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Two App State Kinesiology Students Recognized For Research At Regional Conference
Mar 20, 2026

By Amanda Mlekush Two App State Kinesiology students received recognition for the quality of their research at the Southeastern American College ...

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Research gets a POWERFUL grip on longer life
Mar 20, 2026

By Bret YagerWhat can your grip strength reveal about your health and longevity prospects? A lot more than is commonly realized, say App State researc...

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App State OT students lay groundwork for improved dementia care access
Mar 20, 2026

By Bret YagerEach day, millions of Americans give care to a family member living with dementia—often for years and across multiple stages of a progr...

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$500K Golden LEAF Foundation funding equips nursing simulation lab at App State Hickory
Mar 19, 2026

Appalachian State University has been awarded $500,000 in funding from the Golden LEAF Foundation, which supports the establishment of a nursing simul...

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Faculty Plan To Research Flood Recovery With NIH Grant
Jan 28, 2026

 Dr. Maggie Sugg, associate professor and honors director in the Appalachian State University Department of Geography and Planning, is study...

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App State’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program accepting applications — priority deadline is Feb. 1
Jan 22, 2026

Appalachian State University is accepting applications for its new Doctor of Nursing Practice-Family Nurse Practitioner (DNP-FNP) program, which ...

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Public Health Graduate Discovers Passion For Research
Jan 15, 2026

By Amanda MlekushCole Gilbert, a spring 2025 graduate of the bachelor of science in Public Health program, says the opportunity to participate in rese...

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Student Volunteers Sanitize Food Lab During End-Of-Semester Cleaning
Jan 5, 2026

By Amanda Mlekush Those gleaming metal countertops and clean stovetops in the Nutrition Food Lab in Levine Hall reflect some “elbow grease” from s...

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Dogwood grant drives community-involved health research post-Helene
Nov 14, 2025

By Bret YagerDogwood Health Trust has awarded $838,276 to support App State’s work in the Health Policy Research Consortium, an initiative addressin...

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Future Healthcare Executives Club Tours Cone Health Greensboro
Nov 13, 2025

A group of students from the Future Healthcare Executives club and Dr. Trent Spaulding (NHM) recently toured Cone Health MedCenter in Greensboro with ...