WKU News
New Scabies Information
- Jataun Isenhower
- Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Scabies is contagious and can spread quickly through close physical contact in a family, child care group, school class or nursing home. Because of the contagious nature of scabies, doctors often recommend treatment for entire families or contact groups to eliminate the mite.

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Mar 6th, 2026
Ten Gatton Academy students taking Russian courses at WKU will represent the university and the Potter College of Arts & Letters at the American Council of Teachers of Russian’s Olympiada of Spoken Russian at Ohio State University on Saturday, March 7.
Mar 6th, 2026
The Goldenrod Poetry Festival is an annual Spring event held by the WKU English Department to highlight student work and connect with other writers. The festival will be held Monday, April 1st, and submissions are due Tuesday, March 10.
Mar 6th, 2026
Big ideas don’t launch themselves. That’s why the CREATE: Central Region Ecosystem for Arts, Technology and Entrepreneurship located at the WKU Innovation Campus in Bowling Green, KY is putting the spotlight on entrepreneurs, creators, and students r
Mar 3rd, 2026
The Kentucky Museum at Western Kentucky University has received a $246,233 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Museums for America program, to support inventorying and cataloging the Museum’s collection.
Feb 2nd, 2026
Taking place February 9–13, 2026, Love Data Week is a weeklong series of events designed to help students, faculty, and staff better understand how data is collected, stored, interpreted, and sometimes misrepresented.
Dec 4th, 2025
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