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  • From a new Mountaineer campus to a solar-powered championship: Reflections on an App State year of continued innovation
    From a new Mountaineer campus to a solar-powered championship: Reflections on an App State year of continued innovation
    Dec. 20, 2021

    App State celebrates another year of Mountaineer innovation and progress, including several ‘firsts’ and many sustained successes under the leadership of Chancellor Sheri Everts.

  • A black and gold world — 6 Mountaineers share how App State prepared them for life, career success
    A black and gold world — 6 Mountaineers share how App State prepared them for life, career success
    Dec. 16, 2021

    Preparing students to become engaged global citizens is at the heart of App State’s mission. Meet six international Mountaineers who have found career success through their App State Experience.

  • Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Jan. 5, 2022
    Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Jan. 5, 2022
    Dec. 16, 2021

    During the test, App State uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for all-clear signal.

  • SoundAffect: Baker Perry and Panuru Sherpa on installing the highest weather station in the world
    SoundAffect: Baker Perry and Panuru Sherpa on installing the highest weather station in the world
    Dec. 15, 2021

    Host Megan Hayes welcomes Dr. Baker Perry, a high altitude climber and higher education professional who along with a team sponsored by Rolex and National Geographic installed the world's highest weather station on top of Mount Everest. On this SoundAffect he is joined my Panuru Sherpa who helped lead the team.

  • App State leads climate research at the top of the world
    App State leads climate research at the top of the world
    Dec. 15, 2021

    App State has stepped onto the world stage as the lead institution to operate and maintain weather stations at the highest elevation on the planet — Mount Everest. Funded by the National Geographic Society, the project is creating new opportunities on campus and impacting climate research worldwide.

  • App State stands with Western Kentucky, encourages support for relief fund
    App State stands with Western Kentucky, encourages support for relief fund
    Dec. 13, 2021

    Appalachian State University stands with those affected by the devastating tornadoes in Western Kentucky and is asking Mountaineers to support the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund.

  • More than 1,600 degrees conferred at App State’s Fall 2021 Commencement
    More than 1,600 degrees conferred at App State’s Fall 2021 Commencement
    Dec. 13, 2021

    Appalachian State University conferred degrees to 1,642 graduates, including 1,286 undergraduate and 356 graduate students, at its Fall 2021 Commencement ceremonies on Dec. 10 at the Holmes Convocation Center.

  • Student ambassadors: The ‘face of sustainability’ on App State’s campus
    Student ambassadors: The ‘face of sustainability’ on App State’s campus
    Dec. 10, 2021

    Student Sustainability Ambassadors serve as peer educators in App State’s Office of Sustainability, planning and operating outreach events, zero waste initiatives and educational programs.

  • Fossils offer App State Fulbright Scholar clues on ancient animal evolution
    Fossils offer App State Fulbright Scholar clues on ancient animal evolution
    Dec. 10, 2021

    App State paleontologist Dr. Andy Heckert has embarked on a Fulbright journey that will take him to Earth’s Northern and Southern hemispheres, where he will study and compare two fossil collections from the Triassic period. His research may yield new insights into how the evolution of ancient vertebrates set the stage for today’s ecosystems.

  • App State team researches treatments for aggressive breast cancer
    App State team researches treatments for aggressive breast cancer
    Dec. 7, 2021

    A research team at App State is investigating effective treatments for triple-negative breast cancer — the type of breast cancer with the least number of and least effective treatment options available.

  • App State honors 4 employees with 2021 Staff Excellence Awards
    App State honors 4 employees with 2021 Staff Excellence Awards
    Nov. 24, 2021

    App State honored four employees for their exemplary service, commitment, collegiality and leadership to the university community. Mallory Sadler ’21, Lindsay Pepper, Jason Marshburn and Angela Owen ’98 ’08 were recognized with Staff Excellence Awards during the university’s Fall 2021 Faculty and Staff Meeting.

  • App State researchers working to save honeybees with informatics
    App State researchers working to save honeybees with informatics

    A new beekeeping information system developed by App State faculty and funded by the UNC System could help boost U.S. honeybee populations.

    Nov. 23, 2021

    A team of faculty researchers at App State and UNC Charlotte are developing a new beekeeping information system to investigate the health, development and genomic diversity of honeybee hives. Their research, awarded a UNC System grant, could help boost declining honeybee populations across the U.S.

  • App State partners with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools to prepare equity-focused school leaders
    App State partners with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools to prepare equity-focused school leaders
    Nov. 22, 2021

    App State has partnered with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools as part of the Wallace Foundation’s Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative — a five-year, $102 million endeavor to prepare school leaders who are capable of advancing the district’s vision of equity in education.

  • Appalachian State buys former Corning building in Hickory for new campus
    Appalachian State buys former Corning building in Hickory for new campus
    WBTV
    Nov. 22, 2021

    Charlotte-based news organization WBTV shares the news that App State has purchased the former Corning Optical Communications property to be the home of the App State Hickory Campus.

  • App State purchases 6-story building, 15-plus acres to establish Hickory campus
    App State purchases 6-story building, 15-plus acres to establish Hickory campus
    Nov. 19, 2021

    Today App State announced the purchase of a 225,800-square-foot building to establish the App State Hickory Campus in the state’s largest metro area without a public university.

  • Dave by the Bell: Thanksgiving 2021
    Dave by the Bell: Thanksgiving 2021
    Nov. 19, 2021

    UComm's Dave Blanks interviews Appalachian State University students to find out what they are thankful for.

  • App State offers students pathway for assured admission to UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
    App State offers students pathway for assured admission to UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
    Nov. 19, 2021

    App State has partnered with the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy to offer an Early Assurance Program (EAP) for currently enrolled and incoming App State students with an interest in pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy. The first class of App State EAP students will begin the Pharm.D. program in fall 2022.

  • Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Dec. 1
    Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Dec. 1
    Nov. 19, 2021

    During the test, App State uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for all-clear signal.

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