The Fall Color Guy, Dr. Howard Neufeld, has retired from the University. Fall color predictions by the Fall Color Guy can now be found on his website at: https://fallcolorguy.org/ and his Facebook site: Fall Color Guy.
Please join us on Friday, April 24 at 12:00 pm in RSW 183 for a departmental seminar featuring Dr. Lily Hughes from North Carolina State University. Her talk is titled: “Uncovering Fish Biodiversity Using Genomics Across Ancient and Recent
Please join us on Friday, April 17 at 12:00 pm in RSW 183 for a departmental seminar featuring Dr. Ryan Stephens from East Tennessee State. His talk is titled: “Mammals, truffles, and trees: linking above- and below-ground interactions” Dr.…
Fall Color Report for October 18, 2025 Today I drove the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) from US421 in Deep Gap (milepost 291.8) all the way to Doughton Park, a distance of 54 miles. It has recently been repaved and upgraded and there is only one
Fall Color Report for October 15, 2025 Peak fall color for the High Country (Blowing Rock down to Linville Falls along the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) is happening right now. I’d say the peak started around Sunday and will last into this weeke…
Fall Color Report for October 9, 2025 If you are thinking about coming up to the High Country to see the fall leaf colors, do it NOW. Since last Sunday, the trees have rapidly developed good color and the Blowing Rock to Grandfather Mountai…
Fall Color Report for October 4, 2025 Today, my friend Garner Dewey accompanied me on a trip to the Jefferson State Natural Area in Ashe County. This semi-isolated peak, at 4,665’ elevation just outside West Jefferson, NC, is a great place
Appalachian State University's Department of Biology invites students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends to its 2026 Research Day on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Rankin Science South 210(Conference Room) Keynote Address by Fern Perkins ’04 ’0…
Our research investigates the causes and consequences of variation in behavior, morphology and parental investment. We also study how anthropomorphic stressors shape individuals, communities and species from both ultimate and proximate pers…
Research in the Gangloff Aquatic Conservation Research Lab (ACRL) is broadly focused on questions relating to how stream biota (primarily imperlied mollusks and crustaceans but also extending to fishes, amphibians and reptiles) respond to c…
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Please visit Dr. Daniel Chi-Wei Chen's lab website at danielcwchen.weebly.com. My research integrates molecular biology, biochemistry, and pharmaceutical sciences to develop targeted cancer therapies. My laboratory focuses on DNA replicatio…