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Fall 2026 BioBlitz Showdown
Sep 16, 2026

Get ready for the annual Fall 2026 BioBlitz scheduled for Monday, September 21st through Sunday, September 27th. ...

Three people examine papers and a plastic container while sitting on rocks beside a stream; others stand in the background near trees and water.

From living ecosystems to human health and new monitoring tech — the New River anchors App State inquiry and contemplation
Sep 15, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University research starts high in our watershed and flows down to mountain communities and beyond, informing policy...

Dr. Howard Neufeld

Get ready: Fall color is on its way [faculty featured]
Sep 1, 2026

As summer winds down, the High Country is preparing for its busiest and most colorful season. Starting in mid-September and building through October, ...

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App State researchers secure NSF MRI award for microscope upgrades
Sep 1, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Faculty members in Appalachian State University's College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) have been awarded a two-year, $182,268 grant from...

Students in App State’s Summer Ventures Aquatic Ecology research course examine aquatic samples under microscopes during a laboratory session. Photo submitted

Summer Ventures at App State immerses NC high schoolers in hands-on science and math research
Aug 4, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — For four weeks each summer, high school students from across North Carolina step into the role of researchers at Appalachian State Uni...

Weevils in a cup.

Weevils released to combat mile-a-minute weed on Boone Greenway [student featured]
Aug 3, 2026

BOONE — The town of Boone released more than 5,000 weevils onto the Boone Greenway trail on Friday to rid the trails of mile-a-minute weed, which is...

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App State biology students explore desert ecology across the Southwest through immersive field course
Jul 27, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — In May, Appalachian State University biology students — joined by students from the University of North Carolina at Asheville — tr...

Dr. Matt Estep

Can I kill a snake? Feed an alligator? Hold a bear cub? NC wildlife laws [faculty featured]
Jul 16, 2026

“The timber rattlesnake is considered a threatened species in the state of North Carolina, and is threatened because of habitat destruction,” Appa...

App State Department of Biology

Job Posting: Assistant Professor of Cell Biology
Jul 8, 2026

The Department of Biology at Appalachian State University seeks to fill a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor to start in...

App State Department of Biology

Job Posting: Assistant Professor, Cluster Hires in Biology
Jul 8, 2026

The Department of Biology at Appalachian State University is excited to announce a cluster hiring to enhance our research and teaching in the Integrat...