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Dr. Katie Mawhinney receives NCCTM's highest honor

Nov 6, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Katie Mawhinney, Cain Distinguished Professor in Science Education in the Appalachian State University Department of Mathematical ...

App State student researchers Shaun Pell, a senior from China Grove, left, and Kiya King, a senior from Granite Falls, right, discuss an ancient pottery sherd with Dr. Seth Grooms, assistant professor of anthropology and co-founder of the Lumbee River Archaeology Project. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Unearthing history: App State-Lumbee Tribe partnership documents ancient sites in Robeson County

Nov 5, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Artifacts that have endured for thousands of years in the soil of North Carolina’s Inner Coastal Plain have become a bridge between ...

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Wine and Fine Dining for Emerging Professionals program returns for second year

Nov 5, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Eleven students from Appalachian State University's College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) recently participated in the second annual Wine...

Department of Philosophy and Religion hosts NCRSA Annual Meeting, student earns Undergraduate Presentation Award

Nov 4, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Department of Philosophy and Religion welcomed scholars and students from across the region to App Stat...

Looking Back: The second group of Europeans to walk through Mitchell County? [faculty featured]

Nov 4, 2026

Until the 1700s and the "long hunters" — as they were often called — there is little indication in the historic record that, other than the Spanis...

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