New research suggests that fossilized human footprints found in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park were made more than 20,000 years ago. The study, conducted by geologists in the U.S. Geological Survey, challenges decades of thinking about when humans arrived in North America. Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce — a professor in App State’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences who has studied ancient human footprints in Tanzania — explains how this study further supports the presence of humans in North America during the last ice age.

App State alumna Madison Allred ’22, who graduated with a degree in construction management, is leading an elementary school rebuild in the historic Glenwood neighborhood in Greensboro, located in Guilford County. In what she describes as a “full-circle” moment, Allred graduated from Guilford County Schools as a child. In this feature, Allred talks about her excitement of defying construction stereotypes as a woman in the field, and explains what she hopes to accomplish with this project and future projects.

Day two of the annual “Up & Coming Designer” series on the Tamron Hall Show featured designer Rachel Stevens, a 2020 App State graduate with a degree in apparel design and merchandising. On the show, Stevens tells her story of how she got into fashion and how App State helped her pursue her passion, plus she showcases several of her recent clothing designs.

This CNN article features App State art professor Jody Servon and her new book, “Saved: Objects of the Dead.” Based on her own experiences and more than a decade’s worth of interviews, the book acts as a moving portrait of grief, capturing photos of heirlooms shared by Servon’s students, friends and community members, with accompanying prose written for each photo.