The story of the first human tool: the humble container [faculty featured]
May 12, 2026
In the prehistoric opening of 2001: A Space Odyssey, the first tool is a club: a long limb bone that proves handy for killing prey animals, murdering the leader of a rival hominin group and, finally, for throwing into the air ready for a dramatic jump cut.
Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research
Helene frayed the safety net for people who use drugs. This community wove it back together. [faculty featured]
May 4, 2026
Kimberly Treadaway hoped she was prepared for the storm. Hurricane Helene was heading right for her home in Weaverville, North Carolina, and she worried about having enough food and water, and about her 5-month-old son.
Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research
App State professor brings ramp research to BRAHM [faculty featured]
May 1, 2026
BLOWING ROCK — An Appalachian State University professor is using DNA science to protect ramps and help the Cherokee keep a centuries-old tradition alive in the Great Smoky Mountains.
Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research
Dr. Christine Quattro receives 2025 JAPA Emerging Scholar Award
Apr 23, 2026
The 2025 Emerging Scholar Award goes to Christine Quattro, PhD, AICP, assistant professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at Appalachian State University, for the paper, "Zoning for Infill Development: San...
Awards & Honors, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research
Dr. Clarice Moran earns Baden-Württemberg Mobility Grant
Apr 17, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Two Appalachian State University faculty members have been awarded the Baden-Württemberg–North Carolina Faculty Mobility Grant, marking the first time Appalachian faculty have been selected to travel to Germany through the program.
Faculty & Staff, Global Learning, Grants & Research
The Western Front [faculty featured]
Apr 16, 2026
As a child in the 1930s and ’40s, Jacqueline Burgin could look out the living room window of her family’s home in Hot Springs and see across the French Broad River to the grassy lawn where a resort hotel had once stood.
Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research
Helene exposed cracks in western NC’s health care safety net [faculty featured]
Apr 16, 2026
Tropical Storm Helene’s impact on western North Carolina was felt acutely in the days, weeks and months after the storm, including in the region’s hospitals and clinics.
Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research
Mountaineer Discovery: Spotlighting Student Research, Creativity and Innovation at App State
Apr 15, 2026
Increasing global access to life-changing prosthetics — through human-centered 3D design.
Examining newborn health patterns near chemical accident sites.
Channeling performance and craft to inspire connection and community well-being....
Physics students contribute to advanced optical research
Apr 8, 2026
Mountaineer Discovery: This story is part of a series highlighting student research, creativity, and innovation at App State. Join the Office of Student Research for the 29th annual...
College News, Grants & Research, Students