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Jesus Sisniega-Serrano received the Rising Star Award for his work with the Latin Hispanic Alliance. Sisniega-Serrano is a sophomore pursuing his bachelor's degree in computer science.

Computer Science major Jesus Sisniega-Serrano receives Rising Star Award at 2024-25 Black and Gold Leadership Awards
Apr 25, 2025

Jesus Sisniega-Serrano received the Rising Star Award for his work with the Latin Hispanic Alliance. Sisniega-Serrano is a sophomore pursuing his bach...

Top: App State senior Lex Foote, a Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM) Scholar in math from Linville, demonstrates an equation on the whiteboard. Bottom: From left to right: Dr. Rahman Tashakkori, Dr. Andrew Heckert, Dr. Mohammad Ali Javidian, Dr. Carol Babyak and Dr. Roshani Silwal. Photos by Chase Reynolds

$2 million grant funds scholarships, supports STEM education for over 50 App State students
Apr 25, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — A nearly $2 million grant awarded to Appalachian State University by the National Science Foundation (NSF) will help put educational g...

Student Award Winners
Apr 14, 2025

Congratulations to our Spring 2025 student award recipients!!Undergraduate Academic Excellence: Ryan Barnhart, Chrisitan Hart, Jake Jenkins, Jaron Lon...

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Dr. T receives major university research award
Mar 27, 2025

Congratulations to Dr. Rahman Tashakkori!! He has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Chancellor's Excellence in Research, Scholarship, an...

App State alumnus Tommy Guy ’07 shares remarks at the 2024 Appalachian Scholarship Celebration as the featured donor speaker. Guy is a graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences — holding degrees in religion and philosophy and mathematics — and has established multiple scholarships within the college. Photo by Chase Reynolds

From philosophy to AI: App State alumnus Tommy Guy ’07 champions interdisciplinary learning
Mar 19, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Learning to approach problems from an interdisciplinary perspective has long been one of the defining characteristics of an Appalachia...

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Shane Miller Receives Staff Shout Out
Mar 3, 2025

A colleague praised Miller for "awesome detective work!" They explained, "Shane resolved a years-old and recurring hotel charge among other investigat...

Sam Arkle (upper left), Gracie Bullington ’23 (upper right), Claire Ringland Calhoun (lower left) and Chase Riddell (lower right) were inducted into the Fall 2024 Cratis D. Williams Society. Photos submitted

Fall 2024 Cratis D. Williams Society inductees include four CAS graduates
Dec 13, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — In the Spring and Fall, Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies seeks nominations for t...

App State senior Temitayo Olofintuyi, left, a Beemon research team member and computer science major from Greensboro, and Dr. Rahman Tashakkori, the Lowe’s Distinguished Professor of Computer Science in App State’s Department of Computer Science, inspect two Beemon Hive Monitoring Systems on App State’s Boone campus. Tashakkori and his research team received a grant for over $640,000 from NCInnovation to commercialize four parts of the Beemon Hive Monitoring System. Photo by Chase Reynolds

App State team’s beehive monitoring system buzzes toward market with NCInnovation support
Dec 9, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — At Appalachian State University, research by Dr. Rahman Tashakkori and his team is contributing to the development of an inn...

CAS Corps member Hermès Henry is a senior computer science major from Pittsboro. Photo submitted

CAS Corps Feature: Hermès Henry
Dec 9, 2024

CAS Corps member Hermès Henry is a senior computer science major from Pittsboro....

App State CS Students Showcase at SAHRC 2024
Apr 1, 2024

The Computer Science department is proud to announce that our students shared their research at the Southern Appalachian Honeybee Research Consortium ...

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