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Dr. Brett Taubman, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences and director of the Fermentation Sciences program at Appalachian State University

Appalachian State professor on new book about fermented foods and drinks of the South [faculty featured]
Jun 2, 2025

What do cheese, beer, a “true country ham,” and sauerkraut have in common? Fermentation. Due South’s Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii chat with App...

Dr. Zachary Russell, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at App State, center, works with student researchers Ethan Humphries, a senior in physics major from Kings Mountain, and Hunter Corman ’24, an engineering physics graduate student from Morehead City, pictured in the background, in the Ion Innovations Scientific Instrumentation Development Lab in Boone to assemble 3D-printed components for rapid prototyping of microscope designs. Russell has been awarded a $2.3 million grant

App State awarded $2.3M to advance innovation in NC agriculture
Jun 2, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University researcher Dr. Zachary Russell, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy,...

Brewer Logan '14 '18

Wilkes company creates new opportunities [alumni featured]
May 22, 2025

A North Wilkesboro-based company plans to soon start large-scale pilot production of a material that makes soil more productive, reduces carbon dioxid...

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 ...

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 Colle...

The cover of the Spring and Summer 2025 issue of Cold Mountain Review (vol. 52, no. 2) features “Grapes,” a polaroid photograph captured by cultural icon Andy Warhol in 1981. The photograph was donated by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. to the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts and is included in the center's permanent collection.

Cold Mountain Review (vol. 52, no. 2) now available
May 14, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — The Spring and Summer 2025 issue of Cold Mountain Review (vol. 52, no. 2) is now available. The issue is the second under new editoria...

Excited Mountaineer graduates turn their tassels, signifying their transition from students to graduates of Appalachian State University. App State honored more than 4,200 graduates during six Spring 2025 Commencement ceremonies, held May 9–10 in Holmes Convocation Center on the Boone campus. Photo by Kyla Willoughby

App State awards degrees to over 4,200 graduates ready to shape the future
May 13, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University celebrated the resilience and achievements of more than 4,200 graduates during its Spring 2025 Commenceme...

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,...

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 ov...

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 ch...