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  • Ranking the 25 best college football stadiums from the Big House to Death Valley
    Ranking the 25 best college football stadiums from the Big House to Death Valley
    The Athletic
    Oct. 22, 2025

    The Athletic has named App State’s Kidd Brewer Stadium one of the top 25 college football stadiums in the nation. Writer Chris Vannini called it an “intimate and beautiful setting in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where a deep forest begins in one end zone, an incredible sight in the fall.” He also noted that App State has sold out season tickets for four straight years and regularly fills the stands for midweek games.

  • Lights Over Linville — Brown Mountain’s Enduring Mystery [faculty featured]
    Lights Over Linville — Brown Mountain’s Enduring Mystery [faculty featured]
    The Laurel of Asheville
    Oct. 7, 2025

    Dr. Daniel Caton, professor in App State’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, discusses the unexplained phenomenon known as the Brown Mountain Lights.

  • Folk Revival After Helene [faculty and alumni featured]
    Folk Revival After Helene [faculty and alumni featured]
    Oxford American
    Sept. 25, 2025

    Trevor McKenzie ’10 ’12, director of App State’s Center for Appalachian Studies, speaks about the “folk revival” of traditional music communities in Western N.C. after Hurricane Helene. Also featured are App State alumni William Ritter ’17 and Leila Weinstein ’07, who both graduated with master’s degrees in Appalachian Studies.

  • Appalachian State thrives year after Hurricane Helene disruption
    Appalachian State thrives year after Hurricane Helene disruption
    WCNC
    Sept. 11, 2025

    One year after Hurricane Helene, WCNC spoke with Chancellor Heather Norris and Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice Chancellor J.J. Brown about the university’s recovery efforts, including volunteer work, community meals, donations and its “Mountain Strong” spirit.

  • Appalachian State program aims to boost the number of rural exceptional children teachers
    Appalachian State program aims to boost the number of rural exceptional children teachers
    WUNC
    Aug. 21, 2025

    App State has been awarded over $1.4 million in federal grant funding to develop and support career pathways that address the shortage of special education teachers in rural Appalachia. More than 100 education professionals from Watauga, Caldwell and Catawba counties are taking part in the program this fall.

  • First-generation college students move into App State
    First-generation college students move into App State
    WSOC-TV
    Aug. 13, 2025

    The Charlotte TV station visited App State’s Boone campus during fall 2025 move-in week to speak with students and families. The report highlights that nearly one-third of students at the Boone and Hickory campuses are first-generation college students.

  • The future of healthcare starts online and why more and more students are choosing online healthcare management degrees
    The future of healthcare starts online and why more and more students are choosing online healthcare management degrees
    Yes! Weekly
    July 31, 2025

    The Greensboro newspaper features App State’s Bachelor of Science in health care management as a top online program in North Carolina for health care degrees. The article highlights the program’s academic rigor, real-world experience and flexibility for working professionals, transfer students and others entering the field.

  • Factors to Consider Before Joining Greek Life
    Factors to Consider Before Joining Greek Life
    U.S. News & World Report
    July 2, 2025

    Dr. Shaleeah Smith, associate director of campus activities at App State, and other experts discuss factors to consider before joining a college Greek life organization. Smith oversees fraternity and sorority life at the university — a community of more than 30 chapters and over 2,000 students.

  • This North Carolina Mountain Town Hosts One Of America’s Biggest Summer Arts Celebrations
    This North Carolina Mountain Town Hosts One Of America’s Biggest Summer Arts Celebrations
    Southern Living
    June 29, 2025

    Southern Living features App State’s acclaimed performing and visual arts festival, An Appalachian Summer, describing it as "one of the largest regional multi‑arts festivals in America." The article explores the festival’s history, highlights its 2025 lineup and encourages readers to visit Boone, North Carolina, for this annual celebration of the arts.

  • ‘Dragon prince’ dinosaur may be missing link in T. rex evolution [alumni featured]
    ‘Dragon prince’ dinosaur may be missing link in T. rex evolution [alumni featured]
    Science Magazine
    June 11, 2025

    App State alumnus and paleontologist Jared Voris ’16 has discovered a dinosaur closely related to — or possibly the direct ancestor of — all tyrannosaurs. Voris and his colleagues named the new species Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, after the Mongolian words for “prince” and “dragon.” Voris graduated from App State in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in geology.

  • Is Carb Cycling the Key to Increasing Your Endurance? [faculty featured]
    Is Carb Cycling the Key to Increasing Your Endurance? [faculty featured]
    GQ
    June 6, 2025

    Health experts, including Dr. Laurel Wentz, an associate professor in App State’s Nutrition and Foods Program, discuss carb cycling and its potential benefits. The diet involves alternating between high- and low-carb intake days. Wentz is a registered dietitian and a board-certified specialist in sports dietetics.

  • App State researcher develops AI-driven microscope to detect poultry parasites [faculty featured]
    App State researcher develops AI-driven microscope to detect poultry parasites [faculty featured]
    WFDD
    June 2, 2025

    App State researcher Dr. Zach Russell, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been awarded a $2.3 million NCInnovation grant to develop an AI-enhanced robotic microscope to identify parasites in livestock and poultry. Russell explains plans to accelerate the technology beyond the university setting.

  • Insurance costs are soaring around Tornado Alley. Hail is the big problem. [faculty featured]
    Insurance costs are soaring around Tornado Alley. Hail is the big problem. [faculty featured]
    NPR
    May 23, 2025

    The cost of homeowners insurance is soaring in the Midwest, where large outbreaks of tornadoes are becoming more common — but experts say it’s hail that is the bigger concern. Dr. David Marlett, professor in App State’s Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance, weighs in on the impact of hail on the insurance industry.

  • Appalachian State professor on new book about fermented foods and drinks of the South
    Appalachian State professor on new book about fermented foods and drinks of the South
    WUNC
    May 21, 2025

    Dr. Brett Taubman, professor in App State’s Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, talks about his new book, “Southern Culture on the Fizz: An Effervescent Guide to Fermented Foods and Beverages from the American South.” Taubman is the director of the university’s fermentation sciences program.

  • Library celebrates the Junaluska Heritage Association [faculty featured]
    Library celebrates the Junaluska Heritage Association [faculty featured]
    Watauga Democrat
    May 21, 2025

    The annual Friends of the Watauga County Library celebration featured a panel discussion centered on two recently published books about Boone’s historic Junaluska neighborhood. Editors Susan Keefe, professor emerita in App State’s Department of Anthropology, and Pegge Laine spoke about their work collaborating with the community, alongside Junaluska Heritage Association members.

  • UNC System announces Presidential Scholars for 2025-26 academic year [alumni featured]
    UNC System announces Presidential Scholars for 2025-26 academic year [alumni featured]
    UNC System
    May 21, 2025

    Four recent graduates of UNC System institutions, including App State alumna Kathryn Long ’25, will serve as Presidential Scholars for the 2025–26 academic year. Long graduated from the university in 2025 with a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences and disorders. While a student at App State, she took on a range of leadership roles, serving as the student body president and ex-officio member of the university’s Board of Trustees.

  • Wilkes company creates new opportunities [alumni featured]
    Wilkes company creates new opportunities [alumni featured]
    Wilkes Journal-Patriot
    May 21, 2025

    The Wilkes Journal-Patriot features Verenovo Energy, a North Wilkesboro-based company founded by two-time App State alumnus Brewer Logan ’15 ’20. The company plans to begin large-scale pilot production of biochar as part of its mission to create sustainable energy solutions. Logan earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in cellular and molecular biology from App State in 2015 and 2020.

  • App State to offer AI concentration in master’s programs [faculty featured]
    App State to offer AI concentration in master’s programs [faculty featured]
    WFDD
    April 29, 2025

    Starting this fall, App State’s Walker College of Business will begin offering a concentration in AI for graduate students in the Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Applied Data Analytics programs. Walker College Dean Sandra Vannoy speaks to WFDD about the university’s goals for the program. Vannoy is also a professor in App State’s Department of Computer Information Systems.

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