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  • The JCS library after its transformation.

    Hunter, CEAP head transformation of local school library

    Cam Adams
    June 9

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s impact on local education isn’t limited to the teachers it sends out to Western North Carolina schools. It helps nurture them, too.

  • Matt Canter holds rainbow trout beside client.

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumnus Matt Canter reflects on fly fishing career

    Shane Ryden
    June 8

    Matt Canter made the choice to attend Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ while ankle-deep in the Tuckasegee River, fighting a hungry rainbow trout at the other end of his fly rod. He hadn’t seen campus or met his peers, but Canter didn’t need more convincing. For the future fly-fishing guide and owner of Brookings Anglers, the pristine waters surrounding Cullowhee had done the job well enough

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµPD officer Anthony Jarvis with new K-9 dog Hondo.

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµPD welcomes new K-9 dog, Hondo, to force

    Cam Adams
    June 5

    There’s a new sheriff in town, and he’s the bomb (-sniffing dog). Meet Hondo, the newest member of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Police Department. He’s a happy-go-lucky, fetch-playing, purebred Labrador Retriever, and like his K-9 colleague Lando, he’s here to keep campus safe with his nose.

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ campus facing Blue Ridge and Balsam Residence Halls during the fall with colorful leaves in the foreground and mountains in the background

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ earns repeat recognition through IIE American Passport Project

    Julia Duvall
    June 3

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ has once again been selected by the Institute of International Education to receive an IIE American Passport Project grant—marking the university’s second time earning the competitive award.

  • Caitlin Torrence portrait

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ health sciences faculty member receives $840K grant for research consortium

    Matt Salerno
    June 1

    Caitlin Torrence, professor in Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Health and Human Sciences, recently received an $840,000 grant to fund a Health Policy Research Consortium over the next two years.

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    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ construction management students use technology to support REACH shelter expansion effort

    Teresa Tate
    May 29

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ construction management students carefully piloted a drone this fall to record every angle of the REACH of Haywood County shelter and surrounding property. Their mission: create a detailed 3D interactive model to help REACH leaders and supporters visualize and plan a renovation and expansion of its shelter for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, elder abuse, and human trafficking.

  • Jim Costa stands near the lake at Highlands Biological Station

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Jim Costa receives $100K grant to help Highlands Biological Station rebuild after Hurricane Helene

    Matt Salerno
    May 29

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Highlands Biological Station is a haven for native plant and animal species. Carnivorous pitcher plants line the shore of the lake and trap unsuspecting insects, while pollinators dance across the firework-like eruptions of the red petals of Bee Balm, and the delicate, drooping white flowers of Oconee Bell hide in the shade along the trails.

  • 2025 individual award winner Robert Smoker stands with Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Chancellor Kelli R. Brown and family outside of the Bardo Arts Center at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Mountain Heritage Center now accepting nominations for annual awards

    Julia Duvall
    May 27

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Mountain Heritage Center is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Mountain Heritage Awards, honoring individuals and organizations whose work preserves, interprets, and celebrates the rich cultural traditions and history of Southern Appalachia.

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ students work in the robotics lab. There is a robotic tool on the table in front of students and the professor is explaining how it works.

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ to launch new engineering master’s program for fall 2026

    Teresa Tate
    May 20

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ will launch a new Master of Science (M.S.) in engineering program in Fall 2026, expanding graduate level opportunities in the College of Engineering and Technology and addressing growing regional and workforce demand for engineers with advanced credentials.

  • Asratun Sarmin Anjum, left, helps recover a high-altitude balloon.

    Asratun Sarmin Anjum becomes first Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ physics graduate in 25 years

    Cam Adams
    May 18

    Asratun Sarmin Anjum’s journey to walking across the stage this month was a lot more unorthodox than most. Anjum, an international student from Bangladesh, ventured from her home country after her mother passed away.

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