The Search for Vertical Grasslands [alumni featured]
Mar 5, 2026
In March of 2024, Alaina Krakowiak and Laura Boggess sat in a field in the town of Cumberland Gap, Tenn., and took turns looking through a high-powere...
Annika Davidson '19 receives a staff shout-out for Greenhouse work
Mar 5, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Two staff members in Appalachian State University's College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) were recently recognized with staff shout-outs....
From Hell and Bent on Returning [student featured]
Jan 23, 2026
Imagine a slimy, speckled tube with four legs that appear to have been attached with spare parts. The toes — four on the front legs, five on the rea...
CAS Senior Spotlight: Ava Ridings
Dec 11, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Throughout her time at App State, Ava Ridings combined her love of science with a passion for helping others — experiences that prop...
CAS Senior Spotlight: Jess Horton
Dec 9, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Jess Horton’s path at App State has been one defined by resilience, discovery, and an evolving passion for science. Horton, of Charl...
Ally Lawing '23 inducted into Cratis D. Williams Society
Dec 9, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — In the Spring and Fall, Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies seeks nominations for t...
‘Toxic Soup’: PFAS and other contaminants surged in French Broad River after Helene, study finds [faculty featured]
Nov 24, 2025
Fifteen days after Tropical Storm Helene sent debris, runoff and a cocktail of toxins — including raw sewage and pharmaceuticals — pouri...
Dr. Matt Estep co-authors study discovering second species of wild ramps
Nov 7, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Matt Estep, associate professor and honors director in the Appalachian State University Department of Biology, is the co-author of...
Fall foliage forecaster predicts peak for leaf peeping season in Western North Carolina [faculty featured]
Oct 17, 2025
Howard Neufeld, a professor of plant eco-physiology at Appalachian State University in Boone, who also runs the "Fall Color Guy" Facebook page,&n...
Advising Coming Up.
Oct 16, 2025
Academic Advising for the Spring 2026 semester has been scheduled for the weeks October 20th - 24th and October 27 - 31st. Your advisor wil...