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People enjoying Guy Ford River in Sugar Grove on July 26, 10 months after Hurricane Helene hit the area. Photo by Emma Green

Stories in the mud: Boone’s rivers after Helene [student featured]
Aug 19, 2025

Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina Sept. 27 with three days of heavy rain, permanently altering the infrastructure and geography of the ...

Dr. Jessica Martell is an associate professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Interdisciplinary Studies. Photo submitted

Dr. Jessica Martell receives Fulbright Award to research and teach at Queen’s University Belfast
Aug 18, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Jessica Martell, associate professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, has received the...

Dr. Rose Mary Webb, chair of App State’s Department of Psychology, left, received the university’s 2025 Distinguished Leadership Award. Dr. Shanshan Lou, chair of App State’s Department of Communication, right, received the 2025 Emerging Leader Award. Both honors are part of App State’s Departmental Leadership Awards Program. Photo by Kyla Willoughby

App State honors Dr. Rose Mary Webb, Dr. Shanshan Lou with 2025 Departmental Leadership Awards
Aug 13, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Recognized for their service to and lasting impact on Appalachian State University’s academic community, Dr. Rose Mary Webb and Dr. ...

A Foster Grandparent Program volunteer assists a child with reading.

Foster Grandparent Program seeks volunteers to support Lucy Brock Child Development Lab partnership
Aug 13, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Foster Grandparent Program is partnering with the Lucy Brock Child Development Lab to provide inte...

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Nominate CAS faculty and staff for 2025 awards
Aug 11, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is accepting nominations for the following awards recognizing facu...

Michelle Holcombe is the new Business Officer of Personnel in Appalachian State University's College of Arts and Sciences.

College of Arts and Sciences announces Michelle Holcombe as Business Officer of Personnel
Aug 6, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is pleased to welcome Michelle Holcombe to the Dean's Office as th...

Sheri Clawson (left), Mac Glaze (middle), and Jasmin McFayden (right)

July 2025 College of Arts and Sciences Staff Shout Outs
Jul 31, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Awarded by the Appalachian State University Staff Senate, Staff Shout Outs recognize staff members for their positive contributions to...

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. Cynthia Liutkus is professor and chair of Appalachian State University's Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences.

Dr. Cynthia Liutkus co-authors new study revealing 18-million-year-old proteins in fossil teeth
Jul 23, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Cynthia Liutkus, professor and chair in Appalachian State University's Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, is a c...

Dr. Maggie Sugg is an associate professor and the honors director in the Appalachian State University Department of Geography and Planning.

Some Helene volunteers show signs of PTSD, App State professor says [faculty featured]
Jul 18, 2025

Maggie Sugg has lived in western North Carolina her whole life. She is from Asheville. Her family is still there, but she was in Boone and witnessed H...

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