WKU News

Sep 21st, 2022

New WKU meteorology faculty members Dr. Jerald (Jerry) Brotzge and Dr. Zachary Suriano are excited to join a program that is poised for more growth and student success.

Sep 16th, 2022

More than 600 fourth-graders from Allen and Warren counties will participate in the 25th annual Progressive Agriculture Safety Days® program on Thursday (Sept. 22) at WKU’s L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center.

Sep 15th, 2022

A Glasgow company that’s recognized globally for innovative conveyor systems is reaping the benefits of a WKU and Gatton Academy alum. WKU’s Amy Bingham has more on how Nathan Lasley is making a big impact at SpanTech in this week’s View from the H

Aug 15th, 2022

Western Kentucky University President Timothy C. Caboni delivered his annual Faculty and Staff Convocation address Monday in Van Meter Auditorium. President Caboni offered a recap of the 2021-2022 academic year, while also previewing the year to come.

Jul 28th, 2022

Hilltopper Creamery, the site of WKU’s cheese making plant, welcomed dairy farmers from around the state recently. WKU’s Amy Bingham has more on the Dairy Conference in this week’s View from the Hill.

Jul 13th, 2022

Caitlin Gregory, a master’s student from Portland, Tennessee, is in her second year in the Psychological Sciences program. Gregory recently returned from a week-long visit to the University of Groningen in The Netherlands where she was engaged in the o

Jul 1st, 2022

Portions of Kentucky have progressed into moderate drought, according to the latest United States Drought Monitor released on Thursday.

Jun 30th, 2022

WKU’s Hardin Planetarium will host a free, public watch party at 9:30 a.m. July 12 for NASA’s release of the first science images from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Jun 28th, 2022

A team of students in WKU’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has been awarded a $24,971 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a research project on radon mitigation in homes.

Jun 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.

Jun 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.

Jun 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.

Jun 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.

Jun 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+.

Jun 6th, 2022

As athletes participated in Sunday’s opening ceremony for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games, more than 20 WKU students, faculty and staff were at work behind the scenes in the event’s emergency operations center.

Jun 3rd, 2022

Dr. Nahid Gani, Associate Professor of Geology in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences, is making an impact on the knowledge of the Bengal Delta.

May 10th, 2022

The Kentucky Mesonet at WKU dedicated a new station Monday in Ballard County.

May 5th, 2022

Light rain couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of graduates Thursday evening as they made their way into Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium for Western Kentucky University’s 191st Commencement.

May 5th, 2022

Western Kentucky University will celebrate 3,713 graduates, present two honorary doctorates and recognize top scholars during 2022 Commencement on May 5 at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.

Apr 27th, 2022

In the fall of 2020, while most college students were learning how to persist in their coursework alongside COVID-19, Megan Hall and her healthcare team were setting up a battle plan for beating cancer.