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Michelle Holcombe, administrative support specialist for the Department of Psychology

April 2023 CAS Staff Spotlight: Michelle Holcombe
May 1, 2023

Each month, the Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) randomly selects one staff member to be featured in a staff spotlight ...

An attendee sits and listens to the reciting of names.

Yom Ha’Shoah event honors Holocaust victims
Apr 28, 2023

On Tuesday, The Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies hosted an event for the Jewish Holiday of Yom Ha’Shoah, the day of remembrance ...

Table outlining common Jewish cultural aspects and practices displayed on Sanford Mall during the App State Day Against Hate April 16, 2023.

App State holds Day Against Hate
Apr 28, 2023

Located on Sanford Mall Sunday afternoon, A Day Against Hate was hosted by student organizations to spread awareness and educate against antisemitism....

Dr. Maryam Ahmed, professor in App State’s Department of Biology, has received the 2023 University of North Carolina Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award. Photo by Chase Reynolds

App State’s Dr. Maryam Ahmed wins 2023 UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award
Apr 27, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Maryam Ahmed, a professor in App State’s Department of Biology, has received the 2023 University of North Carolina Board of...

Matthew Mair

Honors College student and Chancellor’s Scholar Accepted into the Resilience and Adaptation to Coastal Change Across Communities (C2C) REU Program
Apr 26, 2023

Honors College junior and Chancellor’s Scholar Matthew Mair has been selected to participate in the Resilience and Adaptation to Coas...

Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies

CAS students receive research, teaching awards from the Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies
Apr 26, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies has announced the recipients of their 2022-23 student awa...

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Christian Wallen

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Christian Wallen
Apr 18, 2023

Dr. Christian Wallen, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Fermentation SciencesStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Spri...

Congratulations to Caroline Fehlman, senior mathematics major from Williamsburg, Virginia, and Eliza Merritt, senior geography graduate student from Chapel Hill, for receiving the G. Herbert Stout Award for Innovative Student Papers at the 2023 North Carolina Geographic Information Systems Conference!

CAS students receive state geospatial research awards
Apr 17, 2023

BOONE, N.C. - Congratulations to Caroline Fehlman, senior mathematics major from Williamsburg, Virginia, and Eliza Merritt, senior geography graduate ...

Dr. Derek Martin, Dr. Maggie Sugg, Dr. Jeff Colby and Dr. Katherine Ledford

4 CAS faculty receive research, mentorship awards from the Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies
Apr 13, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies has announced the recipients of their 2022-23 faculty awa...

Travis Tabor ‘16

Travis Tabor ‘16 pursues M.D./Ph.D. in neuroscience at Washington University School of Medicine
Apr 13, 2023

Honors College alumnus Travis Tabor is now a fifth year M.D./Ph.D. student at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. ...