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WKU to recognize 1,366 fall graduates at Dec. 14 ceremonies

Dec 12th, 2019

WKU’s five academic colleges will recognize more than 1,300 fall graduates in ceremonies on Dec. 14.

Members of WKU Habitat chapter to spend week in New Jersey

Dec 10th, 2019

Members of the WKU Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter will be spending the first week of their winter break in Carneys Point, New Jersey.

Kentucky Mesonet at WKU hosts meeting to encourage regional collaboration

Dec 6th, 2019

Representatives from agencies in Indiana and Ohio will visit the Kentucky Mesonet at WKU on Monday and Tuesday to learn more about developing weather monitoring networks in their states.

International student reflects on her journey at WKU

Dec 5th, 2019

Zainab Alshatti, an international student and electrical engineering major from Kuwait City, Kuwait said she first learned about WKU from a family member back home.

WKU students build shelving unit for Boys & Girls Club

Nov 21st, 2019

WKU students Cruz Murphy and Colton Mcglone truly understand what it means to have a heart to serve however they can within the community. Mcglone and Murphy designed and built a shelving unit for the Boys & Girls Club of Bowling Green in hopes that it wo

View from the Hill: CASHA students participate in NIH-funded research

Nov 21st, 2019

Less than 1 percent of college students in the U.S. get to work on research funded by the National Institutes of Health. Some WKU students are in that 1 percent and WKU’s Amy Bingham shows us the research they’re working on in the View from the Hill.

WKU student completes internship at FBI laboratory

Nov 19th, 2019

Anne Carlisle, a chemistry and biology double major from Bowling Green, recently completed an internship with the FBI. Carlisle was the recipient of a competitive FBI Honors Internship which took her to Quantico, Virginia, to work in the main FBI lab.

Meteorology and GIS major interns in flying laboratory

Oct 22nd, 2019

Dallas McKinney, a senior from Mayfield with a double major in Meteorology and Geographic Information Science (GIS), is involved in many activities and organizations at WKU, including the Ogden College Student Ambassadors, Meteorology Club, Honors Colleg

Biology student reflects on returning home to the Hill

Oct 3rd, 2019

Leigh ‘Caroline’ Reed, a junior biology major and Honors College student from Lebanon, Ky. serves as an Ogden College Student Ambassador, a student leader that assists with recruitment and retention for the college.

Student-run iWKU app provides real-life experience

Sep 12th, 2019

Some might say “hidden” inside the iWKU app are the names of three students and one new alumnus who created and maintain the mobile application that communicates course schedules, bus schedules, lab traffic, dining, events, and more to WKU students, facul

White Squirrel Weather provides immeasurable experience

Sep 4th, 2019

“The opportunity it has given me and so many other students in the program is just immeasurable,” said Olivia Cahill, White Squirrel Weather (WSWX) lead forecaster and WKU senior from Dry Ridge, studying meteorology.

WKU Computer Science program has ABET accredited concentration

Sep 4th, 2019

WKU’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences announces that the Computer Science with concentration in Systems/Scientific Application (Bachelor of Science) program has been accredited by ABET’s Computing Accreditation Commission.

2 WKU meteorology students awarded AMS scholarships

Aug 14th, 2019

WKU seniors Dallas McKinney and Olivia Cahill have been awarded scholarships by the American Meteorological Society.

WKU to co-host national drought forum in September

Aug 5th, 2019

Scientists and policymakers from across the nation, including those from the Kentucky Division of Water, will gather Sept. 17-19 at WKU’s Knicely Conference Center to address topics and issues associated with drought.

How hot has July 2019 really been?

Jul 23rd, 2019

As residents welcome the advance of cool, dry air across the region, how hot has it been?

View from the Hill: Moon Landing Celebration

Jul 18th, 2019

If you are a space enthusiast, or even if you’re not, WKU’s Hardin Planetarium is the place to be Saturday afternoon (July 20). WKU’s Amy Bingham has more on 50th anniversary celebration of the moon landing in this week’s View from the Hill.

Veteran focuses on research during time at WKU

Jul 9th, 2019

WKU Psychological Sciences graduate student Jeffrey Powers’ research will help inform new interventions for potential adolescent suicide. This important research area was not something Powers randomly came across though.

View from the Hill: Veteran focuses on research at WKU

Jul 9th, 2019

How do you go from dropping out of high school to pursuing your PhD? It’s happening for a veteran who is finishing up his master’s degree at WKU. WKU's Amy Bingham has his story in the View from the Hill.