WKU News

Dec 6th, 2021

Western Kentucky University’s five academic colleges will recognize more than 1,100 fall graduates in ceremonies on Saturday (Dec. 11).

Dec 1st, 2021

Western Kentucky University senior Austin Bonebrake of Portland, Tennessee, has been awarded an internationally-competitive scholarship for geoscience students with disabilities.

Nov 23rd, 2021

Nine WKU and Gatton Academy students were honored for their research presentations at the Kentucky Academy of Science virtual meeting Nov. 5-6.

Nov 22nd, 2021

China’s Ministry of Science and Technology has announced that University Distinguished Professor of Hydrogeology Chris Groves of WKU’s Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences has won the Chinese Government Friendship Award.

Nov 19th, 2021

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear visited Western Kentucky University on Thursday to tour the university’s SmartHolstein Lab.

Nov 17th, 2021

As part of White Squirrel Weather’s partnership with Beam Suntory and WeatherSTEM, a weather monitoring station was recently installed at the Cruzan Rum Distillery in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Nov 4th, 2021

Cutting edge research is taking place at WKU’s Dairy Farm that will impact the future of the dairy industry. WKU’s Amy Bingham takes us inside the newly developed WKU SmartHolstein Lab in this week’s View from the Hill.

Nov 3rd, 2021

“My research examines how people perceive emotion in the faces of others. For my project, we are using pictures of objects that have face-like features arranged in ways similar to how humans express emotions."

Nov 3rd, 2021

View real-time weather conditions from the Commonwealth’s official source of weather and climate data alongside the National Weather Service forecast in the latest release of the Kentucky Mesonet at WKU phone app for iOS and Android users.

Nov 3rd, 2021

WKU senior Caity Frederick of Lexington has received a national scholarship from the American Meteorological Society.

Oct 19th, 2021

Dr. Jason Polk, Professor of Environmental Geosciences in WKU’s Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences, is the 2021 recipient of the Geological Society of America Karst Division’s Distinguished Service Award.

Oct 18th, 2021

Global Learning & International Affairs invites faculty to participate in future global teaching experiences. We welcome new proposals and ideas to continue to expand global learning opportunities for ALL WKU students.

Oct 13th, 2021

Dr. Margaret Crowder, an Instructor in WKU’s Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences, has been installed as president of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT).

Oct 8th, 2021

Members of the WKU Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter will be spending their fall break in Henderson.

Oct 7th, 2021

Some professionals in the world of engineering are giving high school juniors and seniors a glimpse into their careers. WKU’s Amy Bingham takes us to this year’s SCK Launch event held on WKU’s campus in this week’s View from the Hill.

Oct 7th, 2021

“Involving students in the research not only provides a cool experience, it gives them practice at solving problems that don’t have an answer in the back of the book. That is the thing that really sets the research experience apart.”

Oct 4th, 2021

Dr. Mike May, a professor of geology in the Department of Earth, Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences (EEAS) at WKU, is the 2021 recipient of the Outstanding Educator Award for the Eastern Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

Sep 29th, 2021

“WKU has a great sense of community with endless support for the students and professors that are willing to take students under their wing and teach them more than can be learned in the classroom,” Ward said.

Sep 29th, 2021

Dr. Chris Groves of WKU’s Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences received the William Barfield Award for Outstanding Contributions in Water Resource Research.

Sep 23rd, 2021

WKU’s Intercollegiate Horse Show Association teams have a long and distinguished history of winning. After several years being dormant, the equestrian team is back as WKU’s Amy Bingham shows us in this week’s View from the Hill.