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Dr. Howie Neufeld

Just in Time for Leaf-Peeping Season, the Blue Ridge Parkway Reopens [faculty featured]
Sep 24, 2025

Almost a year after Hurricane Helene carved a devastating path through Western North Carolina, toppling millions of trees and gutting a key...

Merle the tuxedo cat eats grass that’s likely to snag fur in his stomach. Photo by Nicole Hughes

Gold-covered hairballs may reveal why cats eat grass [alumni, student featured]
Sep 22, 2025

Of the many mysterious behaviors cats exhibit, one of the biggest is also one of the most disgusting: Why do they insist on eating grass, when it...

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Biology Seminar Series

Dr. Rudi Strickler
Shaw Distinguised Professor of Zooplankton Ecology
Emeritus
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Date: Friday, September 26, 2025
Dr. Rachel Bleich
Assistant Professor, Appalachian State University
Honors Academic Mentor (Biology)
Date: Friday, September 19, 2025
Dr. Clare Scott Chialvo
Assistant Professor, Appalachian State University
Date: Friday, September 12, 2025
Dr. Cara Fiore
Assistant Professor, Appalachian State University
Date: Friday, September 5, 2025

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