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App State students and faculty with the COP30 sign in Brazil

Students attend COP30 in Brazil, engage in global climate talks
Dec 9, 2025

Six Appalachian State University students and two faculty members recently traveled to Belém, Brazil, to participate in the 30th Annual Conferen...

Magnifying glass and Center for Economic Research and Policy Analysis overlay a holiday shopping scene

CERPA report indicates strong holiday sales forecast in North Carolina
Dec 3, 2025

A recent news post by local business advocacy group WNC Business noted that 2025 holiday spending in North Carolina will signal growing...

From left are Dr. Jason Xiong, Emily Charlip, Dr. Jeff Kaleta, Dr. Sandra Vannoy, Dr. David Dickinson, Anna Silva, Karlee Cook, and Dr. Dennis Guignet

Cook, business graduate students shine in 3MT competition
Nov 24, 2025

MBA student Karlee Cook earned second place in Appalachian State University's 2025 Three-Minute Thesis competition for graduate student...

Dean's Club research to be presented in Peacock Hall Nov. 6

Faculty, student research presented at Dean's Club poster session
Nov 2, 2025

Research projects from Walker College of Business faculty and students will be presented on Appalachian State University campus for the 2025 Walker Co...

Collage of images showing students at Truist.

Students tackle real-world tech challenges during Truist immersive learning experience
Oct 30, 2025

Fifteen students from Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business were selected to compete in the Truist Immersive Learning Exper...

From left are Jose Rivera Carrion, Alyssa Smith, Meredith Pipes, Asher Fazal, Jim Westerman, Martin Meznar, Jacqueline Tilton, and Ash Morgan

Walker College of Business celebrates global and sustainability champions at annual luncheon
Oct 21, 2025

Outstanding students, faculty, and staff were recognized for their contributions to global engagement and sustainable business during the Walker Colle...

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Student researchers estimate the economic impact of 2025 Blue Ridge Brutal bike ride
Oct 9, 2025

Students and faculty from Appalachian State University’s Department of Economics recently completed an economic impact study of the Blue R...

Kennedi Ratcliffe, right, with Dean Sandra Vannoy

Economics alum, 2025 top business student is one of two selected for Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals
Sep 24, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals has selected two Appalachian State University College o...

Guignet, fourth from left, is one of nine who have been named as chancellor's scholars for 2025.

Guignet, fellow researchers earn 2025 Chancellor’s Innovation Scholars Program grant
Aug 26, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Three teams of Appalachian State University faculty members have been selected as awardees of this year’s Chancellor’s Innova...

Dickinson holds the Research Excellence Professorship in App State's Walker College of Business.

In the News: Research Excellence Professor aims to understand the link between inadequate sleep, dietary choices, and physical activity
Jul 9, 2025

Dr. David Dickinson, a professor in the Department of Economics at Appalachian State University, has co-written an article, The impact of insuffi...