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Sophie Ryan (left) and Dr. Maggie Sugg (right) at Appalachian State University. Photo by Chase Reynolds

App State research shows impact of climate stress on youth mental health
Aug 22, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Natural disasters and climate change have a significant impact on the mental health of young people around the nation, according to new research led by Dr. Jennifer Runkle, a researcher at North Carolina State University and Dr.

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Photo by Chase Reynolds

Student archaeologists unearth Native American campsite, artifacts [faculty featured]
Aug 20, 2025

An archaeology team at Appalachian State University has discovered an ancient campsite containing 8,000-year-old artifacts, the university announced in a news release.

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People enjoying Guy Ford River in Sugar Grove on July 26, 10 months after Hurricane Helene hit the area. Photo by Emma Green

Stories in the mud: Boone’s rivers after Helene [student featured]
Aug 19, 2025

Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina Sept. 27 with three days of heavy rain, permanently altering the infrastructure and geography of the area.

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App State student researchers engage in an archaeology field school, using trowels to excavate a layer of soil just beneath the reach of plows at the university’s Blackburn Vannoy Estate and Farm in Ashe County. They discovered an ancient hearth, storage pits, pottery and projectile points made of quartz, quartzite, rhyolite, flint and jasper — evidence that the area was used as a camp by Native American peoples. Pictured are senior anthropology majors Peyton Harrison, of Conover; Cowan Ramirez, of Ashevill

App State archaeology team discovers ancient campsite at Blackburn Vannoy Estate and Farm in Ashe County
Jul 28, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — During an archaeological dig at Appalachian State University’s Blackburn Vannoy Estate and Farm this summer, archaeologist Dr.

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Tucker Terrell ’25, who graduated from App State in May with a bachelor’s degree in geology-environmental geology, far left, shows community members where a single headstone was located by App State researchers trying to determine the position of grave sites in an area formerly covered with brush behind the Fort Defiance site in Caldwell County. Photo by Bret Yager
A young girl looks through a telescope during an Evening at Dark Sky Observatory event held by App State on Aug. 11, 2024. Photo by Cory Dalton
Abigail Branco (top left), Roland Kummer (top right), Kate Starr (bottom left) and Rylee Strassner (bottom right) were inducted into the Spring 2025 Cratis D. Williams Society. Photos submitted

CAS graduates inducted into Spring 2025 Cratis D. Williams Society
May 20, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — In the Spring and Fall, Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies seeks nominations for the Cratis D. Williams Society.

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Students studying in the Solarium at Appalachian State University.

Spring 2025 Dean's and Chancellor's Lists Released
May 19, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University has released the Dean’s and Chancellor’s lists for the spring 2025 semester.

863 students in the College of Arts and Sciences were included on the Chancellor's list and 1,284 were included on the Dean's list.

Awards & Honors, Students, University News
The College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University

Announcing the 2024-25 App State CAS Senior Award Recipients
May 9, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) hosted the 2024-25 CAS Senior Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 11, 2025, in the Grandview Ballroom in the North End Zone Facility at Kidd Brewer Stadium.

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Matt Marston (top left), Elliott Sheehan (top right), Gabriella Paonessa (bottom left), and Audrey Wall (bottom right)

4 CAS students named App State Student Teacher of the Year finalists
May 8, 2025

Students are nominated by their clinical educators, University Field Supervisors, and faculty members based on their teaching, professionalism, and overall effectiveness in the classroom.

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