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The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences is accepting applications for the Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund.

Apply for the Fall 2026 SAFE Fund through October 5
Sep 8, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences is accepting applications for the Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) ...

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App State marks fall 2026 with historic online, graduate, transfer and first-gen student enrollment
Sep 4, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University opened its 2026–27 academic year with 21,308 Mountaineer students enrolled at the university for fall 2...

UNIZULU Strengthens Global Ties and Research Capacity Following Engagement with Fulbright Specialist Prof Jesse Lutabingwa [faculty featured]
Sep 3, 2026

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) recently concluded a highly successful 40-day residency with visiting Fulbright Specialist, Professor Jesse Lutab...

Hundreds of people waited in line to get into the Beer Fest right at 3 p.m. when the general admission opened.

Bubbles, brews and sweet potatoes: High Country Beer Fest marks 19th year [staff featured]
Sep 3, 2026

BOONE — Thousands of beer lovers filled the Watauga County fairgrounds Saturday for the 19th annual High Country Beer Fest, sampling pours from 37 b...

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Beer, bubbles and Boone businesses come together for Beer Fest [faculty featured]
Sep 2, 2026

Despite the nation’s declining alcohol sales and general consumption, here in the High Country, the annual High Country Beer Fest kicked off Saturda...

Smiling man in a striped polo holds two rock samples in a geology lab, with mineral specimens, charts, and equipment behind him.

Anthony Love contributes to new study dating rare Mars meteorite to 1.2 billion years old
Sep 2, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — A new study in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta has dated a rare Martian meteorite to 1.27 billion years old, identifying it as an unus...

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Get ready: Fall color is on its way [faculty featured]
Sep 1, 2026

As summer winds down, the High Country is preparing for its busiest and most colorful season. Starting in mid-September and building through October, ...

Five researchers pose in a laboratory beside a large microscope and computer monitors, smiling warmly in a collaborative, welcoming setting.

App State researchers secure NSF MRI award for microscope upgrades
Sep 1, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Faculty members in Appalachian State University's College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) have been awarded a two-year, $182,268 grant from...

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More than 40 new faculty join CAS in 2026–27
Aug 24, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — This semester, over 40 new full-time faculty members joined the Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences. Keep readin...

A bunch of sweet potatoes.

Upcycling sweet potato field waste into a plant-based milk [faculty featured]
Aug 19, 2026

North Carolina grows most of the sweet potatoes in the US, which means it accumulates most of the sweet potato waste, too. Approximately 28,600 tonnes...