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Republicans search for a replacement nominee for Congress in Western NC [faculty featured]
Aug 12, 2026

With less than a month until absentee voting begins, there’s been a shake-up in one of North Carolina’s most competitive congressional races and o...

A woman stands at a wooden podium on stage in a university auditorium, speaking to an audience. Behind her, a large screen displays a circular yellow logo reading “Research & Creative Activity at Appalachian,” featuring stylized mountains, wind turbines, and a building under sunlight. The podium bears the Appalachian State University logo.

App State to celebrate research and creative activities at 2026 RECAPP event on Sept. 18
Aug 11, 2026

Appalachian State University’s Office of Research and Innovation will host the eighth annual Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian (RECAPP) ...

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Nominate CAS faculty and staff for 2026 awards
Aug 10, 2026

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

Laney Wise meets with department heads and residents to secure funding where it is needed most. Photo by Lorelei Roberts

How a pandemic-era job search led a local to help build her hometown's communications [alumna featured]
Aug 4, 2026

BOONE — When Laney Wise took a job with the town of Boone, she thought of it as “just a resume builder.” Five years later, she’s helped build ...

Students in App State’s Summer Ventures Aquatic Ecology research course examine aquatic samples under microscopes during a laboratory session. Photo submitted

Summer Ventures at App State immerses NC high schoolers in hands-on science and math research
Aug 4, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — For four weeks each summer, high school students from across North Carolina step into the role of researchers at Appalachian State Uni...

Weevils in a cup.

Weevils released to combat mile-a-minute weed on Boone Greenway [student featured]
Aug 3, 2026

BOONE — The town of Boone released more than 5,000 weevils onto the Boone Greenway trail on Friday to rid the trails of mile-a-minute weed, which is...

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College of Arts and Sciences announces Scott Roblee ’16 as Lead Business Officer
Aug 3, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is pleased to welcome Scott Roblee ’16 to the Dean's Office as t...

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Dr. Maria Pramaggiore appointed McFarlane Family Distinguished Professor of Interdisciplinary Education
Jul 31, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) has appointed Dr. Maria Pramaggiore as the McFarlane Family Distin...

Sweetpotato milk first gains big financial backing [faculty featured]
Jul 30, 2026

Will sweetpotato milk fill a gap in the dairy alternatives space?...

A headshot of College of Arts and Sciences Advising and Support Services Hub (CASSH) Academic Advisor and Student Records Coordinator Kaela Bray ’20 ’24. Bray is wearing glasses and a black shirt with a tan blazer. The background is bright blue.

Kaela Bray ’20 ’24 joins College Advising and Support Services Hub
Jul 28, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Kaela Bray ’20 ’24 has joined the College of Arts and Sciences Advising and Support Services Hub (CASSH) as an Academic Advisor an...

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