jennifer Serling, director of Appalachian State University's Veterinary Technology program in the Department of Ru...

Dr. Jewel Parker ’16 ’18

Dr. Jewel Parker ’16 ’18 awarded Southern Historical Association's Dissertation Prize
Jan 22, 2026

When Dr. Jewel Parker, a 2024 graduate of UNC Greensboro’s History Department, learned that her dissertation had won the C. Vann...

A corgi eats dog food from a green bowl with the App State Veterinary Technology logo in the upper left corner of the image.

Veterinary Technology program holds 2026 pet food drive January 22 through February 5
Jan 22, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Veterinary Technology program is collecting pet supply donations to help local pets during th...

Dr. Wendy Xie, professor of Chinese at Appalachian State University, reads Mulan with her students at the Watauga County Public Library International Storytime event. They read Mulan in both English and Chinese for those in attendance. International Storytime is a series of storytelling events by Appalachian State University faculty members and students during the spring 2026 semester, sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning for Student Success. The next story time will be Thursday,

Library hosts reading of Mulan for International Storytime series [faculty featured]
Jan 21, 2026

Dr. Wendy Xie, professor of Chinese at Appalachian State University, reads Mulan with her students at the Watauga County Public Library Inte...

Dr. Kinji Ito is an associate professor of Japanese in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Photo submitted

Dr. Kinji Ito recognized for translation of nineteenth-century Japanese text
Jan 21, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Kinji Ito, associate professor of Japanese in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, received an award ...

The Spring 2026 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writer Series will feature five performances of a production by playwright Kira Rockwell (top left) and presentations by authors Tim Earley (top right), Lillian-Yvonne Bertram (bottom left), and Gary Wheeler (bottom right). Photos submitted

Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series presents Spring 2026 lineup
Jan 20, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Spring 2026 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series will kick off with five theatrical performan...

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February 27-28: 5th Annual Boone Docs Film Festival
Jan 16, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — The fifth annual Boone Docs Film Festival, a showcase for short documentaries celebrating the people who live and work in Appalachia, ...

Dr. Zachary Russell

Dr. Zach Russell discusses NC Innovation research on Spectrum News
Jan 13, 2026

Two NC Innovation grant recipients explain how their research is moving from the lab into the real world. Dr. Zachary Russell of Appalachian State Uni...