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126 years strong: Founders Day honors App State’s enduring legacy as a higher education leader
Oct 22, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — On Oct. 2, Appalachian State University held its eighth annual Founders Day, commemorating the university’s 126th year as a leader a...

Dr. Howie Neufeld

Fall foliage forecaster predicts peak for leaf peeping season in Western North Carolina [faculty featured]
Oct 17, 2025

Howard Neufeld, a professor of plant eco-physiology at Appalachian State University in Boone, who also runs the "Fall Color Guy" Facebook page,&n...

Appalachian State University Police Officer Cashae Cook ’14. Cook has been named Woman of the Year for 2025 by the North Carolina Law Enforcement Women’s Association. Photo by Chase Reynolds

App State Police Officer Cashae Cook earns NC’s highest award for women in law enforcement
Oct 17, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University Police Officer Cashae Cook ’14 has been named Woman of the Year by the North Carolina Law Enforcem...

Carla Ramsdell is the practitioner-in-residence in the Appalachian State University Department of Physics and Astronomy and sustainability liaison for the College of Arts and Sciences. Photo by University Communications

Carla Ramsdell debuts hurricane preparation series "The Resilient Kitchen"
Oct 16, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — On the first anniversary of Hurricane Helene hitting Western North Carolina, Carla Ramsdell, practitioner-in-residence in the Appalach...

CAS Corps member Sarah McCarroll is a senior from Cornelius majoring in both sociology and languages, literatures, and cultures. Photo submitted

Meet the CAS Corps: Sarah McCarroll
Oct 16, 2025

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Corps are chosen to serve as representatives to all constituents of CAS and to create, promote and execute oppo...

Fermentation Sciences majors Finn Adams (left), Chris Martin (second from left), and Dominic Bernardi (third from left) learned about winemaking from Will Burrow ’20 (fourth from left), head winemaker at Grandfather Mountain Vineyard in Banner Elk.

Fermentation Sciences students gain hands-on experience from local businesses
Oct 15, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Erik Martella, wine specialist and lecturer in the Appalachian State University Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, mem...

CAS Corps member Addison Belcher is a senior criminal justice major from Raleigh. Photo submitted

Meet the CAS Corps: Addison Belcher
Oct 14, 2025

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Corps are chosen to serve as representatives to all constituents of CAS and to create, promote and execute oppo...

Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review (vol. 53, no. 1)

Appalachian Journal (vol. 53, no. 1) now available
Oct 13, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — The new issue of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review (vol. 53, no. 1) focuses on the foods and recipes that enrich and refl...

The Veterinary Technology Program at Appalachian State University

The College of Arts and Sciences celebrates National Vet Tech Week 2025
Oct 10, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Housed in the College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Rural Resilience and Innovation, Appalachian State's Veterinary Technology p...

App State Chancellor Heather Norris, left, with Dr. Rahman Tashakkori, the Lowe’s Distinguished Professor of Computer Science in App State’s Department of Computer Science, at the university’s 2025 Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian event, held Sept. 19 on the Boone campus. Tashakkori is the recipient of the 2025 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity. Photo by Chase Reynolds

App State spotlights achievements in research, scholarship and creative activities
Oct 10, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — This year’s Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian (RECAPP) event — Appalachian State University’s annual showcase of fac...