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The Dementia Awareness Club is building awareness about dementia because Awareness Improves Lives and Reduces Stigma
Oct 28, 2019

On September 30, the Dementia Awareness Club (DAC) held a viewing of the film, "Alive Inside: Music and Memory". About 50 people attended the viewing,...

Sarah Young

Screening for singing
Oct 24, 2019

By Audrey GurkinBoone, NC — Sarah M. Young, a clinical educator with the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD), works with speech...

Jacob McCann

From football to nursing
Oct 23, 2019

By Audrey GurkinBoone, NC — Jacob McCann graduated from Appalachian State University in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). He is curr...

Dean Marie Huff

Bring Appalachian to Charlotte
Oct 22, 2019

By Audrey GurkinCharlotte, NC — On October 10, 2019, Appalachian State University hosted a “Bring Appalachian to Charlotte” event at the Carmel ...

Sarah Radman and student subject

Dietary habits and anthropometric characteristics of rock climbers
Oct 21, 2019

Primary investigator: Sarah Radman (senior, NUT)Faculty Advisor: Laurel Wentz (NUT)Co-investigator: Amy Perkinson (senior, NUT)Amy Perkinson (left) an...

Food pyramid

Finding your niche
Oct 7, 2019

 By Audrey GurkinBoone, NC — Carleigh Brough, nutrition and foods major with a concentration in dietetics, graduated this May on a Friday and m...

The pursuit of social justice
Oct 3, 2019

By Audrey GurkinBOONE, NC — Liam Waller is a senior social work major from Wilkesboro, North Carolina. He’s also a veteran, serving six years in t...

Letissia Akue ka

Meet Letissia Akue ka
Sep 19, 2019

By Audrey GurkinBoone, NC — Letissia Akue ka, a senior exercise science major, is one of two recipients of the Beaver College of Health Sciences (BC...

Beaver Scholars Inaugural Class

App State names 20 inaugural Beaver Scholars committed to improving regional health care
Sep 12, 2019

By Audrey GurkinBOONE, N.C. — This fall, 20 students in Appalachian State University’s Beaver College of Health Sciences (BCHS) started classes as...

Gabby Gil and Sarah Donovan

Collaboration at the border
Sep 10, 2019

By Audrey GurkinBoone, N.C. — This May, Dr. Brent James, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures; Sarah Donovan, Le...