App State's Joseph Gonzalez shares expertise on U.S.-Cuba relations with international media audiences
Oct 27, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Joseph Gonzalez, called “Joe” by his students, can often be found inside the local coffee shop, Espresso News, catching up on the ...
App State wins fifth annual BioBlitz, documents first Joro spider observations on university properties
Oct 26, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University won the fifth annual BioBlitz, a weeklong citizen science competition that challenges participants to doc...
Rosen siblings continue parents’ legacy of visual arts support with 2 gifts to App State
Oct 26, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — To mark the 40th year of Appalachian State University’s Martin and Doris Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition — and ...
Horror, electronic music and Russian politics: Brittany Roberts connects them all [faculty featured]
Oct 19, 2026
Brittany Roberts, an assistant professor with the App State English department, gave a talk on how Russian electronic music duo IC3PEAK uses horror im...
‘People need to know about this’: App State professors champion Indigenous voices [faculty featured]
Oct 16, 2026
On a trip to the ancestral Catawba town of Joara with students in fall 2019, App State professors Paul Worley and Melissa Birkhofer heard from a colle...
The newest dairy alternative comes from sweet potatoes [faculty featured]
Oct 15, 2026
Two professors in the Fermentation Sciences Program founded a sweet potato milk startup company, seeking to promote nutrition and combat food waste....
English professor Mark Powell reflects on Halloween, folklore, and wonder in WNC Magazine
Oct 15, 2026
There’s nothing quite like autumn in the mountains. The air crisps, and by September, you can feel fall in the deeper shade. By October, the forests...
App State students invited to explore careers, network with employers at Nov. 13 STEM Career Day
Oct 14, 2026
STEM Career DayFriday, Nov. 13, 2026, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.Reich College of Education 124ABCRegistration Required — Register on HandshakeBOONE, N.C....
Former FEMA administrator Brock Long '97 '99 and wife establish emergency management fellowship at App State
Oct 14, 2026
Former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator and Homeland Security Today Editorial Board member Brock Long and his wife, Mandi...
Dr. Matthew Robinson quoted in Los Angeles Times article on capital punishment
Oct 12, 2026
Matthew Robinson, a criminal justice professor at Appalachian State University and author of a book on U.S. capital punishment titled “Death Nation,...