WKU News

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.

Aug 7th, 2023

White Squirrel Weather at WKU is the recipient of the 2023 National Weather Association Walter J. Bennett Public Service Award.

Jul 13th, 2023

WKU's Hardin Planetarium will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd's 1973 iconic album The Dark Side of the Moon with an unprecedented sight and sound experience of the album.

Jul 10th, 2023

“I wanted to get a scope of what civil engineering looks like in practice. I applied to Vantage hoping to learn the profession of surveying and site design from some engineers close to my hometown.”

Jul 6th, 2023

Western Kentucky University’s Accursed placed fifth overall in the 36th annual American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Concrete Canoe Competition.

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.

Jun 1st, 2023

WKU has released the Dean's/President's Lists for the spring 2023 semester.

May 5th, 2023

WKU’s five academic colleges recognized their spring and summer 2023 graduating classes during ceremonies on Friday at Diddle Arena.

May 4th, 2023

Western Kentucky University’s Class of 2023 celebrated the completion of an educational journey disrupted by a global pandemic.

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."

Apr 24th, 2023

Western Kentucky University will celebrate more than 2,800 graduates and recognize top scholars during 2023 Commencement on May 4 at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.

Apr 3rd, 2023

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).

Mar 23rd, 2023

Buon frescos, ceramic art pieces, and augmented reality projects will be featured in the S.T.E.A.M. Day Exhibit on display March 25-April 14 at the Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Gallery.

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.

Feb 24th, 2023

Trayson Lawler, a graduate student in the Geoscience program, is the winner of the third WKU 3MT competition.

Feb 23rd, 2023

On Saturday (February 25), WKU Potter College of Arts & Letters and WKU Ogden College of Science and Engineering will host their second S.T.E.A.M. Day for scholars in the Jonesville Academy.

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).

Jan 20th, 2023

Western Kentucky University has released the honors lists for the fall 2022 semester.

Dec 29th, 2022

For nearly two decades, faculty and students have grown vegetables at the university farm. Now the campus community is benefiting from the fruits of their labor. WKU's Amy Bingham explains in this View from the Hill.

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.