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App State student researchers engage in an archaeology field school, using trowels to excavate a layer of soil just beneath the reach of plows at the university’s Blackburn Vannoy Estate and Farm in Ashe County. They discovered an ancient hearth, storage pits, pottery and projectile points made of quartz, quartzite, rhyolite, flint and jasper — evidence that the area was used as a camp by Native American peoples. Pictured are senior anthropology majors Peyton Harrison, of Conover; Cowan Ramirez, of Ashevill

App State archaeology team discovers ancient campsite at Blackburn Vannoy Estate and Farm in Ashe County
Jul 28, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — During an archaeological dig at Appalachian State University’s Blackburn Vannoy Estate and Farm this summer, archaeologist Dr.

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Tucker Terrell ’25, who graduated from App State in May with a bachelor’s degree in geology-environmental geology, far left, shows community members where a single headstone was located by App State researchers trying to determine the position of grave sites in an area formerly covered with brush behind the Fort Defiance site in Caldwell County. Photo by Bret Yager
A young girl looks through a telescope during an Evening at Dark Sky Observatory event held by App State on Aug. 11, 2024. Photo by Cory Dalton
Abigail Branco (top left), Roland Kummer (top right), Kate Starr (bottom left) and Rylee Strassner (bottom right) were inducted into the Spring 2025 Cratis D. Williams Society. Photos submitted

CAS graduates inducted into Spring 2025 Cratis D. Williams Society
May 20, 2025

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

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Students studying in the Solarium at Appalachian State University.

Spring 2025 Dean's and Chancellor's Lists Released
May 19, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University has released the Dean’s and Chancellor’s lists for the spring 2025 semester.

863 students in the College of Arts and Sciences were included on the Chancellor's list and 1,284 were included on the Dean's list.

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The College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University

Announcing the 2024-25 App State CAS Senior Award Recipients
May 9, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) hosted the 2024-25 CAS Senior Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 11, 2025, in the Grandview Ballroom in the North End Zone Facility at Kidd Brewer Stadium.

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Matt Marston (top left), Elliott Sheehan (top right), Gabriella Paonessa (bottom left), and Audrey Wall (bottom right)

4 CAS students named App State Student Teacher of the Year finalists
May 8, 2025

Students are nominated by their clinical educators, University Field Supervisors, and faculty members based on their teaching, professionalism, and overall effectiveness in the classroom.

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Addison Pollock, of Winston-Salem, a senior biology-cellular/molecular biology major at App State, right in foreground, accepts her award from Dr. Ross Gosky, associate dean of the Williams School of Graduate Studies, at the university’s 28th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, held April 16 on the Boone campus. Pollock’s research involves the study of how cancer cells respond to oncolytic viruses. Photo by Kyla Willoughby

Student research and creative projects spotlighted at App State’s annual showcase
May 8, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Gun violence correlated with heat waves. History uncovered with ground-penetrating radar. The benefits of chemical site cleanup for childhood health.

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Biology students presented their posters in the Atrium of the Rankin Science South Building. Photo by Kyla Willoughby

Biology Research Day showcases broad spectrum of student work
May 7, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — The 2025 Biology Research Day held May 1 in the Rankin Science Building was a golden opportunity for App State student researchers to display their findings and explain the often complex science behind their work.

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Jackson Adams (left) and Sydney Hudson (right)

CJHPS announces recipients of 2024-25 Academic Honors Awards
May 6, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies (CJHPS) has announced the recipients of their 2024-25 Academic Honors Awards.

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