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Exercise Science Students Place Fifth In Regional Jeopardy-Style Competition
Mar 5, 2025

A team of five Beaver College of Health Sciences undergraduate students recently attended the Southeast American College of Sports Medicine Conference (S...

App State Hosts 3rd Annual Nutrition Summit Featuring Panel Discussion With Nutrition Experts on April 4 in Boone
Mar 3, 2025

The Appalachian State University’s Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management will host its third annual Nutrition Summit on Friday, April 4,

Dr. Joy James from App State recently worked with the park service in Pueblo Bonito in New Mexico.

App State renews partnership with National Park Service 21st Century Conservation Service Corps
Feb 25, 2025

Appalachian State University is pleased to announce its recent selection as a member of the National Park Service (NPS) ...

In January, Alex Edmisten ’03, second from right, visited Appalachian State University to deliver a check for $36,000 from the NC Scottish Rite Masonic Foundation that will support App State’s Anderson Reading Clinic and Charles and Geneva Scott Scottish Rite Communication Disorders Clinic. In April, Edmisten returned to the university to deliver a check for $22,000 from the Hillery H. Rink Jr. Fund, also in support of the two clinics. Edmisten is pictured with App State’s Dr. Marie Huff, dean of the Beaver

App State’s donations from Scottish Rite exceed $2 million
May 20, 2022

For more than 60 years, Appalachian State University has benefited from sustained support from Scottish Rite organizations in North Carolina.

App State alumnus Dr. Ed Rankin ’79, right, and his wife, Thuy Le, of Dallas, Texas, contributed funds to launch a camp for adolescents who stutter, to be held annually on the App State campus beginning summer 2023. They are pictured in front of App State’s Leon Levine Hall of Health Sciences. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Alum's donation paves the way for new speech therapy camp at App State
Apr 19, 2022

Approximately 5% to 10% of children stutter during their childhood — though most outgrow the condition.

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App State’s RN to BSN program receives scholarship support for students in Western NC
Apr 14, 2022

Students from select areas in Western North Carolina will have new opportunities to receive scholarship support for App State’s ...

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App State faculty share takeaways from BRIDGES women’s leadership program
Apr 7, 2022

Two BCHS faculty from the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management, Melissa Bryan and Dr.

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2022 Student Awards Ceremony
Apr 7, 2022

The Beaver College of Health Sciences celebrated the 25 student recipients of our Academic Awards, Leadership Awards, and Graduate Awards on...

New Department and Name Change in the Beaver College of Health Sciences
Mar 31, 2022

The Beaver College of Health Sciences is creating a new Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (RHS) that will launch on July 1, 2022.

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2022 Celebration of Giving
Mar 21, 2022

The Beaver College of Health Sciences (BCHS) recently hosted its first Celebration of Giving in three years.

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Honoring Fall 2021 Graduates
Dec 9, 2021

The Beaver College of Health Sciences is proud to recognize seven of our oustanding fall 2021 graduates:  Miranda Pennachi, Maddie Osborne, S