News

Nov 23rd, 2021

Nine WKU and Gatton Academy students were honored for their research presentations at the Kentucky Academy of Science virtual meeting Nov. 5-6.

Nov 22nd, 2021

China’s Ministry of Science and Technology has announced that University Distinguished Professor of Hydrogeology Chris Groves of WKU’s Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences has won the Chinese Government Friendship Award.

Nov 19th, 2021

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear visited Western Kentucky University on Thursday to tour the university’s SmartHolstein Lab.

Nov 3rd, 2021

“My research examines how people perceive emotion in the faces of others. For my project, we are using pictures of objects that have face-like features arranged in ways similar to how humans express emotions."

Oct 19th, 2021

Dr. Jason Polk, Professor of Environmental Geosciences in WKU’s Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences, is the 2021 recipient of the Geological Society of America Karst Division’s Distinguished Service Award.

Sep 29th, 2021

“WKU has a great sense of community with endless support for the students and professors that are willing to take students under their wing and teach them more than can be learned in the classroom,” Ward said.