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Internship Opportunities
Mar 19, 2025

DOE (US Department of Energy) is Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2025 Undergraduate InternshipsDOE Office of Science ...

Dr. Ashley Adams is an assistant professor in App State’s Department of Biology. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Healthier farmlands: App State’s Dr. Ashley Adams studies soil biotic communities to improve soil quality
Mar 12, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Ashley Adams, assistant professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Biology, is conducting research on soil biotic...

Need to take Human Systems Physiology, BIO 3301?
Mar 5, 2025

Do you need to take BIO 3301, Human Systems Physiology? It's being offered this summer in Summer Session 1 by Dr. Kinkel.  It's a 4 credit c...

Required Advising Starts March 17th
Mar 5, 2025

Advising is coming up, scheduled for the weeks of March 17th and March 24th.  The week of March 17th (March 17-21) is designated to Juniors and S...

Undergraduate Student Research Opportunities
Feb 25, 2025

The University of Colorado offers a comprehensive "List of Lists" where students can explore a wide range of resear-related experiences. The opportuni...

Department Flash Talks
Feb 17, 2025

Biology Department Seminar Series announces Department Flash Talks. Learn about current work in the Biology Department on Friday, February 21st at noo...

Friends of Plant Conservation - Social Media Internship
Feb 10, 2025

Friends of Plant Conservation - Social Media InternshipTerm: March 2025-October 2025 (~6 months)Applications review will start February 20, 2025, with...

Spring 25 Seminar Schedule Announced
Jan 28, 2025

Spring 2025 Seminar Schedule announced!...

Elijah Thompson, collections manager in App State’s Aquatic Conservation Research Lab, holds a hellbender that was found in the Watauga River. Photo submitted

Hellbender heroes: App State team continues nearly 20 years of research to help protect NC’s giant salamanders
Dec 18, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Slithering in the rocky streams and rivers of the eastern United States is a rare species of giant salamanders known as hellbenders. D...

Maggie Vaughn is a senior biology major from Nebo. Photo submitted

SAFE Student Spotlight: Maggie Vaughn
Dec 10, 2024

Maggie Vaughn, a senior biology major from Nebo, received a Fall 2023 Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) grant to purchase four chemicals necessary...