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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 awarded $367,088 National Science Foundation grant for telescope upgrades at Dark Sky Observatory
The research facility provides faculty, students with state-of-the-art tools
June 6, 2025
A $367,088 National Science Foundation grant is funding major upgrades to the 32-inch telescope at App State’s Dark Sky Observatory. The upgrades will provide faculty and student researchers with an enhanced view, and a deeper understanding, of the cosmos.
App State nutrition students empower Watauga’s young athletes to use food as fuel for athletic performance
43 middle school student-athletes from 6 schools participated
June 5, 2025
Over 40 local middle school student-athletes took part in App State’s Fuel Your Game Watauga program this spring, learning how proper nutrition can boost athletic performance. App State nutrition graduate students engaged the students in discussions on food groups and shared nutritional facts.
App State’s New River Light and Power awards scholarships to 7 Watauga County students
June 4, 2025
Appalachian State University’s New River Light and Power (NRLP) has named the 2025 recipients of two NRLP scholarship programs that support students pursuing higher education and careers in the energy industry. The seven awardees are all Watauga High School graduates.
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.
20 App State ROTC cadets commissioned to serve as Army second lieutenants
May 29, 2025
App State honored 20 future military leaders during a commissioning ceremony held May 8 on the Boone campus, during which the Mountaineer Battalion members and App State graduates took the Oath of Office and received the gold bars signifying their rank as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army.
App State awarded $2.3M to advance innovation in NC agriculture
The AI-enhanced robotic microscope will streamline parasite analysis in livestock, poultry
May 27, 2025
App State researcher Dr. Zachary Russell and his team have received a $2.3 million NCInnovation grant to develop an AI-enhanced robotic microscope that will streamline parasite analysis in livestock and poultry — helping to strengthen NC’s billion-dollar agriculture industry.
Kristen S. Bonatz appointed general counsel and vice chancellor of institutional integrity at App State
May 27, 2025
Kristen S. Bonatz has been appointed general counsel and vice chancellor of institutional integrity at Appalachian State University, announced Chancellor Heather Norris. The appointment is effective May 27.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted June 4
May 27, 2025
During the test, App State uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, the discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for the all-clear signal.
App State student-athletes extend 3.0 GPA streak to 26 straight semesters
May 22, 2025
App State student-athletes extended their streak to 26 consecutive semesters with a cumulative GPA over 3.0. All 17 athletic programs finished the spring 2025 semester above that mark, contributing to an overall GPA of 3.29.
App State nursing program receives $1 million commitment from Bedford Falls Foundation
May 21, 2025
The Bedford Falls Foundation has committed $1million in support of App State’s Bachelor of Science in nursing program — specifically student scholarships and student success initiatives. More than 40 App State nursing students will benefit from this scholarship support.
4 new and reappointed App State Board of Trustees members to begin new terms July 1
May 16, 2025
At its May 15 meeting, the University of North Carolina System Board of Governors reappointed Joseph Jeffries Chesson to App State’s Board of Trustees and appointed Jamie Schaefer, Wayne Sumner and William Warren as new members of the board. The trustees will begin their four-year terms July 1.
App State awards degrees to over 4,200 graduates ready to shape the future
NC Gov. Stein speaks at commencement ceremony to honor Mountaineer resilience
May 13, 2025
More than 4,200 Mountaineer graduates, along with family, friends, faculty and staff, celebrated Spring 2025 Commencement at App State during six ceremonies held May 9–10 on the Boone campus. Special guest N.C. Gov. Josh Stein congratulated graduates on their achievements and their resiliency in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
Student research and creative projects spotlighted at App State’s annual showcase
May 5, 2025
App State’s 28th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors featured 153 projects from Mountaineer students, with topics ranging from cancer research to the economic impacts of Hurricane Helene and gun violence during heat waves.
Will Sears appointed vice chancellor of university advancement at App State
May 2, 2025
William James Sears Jr. has been appointed vice chancellor of university advancement at Appalachian State University, announced Chancellor Heather Norris on Friday, May 2. The appointment is effective July 1.
N.C. Governor Josh Stein to address graduates at App State commencement
May 1, 2025
The office of Gov. Josh Stein announced that he would deliver remarks at three Western North Carolina commencement ceremonies this May, including Appalachian State University's College of Arts and Sciences ceremony at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 9.
App State honors 29 students, faculty and staff with 2025 Awards of Distinction
Mountaineers were recognized for leadership, teaching, service and more
April 29, 2025
At its third annual Awards of Distinction ceremony, App State honored 29 students, faculty and staff for their commitment to excellence in serving the university and its community members. The event was held April 24 on the Boone campus.
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.