Middle Fork restoration a ‘gift to everybody downstream’ [faculty featured]
Oct 29, 2026
BLOWING ROCK — On Friday, conservationists, town officials, National Park Service staff and university scientists gathered on the banks of the Middl...
App State wins fifth annual BioBlitz, documents first Joro spider observations on university properties
Oct 26, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University won the fifth annual BioBlitz, a weeklong citizen science competition that challenges participants to doc...
Required Advising Coming Up
Oct 21, 2026
Advising starts on October 26th. Be on the lookout for an email from your advisor to schedule your required advising appointment. &nbs...
App State students invited to explore careers, network with employers at Nov. 13 STEM Career Day
Oct 15, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Ready to jumpstart your career and connect with top North Carolina STEM employers without leaving Boone? Appalachian State University'...
App State biologist Michael Gangloff featured in Grist coverage of endangered species protections
Oct 12, 2026
According to Michael Gangloff, who studies freshwater life at Appalachian State University, human development is the biggest threat to hellbenders. Bu...
App State neuroscience project partners with new $19 million national connectomics initiative
Oct 8, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — An Appalachian State University-led effort to bring cutting-edge neuroscience research into undergraduate classrooms will partner with...
Influential Women features Tammy Sexton [alumna featured]
Oct 2, 2026
Winston-Salem, North Carolina – For more than four decades, Tammy Sexton has played an important role behind the scenes of scientific discovery, pro...
Dr. Andy Davidson leads study on temperature, predator-prey interactions
Oct 1, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Andy Davidson, teaching assistant professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Biology, is the lead author of a new...
App State undergraduates turn genomics coursework into published research
Oct 1, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — In many undergraduate laboratory courses, students conduct experiments with expected outcomes. In Dr. Clare Scott Chialvo’s Genomics...
5th annual BioBlitz catalogues the natural world at App State [faculty featured]
Sep 28, 2026
The App State Department of Biology began its annual “BioBlitz” campaign Monday to catalogue on-campus biodiversity. This is the fifth year of the...