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This year’s Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors at App State was the largest in university history, with a record 240 students sharing their research through poster presentations. Photo by Kyla Willoughby
Sophia Kirn '22

Sophia Kirn '22 inducted into Spring 2026 Cratis D. Williams Society
May 11, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — In the Spring and Fall, Appalachian State University's Cratis D.

App State Chancellor Heather Norris, right, with Dr. Pablo Chialvo, lecturer in App State’s Department of Biology, at App State’s 2026 Awards of Distinction ceremony, held April 28 on the Boone campus. Chialvo is the recipient of the 2026 Appalachian State University Excellence in Teaching Award, conferred as part of the UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Awards. Photo by Chase Reynolds
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Biology Seminar Series

Seminar: Uncovering Fish Biodiversity Using Genomics Across Ancient and Recent Timescales

Dr. Lily Hughes
Curator, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Date: Friday, April 24, 2026

Seminar: Mammals, truffles & tress: Linking above and below ground interactions

Dr. Ryan Stephens
Assistant Professor, East Tennessee State University
Department of Biological Sciences
Date: Friday, April 17, 2026

Seminar: GRAB and STAB: Bordetella use filamentous hemagglutinin as a contact-dependent delivery machine

Dr. Richard Johnson
Assistant Professor, East Carolina University
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

Seminar: Sub-second dopamine measurements during awake behavior and cognition in humans

Dr. Ken Kishida
Professor, Wake Forest University
Department of Biology
Date: Friday, March 20, 2026
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Fall Color Reports

Foliage Color Report for Octtober 18, 2025

Post date: 10/21/2025

Foliage Report for October 15, 2025

Post date: 10/15/2025

Foliage Report for October 9, 2025

Post date: 10/10/2025

Foliage Report for October 4, 2025

Post date: 10/08/2025

Foliage Report for September 28, 2025

Post date: 10/08/2025