WKU News

Jan 20th, 2021

The 40th Annual Mathematics Symposium at Western Kentucky University will be held virtually from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Feb. 20.

Dec 9th, 2020

In a paper published this month, WKU biology professor Steve Huskey and two colleagues take a bite out of the hypothesis that a large fish species in the Amazon developed specialized scales for protection from piranha bites.

Dec 8th, 2020

It’s game on for researchers in WKU’s Department of Mathematics who have created an artificial intelligence (AI) system for video game genre classification.

Dec 4th, 2020

An article on research conducted at WKU and a photo of a chameleon by University Photographer Clinton Lewis are featured on the cover of the November 2020 issue of the Journal of Experimental Biology.

Dec 2nd, 2020

Dr. Ozkan Ozer, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at WKU, presented a one-hour seminar talk Tuesday to an international organization led by Spanish, French, Chilean and Mexican mathematicians.

Oct 22nd, 2020

WKU civil engineering major Andrew Iglehart has a rock solid research project – concrete. He presented "Low Carbon Content Concrete: A Roman Empire Approach to Concrete" during the inaugural International Conference on Low Carbon Cement and Concrete.

Oct 15th, 2020

WKU senior Grace Campbell, a meteorology major from Franklin, has been awarded an American Meteorological Society scholarship.

Oct 7th, 2020

WKU senior Rebekah Cowherd of Campbellsville was one of five recipients of a $1,000 2020 KAMP Scholarship presented during this year’s virtual Kentucky GIS Conference, hosted by the Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals.

Sep 23rd, 2020

Municipal stormwater expert Andrew J. (Andy) Reese will present "Voodoo Hydrology – Urban Hydrology and How to Avoid Common Mistakes" as part of the WKU School of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ Bell Lecture Series.

Jun 30th, 2020

WKU faculty members Royhan Gani and Nahid Gani are part of an international collaborative research effort featured in the June 2020 issue of Geology, which has been the Web of Science's No. 1 ranked geology journal for 13 years in a row.

Jun 23rd, 2020

Dr. Ahmet Ozkan Ozer, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, has been appointed as a member to the American Mathematical Society-Mathematical Association of America-Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics Joint Committee on Employment Opportunities.

Jun 8th, 2020

Dr. Amy Brausch, professor in WKU’s Department of Psychological Sciences, has been elected as Research Division Chair and Board Member for the American Association of Suicidology.

Feb 17th, 2020

Dr. Betsy Shoenfelt, WKU University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, has been named a Fellow in the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP).

Feb 7th, 2020

WKU is a 2020 Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS) Enhanced Affiliate and faculty, staff and students may join KAS for free.

Nov 11th, 2019

The Kentucky Mesonet at WKU has selected a site for a new station in Nicholas County.

Nov 1st, 2019

Dr. Rebecca Shadowen, infectious disease and travel medicine specialist at Med Center Health, will present WKU’s 2019 L.Y. Lancaster-D. Hugh Puckett Lecture at 6 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Ogden College Hall Auditorium.

Aug 30th, 2019

Dr. David J. Keeling, University Distinguished Professor of Geography, was recognized with the Alan Hay Award on Wednesday (Aug. 28) by the Transport Geography Research Group at the annual meeting of the Royal Geographical Society in London.

Jul 18th, 2019

How well do you know your Apollo 11 trivia? Join the Moon Landing Trivia Contest during Saturday's Moon Landing Celebration at WKU.

Jul 18th, 2019

A high flying demonstration of rocketry is one of the highlights for Hardin Planetarium’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first landing on the Moon.

Jul 16th, 2019

Saturday’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, taking place at WKU’s Hardin Planetarium, features screenings and discussions of excellent but rare Apollo 11 related films.