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In the Media: Hospitality professor helps elevate rural tourism across North Carolina through UPLIFT
Aug 20, 2025

UPLIFT, short for Understanding, Planning, Linking, Innovating, Financing, and Talent, is a nonprofit initiative that launched in 2021 to em...

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Submissions open for annual Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian event
Jul 11, 2025

The Office of Research and Innovation at Appalachian State University is hosting the seventh annual Research and Creative Activity at Appala...

David Dickinson

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...

Kyle Vetter, left, receives a certificate for best research poster

MBA student earns 'best paper' at annual celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors event
May 27, 2025

Walker College of Business MBA student Kyle Vetter won the best research poster competition, which was awarded on April 16 as part of Appalachian Stat...

Economics students explore the economic impact of popular High Country tourism destinations

Economics students explore the economic impact of popular High Country tourism destinations
Apr 30, 2025

Students in Appalachian State University's student chapter of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) and faculty in the university's D...

John Whitehead

App State environmental economist weighs in on fishing impacts of Great Lakes region
Apr 28, 2025

Research from Dr. John Whitehead, a Professor of Economics at Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business, was cited in an article by&nb...

From left are App State representatives at the 2025 Appalachian Research in Business Symposium: Tyler Johnson, Kevin Eller, Hunter Bass, Brian Hasson, Tanga Mohr, Lubna Nafees, and Jason Xiong.

Faculty and staff connect with Appalachia counterparts for Appalachian Research in Business Symposium
Apr 16, 2025

Seven representatives from Appalachian State University traveled to Marshall University on March 28 to participate in the 2025 Appalachian Research in...

From left are Pia Albinsson, Mark Bolinger, Jack Carson and Lijun Chen

Dean's Club Lunch & Learn features four faculty researchers
Apr 10, 2025

The Walker College of Business Office for Advanced Studies in Business hosted a Dean's Club Lunch and Learn on Friday, April 11 in Peacock Hall.The ev...

Dr. Mark Bolinger

How entrepreneurs can share risks without scaring investors [Faculty Featured]
Mar 20, 2025

Research from Dr. Mark Bolinger, a professor of management in Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business, was recently featured in a Kn...

Jonathan Bitting

Finance professor's research on executive accountability is featured in Forbes
Mar 11, 2025

Dr. Jonathan Bitting, an assistant professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance at Appalachian State University's Walker College of B...