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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....

Joshua Allen (left) and Brock Long (right)

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

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,...

A biologist holds an Eastern hellbender, which can grow up to two and a half feet. USFWS

App State biologist Michael Gangloff featured in Grist coverage of endangered species protections
Oct 12, 2026

According to Michael Gangloff, who studies freshwater life at Appalachian State University, human development is the biggest threat to hellbenders. Bu...

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App State neuroscience project partners with new $19 million national connectomics initiative
Oct 8, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — An Appalachian State University-led effort to bring cutting-edge neuroscience research into undergraduate classrooms will partner with...

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Lynn McNeil '09 honored as North Carolina's 2026 French Teacher of the Year
Oct 8, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Lynn McNeil '09, senior lecturer of French in Appalachian State University's Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, has b...

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Gwendolyn Zugarek receives Excellence in Academic Advising Award
Oct 8, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Gwendolyn Zugarek, lecturer in the Appalachian State University Department of Sociology, is the recipient of the 2025–26 Excellence ...

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Dr. Jesse Lutabingwa strengthens App State's global ties through Fulbright Specialist residency in South Africa
Oct 5, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Jesse Lutabingwa, professor of public administration in Appalachian State University's Department of Government and Justice Studie...

App State alumnus Forrest Gilliam ’08, GROW NC legislative director, second from right in foreground, addresses community members in downtown Marshall following Hurricane Helene. Photo courtesy of GROW NC

Forrest Gilliam ’08 among App State Mountaineers working to rebuild Western NC 2 years after Helene
Oct 2, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — When Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina in September 2024, the Appalachian State University Community rallied to suppo...

By Giada Copersito

2 years after Helene, local organizations fear aid is in jeopardy [faculty featured]
Oct 2, 2026

Wayne Pitts, associate professor in App State’s Department of Government and Justice Studies and former executive director of Ashe County’s Habita...

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