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Hardin Planetarium to celebrate 50th anniversary of first Moon landing on July 20
Jun 18th, 2019
A free outdoor festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing will be hosted at WKU’s Hardin Planetarium from 1 to 10 p.m. July 20.
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WKU Professor Selected as Expert Reviewer for International Climate Change Assessment Report
Jun 13th, 2019
Dr. Jason Polk, Associate Professor of Geography and Geology and Director of the WKU Center for Human GeoEnvironmental Studies (CHNGES), will serve as an Expert Reviewer for the next global report on the current status of climate change science.
Read MoreWKU Industrial/Organizational Psychology faculty, alumni attend annual conference
May 21st, 2019
WKU Industrial/Organizational Psychology faculty members and graduate program alumni presented research at the Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP).
Read MoreDrone flying workshops featured at SKy Science Festival
Apr 22nd, 2019
At the SKy Science Festival 2019 Expo Day on Saturday (April 27), the Louisville Drone Academy is offering the opportunity to learn to fly first-person-view piloted drones.
Read MoreHardin Planetarium offers rocket building challenge at SKy Science Festival
Apr 19th, 2019
On Saturday (April 27) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the SKy Science Festival in Circus Square Park, WKU’s Hardin Planetarium offers an opportunity for attendees to build and launch rockets.
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17 inducted into WKU's chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta honor society
Apr 17th, 2019
WKU’s chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED) inducted 17 new members in a ceremony on April 15.
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WKU Mechanical Engineering students participate in design competition
Apr 12th, 2019
A team of four WKU Mechanical Engineering seniors competed in the Student Design Competition at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers E-Fest North Student Professional Development Conference April 5-7 at Michigan State University.
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WKU to host annual Physics Olympics on Feb. 23
Feb 18th, 2019
The WKU Department of Physics & Astronomy is holding its annual Physics Olympics competition on Saturday (Feb. 23) at Snell Hall, room 1108.
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WKU senior attends Federal GIS Conference
Feb 1st, 2019
WKU senior Dallas McKinney of Mayfield was awarded a scholarship to attend the Environmental Systems Research Institute’s (Esri) Federal Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Conference Jan. 29-30 in Washington, D.C.
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WKU faculty, staff & students may join Kentucky Academy of Science
Feb 1st, 2019
WKU is a 2019 Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS) Enhanced Affiliate and faculty, staff and students may join KAS for free.
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Gatton Academy graduate, WKU Biology professor publish analysis of hybrid bacteriophage genome
Nov 29th, 2018
Dr. Rodney King, professor in the WKU Biology Department, and Gatton Academy graduate Meghan Perez recently published the sequence and bioinformatic analysis of a hybrid bacteriophage genome.
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41 inducted into WKU's chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta honor society
Nov 27th, 2018
WKU’s chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED) inducted 41 new members – the largest number in the chapter’s history -- in a ceremony on Nov. 19.
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WKU alumni, students, faculty attend annual Kentucky GIS Conference
Oct 30th, 2018
WKU alumni, students and faculty attended this year’s Kentucky Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Conference Oct. 23-25 in Bowling Green.
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20 students attend WKU Department of Agriculture ASSET Conference
Jun 28th, 2018
WKU’s Department of Agriculture hosted 20 students June 10-14 for the ASSET (Agriculture Students Striving for Effective Tomorrows) Conference.
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3 GIS students awarded scholarships
May 4th, 2018
Three WKU GIS students were awarded scholarships from the Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) to participate at this year’s annual International GIS User Conference.
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SKy Science Festival Expo Day features dozens of local exhibitors
Apr 23rd, 2018
WKU’s Hardin Planetarium and more than 30 other community partners will offer a carnival of science at the SKy Science Festival Expo Day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday (April 28) at Bowling Green’s Circus Square Park, 601 State St.
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WKU team second in Imperial Barrel Award regional contest
Apr 17th, 2018
A team of WKU Geography & Geology students won second place in the 2018 Eastern Regional in the prestigious Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) program.
Read MoreWKU's Biology Dept Helps Drive Transformative Science Education
Mar 30th, 2018
WKU Biology Professors Rodney King, Claire Rinehart and Biology Instructor Naomi Rowland are contributing authors on a paper recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS).
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WKU Agriculture Students Awarded Scholarships
Mar 22nd, 2018
Two students from WKU's Agriculture Department are named scholarship recipients from The Garden Club of Kentucky, Inc.
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WKU Students Publish Analysis of Newly Sequenced Viral Genomes
Mar 20th, 2018
Seven WKU students were part of a nationwide effort to investigate viral diversity by sequencing and analyzing the genomes of bacteria-infecting viruses (bacteriophages) found in the environment.
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