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Appalachian Today: Episode 1
Oct. 2, 2023
On this episode of the Appalachian Today podcast, University Communications’ Dave Blanks provides a quick rundown of some of the latest news stories available at today.appstate.edu — App State’s official news and events website. Story topics include: a National Council on Aging grant awarded to App State’s Blue Cross NC Institute for Health and Human Services to improve flu and COVID-19 vaccine rates among older adults across Western N.C.; the 10 first-year students named recipients of the 2023–24 Chancellor’s Scholarship; the sixth academy class of App State’s Police Officer Development Program; the five-year anniversary of App State’s mobile earth and environmental science lab, known as the Geobago; and national publications' recognition of App State as a “best” and “top” school for 2023–24.

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App State awarded $481,378 grant to improve vaccination rates among older adults
Flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinics to be held in 10 Western NC counties through November
Sep. 27, 2023
App State has received a $481,378 grant from the National Council on Aging to improve vaccination rates among older adults in 10 Western North Carolina counties. Partnering with High Country Community Health, App State's Interprofessional Clinic is hosting free flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinics in each county this fall.
Tiny brains, big data: App State-led project aims to prepare the neuroscientists of tomorrow
Aug. 14, 2023
Undergraduate students across the U.S., including those at App State, have greater access to enriched neuroscience education — and are engaging in real-world research — as part of an App State-led project funded by nearly $500,000 from the National Science Foundation.
25 young African leaders take part in App State’s 2023 Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Institute
The 6-week Institute develops Fellows’ leadership, civic engagement skills
July 26, 2023
This summer, 25 young leaders from across Sub-Saharan Africa are visiting App State’s Boone campus to develop their leadership and civic engagement skills as part of the university’s 2023 Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Institute.
App State’s Mountaineer Food Hub receives $50,000 contribution from Harris Teeter
June 20, 2023
App State’s Mountaineer Food Hub has new resources to address food insecurity within the Boone campus community thanks to a $50,000 donation from Harris Teeter — marking the largest corporate gift in the food hub’s history.
App State’s iBackAPP raises nearly $1.75 million, setting new record in 10th year
Funds to support more than 200 university programs
May 4, 2023
App State’s 10th annual iBackAPP giving celebration raised a record amount of funds — nearly $1.75 million — to support more than 200 university programs. Donors from across the country gave gifts, with 42 states and 16 alumni chapters represented during the event.
App State’s Turchin Center names galleries to honor three champions of the arts
Namings recognize leadership and philanthropy of Mary Bickers, Christine Petti and Edith S. Peiser
April 13, 2023
Appalachian State University’s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts has new names for two of its galleries, honoring longtime arts leaders and philanthropists Mary Bertini Bickers, Christine Petti and Edith Peiser.
App State honored as a Top Producer of Fulbright scholars, students for 2022–23
The university is one of 3 master’s institutions nationwide to receive the honor
Feb. 15, 2023
App State has been named a Top Producer of Fulbright students and scholars for 2022–23, with two faculty and four alumni receiving a Fulbright to teach, perform research and/or study abroad. This marks the third time the university has received this honor in the past four academic years.
App State professor Katherine Ledford awarded 2022–23 Fulbright to teach in Jordan
Her project aims to foster cross-cultural understanding through literature
Feb. 13, 2023
Dr. Katherine Ledford, professor of Appalachian studies at App State, is spending the spring 2023 semester in Amman, Jordan, where she teaches at Al-Ahliyya Amman University — working to foster cross-cultural understanding between the people of Appalachia and Jordan through literature.
Reddish Lab awarded largest National Institutes of Health grant in App State’s history
Enzyme research by Dr. Michael Reddish, App State undergrads could lead to improved disease treatments
Feb. 2, 2023
A five-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health — the largest NIH grant in App State’s history — is the latest to support enzyme research led by Dr. Michael Reddish that could aid in the development of new and safer therapies, including those for cancer.
App State’s Dr. Sarah Evans receives CAREER award from National Science Foundation
Funding to support ongoing permafrost research, K–12 education collaborations
Jan. 31, 2023
App State’s Dr. Sarah Evans, assistant professor in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, has received a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. The award comes with a federal grant to support Evans’ research and education activities for five consecutive years.
2022 marks milestone year in App State’s 123-year history
Dec. 19, 2022
With another year in the books, App State has much to celebrate. Take a look back at the university’s accomplishments in 2022, including a return trip to Mount Everest, a three-hour feature on ESPN and the best fundraising year in more than a decade.
How to pay for college and minimize student debt
3 App State alums explain how they graduated debt free
Dec. 19, 2022
In this feature, App State alumni share examples of the many ways to pay for college. Nearly 70% of App State students receive financial aid during their time in school, including scholarships, grants, loans, work-study programs and tuition assistance.
App State awarded National Science Foundation funding to recruit, support underrepresented students in STEM fields
100 students will receive support over the 5-year grant period
Dec. 15, 2022
App State is among five UNC System schools awarded a $3.4 million National Science Foundation grant to support underrepresented students in STEM fields through the Mountains to Sea North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program. The program will serve 100 App State students.
App State’s 2022 Spooky Duke raises over $26K to support families of special needs children
Nov. 30, 2022
On Saturday, Nov. 5, costumed runners and walkers in App State’s 12th annual Spooky Duke 5K/10K Race and Costume Contest raised more than $26,000 — a new record for the event — to help support regional families who have children with special needs.
Grant to facilitate collaboration between Cherokee and Māori communities
App State secures funding for cross-cultural exchange in North Carolina and New Zealand
Nov. 1, 2022
High school students from the North Carolina Cherokee and New Zealand Māori nations will exchange best practices for preserving language and culture during visits funded by a $100,000 grant awarded to App State.
App State researchers co-author study unearthing decades of coal ash deposits in NC lakes
Oct. 24, 2022
A recently published study co-authored by App State scientists details coal ash deposits in the sediment of five North Carolina lakes located near coal-fired power plants. The study appeared online Oct. 3 in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.
4 NC Space Grants awarded to App State students, professor for aerospace and aviation research
Oct. 24, 2022
Three Appalachian State University students and a faculty member received 2022–23 NASA-funded North Carolina Space Grants to conduct research relating to aerospace and aviation fields.