WKU News

May 2nd, 2019

An experiment designed with the National STEM Scholars was carried in a NanoLab onboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rocket during a launch past the Kármán line – the internationally recognized boundary of space.

May 2nd, 2019

Two WKU Greek Week philanthropic competitions, the Greek Week Blood Drive and CanStruction Food Competition, made major impacts in the Bowling Green community and southern Kentucky region.

May 2nd, 2019

WKU’s Greek community hosted its annual awards convocation on April 28 at Diddle Arena.

May 2nd, 2019

Dr. Tim Frandy, Assistant Professor in the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology, has completed a new researched translation project of Sámi oral tradition, "Inari Sámi Folklore: Stories from Aanaar" (University of Wisconsin Press, 2019).

May 1st, 2019

Five WKU students have earned Boren Scholarships of up to $20,000 to fund up to a year of critical language-focused study abroad.

May 1st, 2019

Join the Kentucky Folklife Program and Kentucky Museum for food, music, stories, and more in honor of "A Culture Carried" exhibition before it closes! This event (free and open to the public), is on Friday, May 3rd, 6:00-8:00pm, at 1444 Kentucky Street.

May 1st, 2019

Folklorists, Community Scholars, oral historians, folk artists, tradition bearers and other folklife enthusiasts are invited to the Kentucky Folklife Network Gathering at the African American Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky on May 15th.

Apr 30th, 2019

Apr 30th, 2019

Apr 30th, 2019

Choirs from Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania to Perform Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem

Apr 30th, 2019

Gatton Academy senior Emma Poole, alumna Lillian Hamm, and Assistant Director of the Crawford Hydrology Lab Lee Anne Bledsoe recently returned from the UNESCO EuroMAB 2019 meeting in Dublin, Ireland.

Apr 30th, 2019

Apr 30th, 2019

Nine WKU students were awarded Critical Language Scholarships that fully fund summer study in intensive language programs abroad. Six others were named alternates and may be upgraded as additional funding becomes available.

Apr 29th, 2019

Andrea Day, a junior international affairs and Arabic major, has been awarded a Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) scholarship to study in Jordan in summer 2019.

Apr 29th, 2019

WKU will confer degrees and certificates to more than 2,650 graduates, recognize top undergraduate and graduate students and present an honorary doctorate to bluegrass musician Sam Bush at its 185th Commencement on May 10.

Apr 26th, 2019

Apr 26th, 2019

For nearly three decades WKU’s concrete canoe team has been competing, often making it all the way to nationals. This year is no exception as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in this week’s View from the Hill.

Apr 25th, 2019

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), children under 5 years of age should be physically active several times a day, not be physically restrained (e.g. strollers, high chairs) for long periods of time, and appropriate length naps.

Apr 25th, 2019

As part of its 30th anniversary, WKU PBS invited WKU students to create and submit commemorative logo designs. The first-place logo design winner is Reagan Fischer, a junior from Louisville.

Apr 24th, 2019

Twelve students at The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky at WKU have received nationally-competitive National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Scholarships for immersive, critical language study this summer.