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Dr. Jefferson Bates, associate professor in Appalachian State University's Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, is the co-recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) Award. Photo by Chase Reynolds.

Dr. Jefferson Bates receives NSF RUI award to study new chemical compounds
Aug 11, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Jefferson Bates, associate professor in Appalachian State University's Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, is the c...

Dr. Martie Thompson, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Distinguished Endowed Professor of Public Health in App State's Department of Public Health and Exercise Science; Dr. Manan Roy, associate professor in App State's Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management; and Dr. Maggie Sugg, associate professor in App State's Department of Geography and Planning, received a four-year grant totaling $549,290 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

App State faculty members receive $549,290 NIH grant
Aug 9, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded three faculty members from Appalachian State University's Beaver College of Health...

Dr. Baker Perry, National Geographic Explorer and professor in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning, left, and Dr. Brian Raichle, professor in App State’s Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment, are pictured in front of the Mount Everest Base Camp weather station. Photo by Baker Perry/National Geographic

On Everest, App State faculty fine-tune tools for sky-high scholarship
Jul 27, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Baker Perry, National Geographic Explorer and professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Geography and Plann...

Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is accepting nominations for awards recognizing faculty and staff members for outstanding service, teaching or scholarly work.

Nominate CAS Faculty and Staff for 2023 Awards
Jul 24, 2023

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

App State Chancellor Sheri Everts, second from right, with the recipients of the 2023 App State Alumni Awards: Brian “Scotty” McCullough ’89 ’98, far left; Stacy Roberson Reedy ’06 ’07, second from left; and C. Philip Byers ’85, far right. App State’s Alumni Association presented the recipients with their awards during the Alumni Awards Gala, held July 15 in the Grandview Ballroom on the Boone campus as part of Alumni Weekend. Photo by Chase Reynolds

App State Alumni Awards honor 3 Mountaineers for outstanding accomplishments
Jul 20, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Three Appalachian State University graduates were honored by the university’s Alumni Association at the 2023 Alumni A...

Ashley-Nicole Russell '08, the recipient of the Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences' 2023 Outstanding Alumni Award

CAS 2023 Outstanding Alumni Award: Ashley-Nicole Russell '08
Jul 17, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is pleased to announce Ashley-Nicole Russell '08 as the recipient ...

Sarah Ulrich, graduate student in the Appalachian State University Department of Geography and Planning

Geography graduate student Sarah Ulrich awarded NSF GeoHealth award
Jul 14, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Sarah Ulrich, graduate student in the Appalachian State University Department of Geography and Planning, is the recipient of a $54,965...

The Department of Interdisciplinary Studies at Appalachian State University

App State grant writing class raises $35,000 for local nonprofits
Jul 12, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University students enrolled in the Spring 2023 "Grants for Non-Profits" course applied their grant writing skills a...

Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new academic department chairs. Dr. Jay Fenwick will chair the Department of Computer Science, Dr. Tracie McLemore Salinas will chair the Department of Mathematical Sciences and Dr. Tonya Coffey will chair the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

App State's College of Arts and Sciences announces three new department chairs
Jul 7, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new academic depar...

The 1.5-meter telescope housed in the University of the Free State’s Boyden Observatory in South Africa. App State professor emeritus and astrophysicist Dr. Richard Gray designed and built a spectrograph for the telescope, which he installed and commissioned this spring. This work, supported by Gray’s 2019–20 Fulbright award, began in fall 2019 and was put on hold in 2020 due to the global pandemic. Photo provided by Dr. Richard Gray

Spectrograph installed at South Africa’s Boyden Observatory to aid App State, UFS astrophysicists
Jun 30, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — A spectrograph designed, built, installed and commissioned by Appalachian State University astrophysicist Dr. Richard Gray may help sc...

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