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Jun 27th, 2022
As a commemoration of the Stonewall Riots, New York City held the first “gay liberation” parade on June 28, 1970. As these annual demonstrations became more wide-spread and focused on LGBTQ+ pride, they expanded to include the entire month of June. T
View ArticleJun 23rd, 2022
When the Special Olympics USA Games were held in Orlando earlier this month, weather was the epicenter of the whole thing. WKU’s meteorology and emergency management programs played a huge role in making sure the games went off without a hitch.
View ArticleJun 22nd, 2022
For 22 WKU students, a trip to Walt Disney World wasn’t a summer vacation, but another example of the applied learning experiences offered by WKU through White Squirrel Weather and the Emergency Management Disaster Science program.
View ArticleJun 22nd, 2022
WKU sponsored events last week at the 2022 National Speech and Debate Association Tournament in Louisville.
View ArticleJun 21st, 2022
As a native of rural Tennessee, Professor Natalie Tyree, will spend her summer examining a subject that is deeply rooted in her own personal identity: rural culture and generational studies. Tyree is an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design within the
View ArticleJun 21st, 2022
Two Western Kentucky University students have been selected as recipients of a 2022 Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grant.
View ArticleJun 16th, 2022
The man affectionately known as “Mr. Western” is a century old today. WKU’s Amy Bingham sits down with Lee Robertson to talk about his life in this week’s View from the Hill.
View ArticleJun 16th, 2022
The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky recently recognized 15 educators from across the Commonwealth for their support of high ability students. The educators were recognized at the program’s May 7 Commencement in Van Meter Hall.
View ArticleJun 15th, 2022
Dalton Ground, a junior from Bowling Green who studies Business Finance and Business Data Analytics, took a leap of faith when he accepted his first internship.
View ArticleJun 15th, 2022
WKU PBS, Western Kentucky University’s Public Television Service, has been nominated for awards in three categories for the 58th Annual Ohio Valley Emmy Awards.
View ArticleJun 15th, 2022
Before leading a group of WKU students to provide weather and emergency management support this month at the Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Florida, Dr. Durkee led another group of students on the 13th annual WKU Storm Chase class in May.
View ArticleJun 14th, 2022
Cassidy Ratterman, a CHHS graduate student, is completing her third and final clinical rotation at Frazier Rehab Institute in Louisville, KY. She is working towards her Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP).
View ArticleJun 13th, 2022
Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky students are ready to engage in face-to-face summer opportunities after two years of virtual or modified experiences. “In addition to prestigious research internships through the Nat
View ArticleJun 13th, 2022
CHHS faculty member awarded Kentucky Department of Public Health grant for promoting health equity & COVID-19 immunizations in underserved populations across Kentucky using the Bingocize® platform.
View ArticleJun 10th, 2022
WKU has released the honors lists for the spring 2022 semester. Full-time undergraduate students with a semester grade-point average of 3.4 to 3.79 are named to the Dean’s List Students with a GPA of 3.8 to 4.0 are named to the President’s List.
View ArticleJun 10th, 2022
Western Kentucky University’s Board of Regents approved a $383.4 million budget for fiscal year 2023, an increase of nearly $8 million compared to the prior year’s budget.
View ArticleJun 8th, 2022
Western Kentucky University engineering students placed third overall – the school’s best finish ever -- in the 35th annual American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Concrete Canoe Competition+.
View ArticleJun 7th, 2022
Blake Murphy, a WKU College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) senior majoring in Hospitality Management with a concentration in Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management, is gaining valuable experience this summer. Murphy is from Junction City, and he i
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