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The rhythm of language: App State student-led music therapy bolsters preschool speech program
Apr 13, 2026

Young voices are finding the rhythm of language this semester at Appalachian State, where a new clinical partnership integrates music therapy directly into the ...

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App State’s annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors is April 22
Apr 9, 2026

Appalachian State University’s Office of Student Research is set to host App State’s 29th annual ...

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App State collaboration earns top honor from Journal of Rural Health
Apr 6, 2026

A publication authored by a cross‑college research team at Appalachian State University has been recognized as the Journal of Rural Health's 2026 Article of the Year.

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App State one of 17 US schools named a top producer of Fulbright scholars and students for 2020–21
Jun 11, 2021

Nancy Patterson ’16, of Auburn, Alabama, received a Fulbright ETA to Mexico.

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Nurse Whitney Hicks ’15 studies, teaches and serves
Jun 7, 2021

While pursuing her Ph.D.
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Tele-learning while telecommuting: Jennifer Robinson pursues a bachelor’s degree in nursing at App State
Jun 4, 2021

Jennifer Robinson works — and studies — from the comfort of her home office in Marion.
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App State’s Caroline Monroe: Providing critical care and compassion to patients
Jun 3, 2021

Caroline Monroe has spent most of the past year with COVID-19 patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) in Charlotte — while pursuing her Ba
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App State alumna Jenny Corriher ’18: Labor, delivery and ‘rocking babies’
Jun 2, 2021

When she was growing up, Jennifer Corriher ’18 dreamed of “rocking babies.” Now she holds a B.S.
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North Carolina's Heroes of Healing
Jun 1, 2021

Editor's Note: Dr. Phoebe Pollitt retired as an associate professor of nursing at Appalachian State University in 2019.

App State celebrates more than 3,600 Class of 2021 graduates
May 17, 2021

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s black and gold pride was on full display during its Spring 2021 Commencement.

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BCHS Graduate Speaker Rosalind Barber
May 11, 2021

Rosalind Barber obtained her BSN nursing degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1995 and a graduate degree (MSN) in Nurse...

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BCHS Undergraduate Speaker Jenny Blackburn
May 11, 2021

Jenny Blackburn, a senior Appalachian State University student majoring in Athletic Training, is from Oak Ridge, North Carolina.

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Dr. Beth Fiske is the Beaver College of Health Sciences Mace Bearer
May 10, 2021

Dr.Beth Fiske has been a faculty member in the Department of Nursing at Appalachian State since 2014 and most recently served as an Associate...