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Education

Displaced App State students face challenges returning to class

3:41pm October 16, 2024

Appalachian State University resumed classes today after being closed for a little less than three weeks due to Helene. But for students who lost their homes and belongings in the storm, returning to school isn’t easy.

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Environment

High Country on schedule for mid-October fall foliage peak

2:06pm September 11, 2024

by Paul Garber

Appalachian State University biologist Howard Neufeld, says peak times for the Boone area are on schedule for mid-October. Closer to the Triad, Pilot Mountain should be at its most showy the first week of November.

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Education

Appalachian State University Chancellor Sheri Everts steps down

1:17pm April 15, 2024

by Amy Diaz

Appalachian State University Chancellor Sheri Everts is stepping down after a decade leading the school. Everts made the announcement to students and staff citing health challenges.

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Arts

App State series examines links between local and global rural areas

4:48pm February 14, 2024

by Paul Garber

Appalachian State University is hosting a demonstration of music and dancing designed to connect the local community to a rural area an ocean away.

Arts

Poet Liz Robbins seeks truth-telling in her work

10:06am November 29, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

Liz Robbins writes poetry that critics have called smart, savvy, dangerous, and unpredictable. Appalachian State University’s literary journal "Cold Mountain Review" has chosen her newest collection, Night Swimming, as the recipient of its first annual poetry prize.

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Scientist to recount adventurous climb in Appalachian State appearance

7:40am November 10, 2023

by Aria Heyneman

Appalachian State University is hosting an appearance Friday by Alison Criscitiello, a National Geographic explorer who is a trained mountaineer and a glacier scientist. Her work includes climbing Mount Logan, the highest peak in Canada, to retrieve samples of ice that are thousands of years old.

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Education

Fall enrollment at Appalachian State is highest in school history

4:22pm September 08, 2023

by Paul Garber

Appalachian State University has the largest enrollment in school history this year, helped by an off-campus expansion.

Education

Classes begin at Appalachian State's new Hickory campus

4:48pm August 21, 2023

by Paul Garber

Appalachian State University opened the doors to students at its new Hickory campus Monday.

Education

Construction set to begin this summer on Appalachian State University building projects

3:56pm May 30, 2023

by David Ford

Construction is set to begin this summer on Appalachian State University’s Innovation District in Boone.

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Science

Appalachian State receives enzyme research grant from NIH

1:14pm February 15, 2023

by Paul Garber and Liam Kimbro

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a nearly $1.6 million grant to Appalachian State University for research surrounding enzyme treatments for diseases including