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WKU student, alumnae recognized by National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
May 2nd, 2018
Dana Biechele-Speziale has been awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and will receive an annual stipend of $34,000 and a cost-of-education allowance to pursue graduate study in chemistry. Two WKU alumni were recognized as honorable mentions.
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WKU student receives Hollings Scholarship
Apr 20th, 2018
WKU student Dallas McKinney of Mayfield is one of 120 undergraduate students selected for the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship.
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WKU student selected as 2018 Goldwater Scholar
Apr 18th, 2018
WKU student Lauren Pedersen of Barbourville was selected as a 2018 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, the premier award for undergraduates pursuing careers in science, mathematics or engineering.
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2 WKU students honored by Goldwater Program
Apr 7th, 2017
Andrew Davis of Williamstown and Ayush Prasad of Flatwords were honored by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program, the premeir award for undergraduates pursuing careers in science, mathematics or engineering.
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4 WKU students recognized by Goldwater Scholarship Program
Apr 22nd, 2015
For the second straight year, all four WKU students nominated for the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program have been honored by the premier award for undergraduates pursuing careers in science, mathematics or engineering.
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WKU student receives Fulbright, DAAD grants to study in Germany
May 2nd, 2014
WKU biochemistry student Jonathan David Hendrie received two grants to continue research in Germany to develop a new expert model system for laparoscopic training.
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WKU student, recent grads honored by NSF Fellowship
Apr 17th, 2014
A current WKU student and four recent graduates were honored by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
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All 4 WKU nominees recognized by Goldwater Scholarship Program
Apr 2nd, 2014
All four WKU students nominated for the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program have been honored by the premier award for undergraduates pursuing careers in science, mathematics or engineering.
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WKU student will use 2 national scholarships for HIV research in United Kingdom
Mar 31st, 2014
Chad Coomer has received a U.S. Student Fulbright grant to the UK to complete his master’s degree in infection and immunity at University College London. He has also been accepted into the National Institutes of Health Oxford-Cambridge Scholars program.
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WKU student awarded EPA Greater Research Opportunity Fellowship
Oct 10th, 2013
Paul Fleischmann, a WKU chemistry and biology major from Crestwood, was one of 40 students nationwide awarded a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Greater Research Opportunity Fellowship.
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3 WKU students honored by Goldwater Scholarship Program
May 6th, 2013
WKU continues to lead other Kentucky universities in the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program, a premier award for undergraduates pursuing careers in science, mathematics or engineering.
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2 WKU engineering students receive prestigious SMART Scholarships
Aug 21st, 2012
Matthew LaHood of Bowling Green, Ky., and Cody Mahan of Seymour, Tenn., are the most recent recipients of the award from the U.S. Department of Defense Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship.
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WKU chemistry student receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
May 7th, 2012
WKU student Nicholas Wright has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. A chemistry major from Berea, Wright works in the lab with Dr. Hemali Rathnayake, assistant professor of chemistry.
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4 WKU students recognized by Goldwater Scholarship Program
Apr 12th, 2012
Since 2006, WKU has led the state in recognition by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program. This year, WKU placed among the top producers of Goldwater Scholars in the nation.
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Honors College student receives EPA fellowship to continue research
Aug 12th, 2011
WKU student Clarice Esch has been awarded a Greater Research Opportunity Fellowship by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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WKU studnet earns SMART Scholarship from Department of Defense
May 31st, 2011
Yancee Burchett, a WKU junior from Brodhead, has been awarded a 2011 Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship from the Department of Defense.
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3 students recognized by Goldwater program
Apr 13th, 2011
Three WKU students have been recognized by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program.
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2 WKU students awarded Department of Defense SMART Scholarships
May 12th, 2010
Two WKU students Jacob Haven, a second-year student in the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science , and Brittany Logan are receiving scholarships which represent a combined value of more than $500,000 of funding over the course of the next four years.
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