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Rec Management's Weidmann Awarded For Helping Students
Apr 24, 2024

By Amanda MlekushDr. Susan Weidmann, (Recreation Management), was awarded the National Residence Hall Honorary of the Month for Outstanding Faculty/St...

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Health Sciences Students Share Health Info With Local Second Graders
Apr 24, 2024

By Amanda MlekushAbout 50 BCHS students representing the departments of Nursing, Nutrition and Public Health recently shared healthy habits and safety...

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App State, Blue Cross NC partner to expand outreach programs for aging adults
Apr 16, 2024

Appalachian State University has received $320,000 from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) to expand the Aging Well pro...

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Nutrition Students Share Medley of Fresh Foods and Healthy Habits With 750 Watauga County Students During Nutrition Month
Apr 11, 2024

By Amanda Mlekush A group of App State students studying Nutrition shared a medley of fresh foods and healthy eating habits with 750 local elemen...

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Chancellor’s Grant Funds Partnership To Create Local Food Network With County's Early Childhood Learning Centers
Apr 11, 2024

By Amanda Mlekush Preschool children across Watauga County may soon be tasting vegetables like leafy swiss chard and bell peppers grown by local ...

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College Honors 2024 Student Award Recipients
Apr 2, 2024

By Amanda MlekushThe Beaver College of Health Sciences held its annual student awards ceremony in Levine Hall on April 1 to honor students for outstan...

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Faculty Member Awarded For Service To Southeastern American College of Sports Medicine
Mar 6, 2024

By Amanda MlekushDr. Becki Battista, professor of Exercise Science, has received the 2025 SEACSM (Southeast American College of Sports Medicine) Servi...

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Donors Honor Chemistry Professor With Scholarship To Help Rural Students and Naming Classroom Space
Mar 6, 2024

By Amanda MlekushIt is sometimes difficult to measure the impact a teacher has on their students, but one former student found a unique way to honor a...

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National Nurses Association Awards Student First Place For Plant-Based Diet Research
Feb 21, 2024

By Amanda Mlekush Nursing graduate Steven Cuzmenco has been awarded the first place prize in the Graduate Capstone category from the national nur...

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RHS Faculty Member Completes UNC System Faculty Fellowship Studying Effects Of COVID-19 Pandemic on Student Success
Feb 21, 2024

By Amanda Mlekush During her UNC System Faculty Fellowship Dr. Jennifer Dalton, associate professor of Communication Science and Disorders and Sp...