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Aug 14th, 2023
Western Kentucky University President Timothy C. Caboni addressed faculty and staff at the University’s annual Convocation Monday (August 14) in Van Meter Auditorium.
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The American Chemical Society (ACS) has named Dr. Ranjit T. Koodali, WKU’s Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Education, to the 2023 class of ACS Fellows.
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Jun 7th, 2023
The Kentucky Mesonet at WKU continues to grow its network of automated stations across the Commonwealth. On Tuesday, the ribbon was cut on a new weather and climate monitoring site in Russell County, about five miles east of Jamestown.
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May 3rd, 2023
“I have met so many interesting, unique people just because we were struggling through the same physics, calculus and chemistry courses. These people have pushed me to be a better and more productive and prepared version of myself."
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Apr 29th, 2023
"Through taking advantage of the countless opportunities WKU provides, I have been blessed with mentors, friendships and lessons that have allowed me to grow and break barriers as a first-generation college student."
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Apr 7th, 2023
Lindsey Powell, a Social Work graduate student from Versailles, is the 2022-23 recipient of WKU’s John D. Minton Graduate Student Award.
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WKU’s 2nd Annual Data Science Day, sponsored by the Applied Research & Technology Program and the Applied Center for Data Science, will be held Tuesday afternoon (April 4).
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Mar 30th, 2023
More than 230 research projects will be shared this weekend at the 53rd Annual WKU Student Scholar Showcase (formerly known as the Student Research Conference). WKU’s Amy Bingham has a preview in this week’s View from the Hill.
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Mar 22nd, 2023
Western Kentucky University’s 53rd Annual WKU Student Scholar Showcase, formerly known as the WKU Student Research Conference, will be held Saturday, April 1, at Downing Student Union.
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WKU faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in the spring 2023 KYNETIC Translational Training Series.
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Mar 2nd, 2023
Lamont “Jack” Pearley, a graduate student in the WKU folklore studies program and a collaborator with the WKU Innovation Campus, has been named the first recipient of the prestigious MIT OpenDocLab Kentucky-based fellowship.
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Feb 27th, 2023
The 21st annual Posters-at-the-Capitol event will be held on Thursday (March 2) in Frankfort. Twelve WKU projects will be presented during the showcase of research and creative scholarship from Kentucky’s public universities.
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Feb 24th, 2023
Trayson Lawler, a graduate student in the Geoscience program, is the winner of the third WKU 3MT competition.
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Feb 9th, 2023
WKU will receive $460,000 in federal funding through the Fund to Improve Post Secondary Education (FIPSE) to upgrade instrumentation and equipment in five research centers in the WKU Applied Research and Technology Program (ARTP).
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Jan 12th, 2023
A unique approach to economic development is happening in Bowling Green, providing talent from all over the world the opportunity to come here to live and work. WKU’s Amy Bingham has more on the CO/CREATE Talent Database.
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Dec 15th, 2022
WKU’s recently opened Disaster Science Operations Center gives the university a more robust location to operate in emergencies and crisis situations.
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Dec 14th, 2022
Five Western Kentucky University students and two Gatton Academy students ranked in the top tier scorers for research presentations given at the Kentucky Academy of Science’s 2022 Annual Meeting in November.
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Dec 1st, 2022
Kentucky to the World (KTW) announced its new location, in the new Collaborative SmartSpace at the Innovation Campus at Western Kentucky University, officially opening this fall.
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Nov 30th, 2022
“I chose WKU because I knew it would give me the best undergraduate experience and set me up for success better than any university in the state.”
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Nov 14th, 2022
Students from the WKU XR Lab received awards for their research presentations Friday (Nov. 11) at the Mid-South ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) Conference in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
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