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![McQuaide selected to participate in the NIH College Summer to Advance College Research (CSOAR) Program](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9091.jpg)
Sep 25th, 2020
Lauren McQuaide, a junior from Columbia who studies chemistry and biology, was selected for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) College Summer Opportunities to Advance Research (CSOAR) program to conduct biomedical research for the summer of 2020.
View Article![WKU continues to increase access & opportunity through scholarship program evolution](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9090.jpg)
Sep 24th, 2020
Western Kentucky University continues to make the WKU Experience accessible and affordable with three additional changes to its freshman scholarship program for fall 2021.
View Article![View from the Hill: Alumnus develops thermal imaging device to check temperatures](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9088.jpg)
Sep 24th, 2020
Since having our temperature taken is very much a part of our lives these days, it’s more important than ever to find efficient and accurate ways to do that.
View ArticleSep 24th, 2020
WKU Libraries partnered with campus faculty to offer the Affordable Textbook Initiative (ATI), which brought an estimated $69,803 in cost savings to WKU students for Fall 2020.
View ArticleSep 23rd, 2020
Learn more about our annual poetry contest that honors the late Professor Mary Ellen and Dr. Jim Wayne Miller, in addition to eligibility, guidelines, and deadlines.
View Article![Stormwater expert to present WKU lecture Oct. 8](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9085.jpg)
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.
View Article![White Squirrel Weather named 2020 Weather Ready Nation Ambassador of Excellence](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9082.jpg)
Sep 22nd, 2020
White Squirrel Weather at WKU has been recognized as a 2020 Weather Ready Nation Ambassador of Excellence by NOAA and the National Weather Service Louisville Forecast Office.
View Article![WKU student-athlete prepares for career in financial planning](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9081.jpg)
Sep 22nd, 2020
Aairiona Hayden-Ransom came to WKU to be a Division 1 athlete, but will leave the Hill having created career opportunities for herself in the finance field.
View Article![LifeWorks at WKU Board of Directors welcomes new staff](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9080.jpg)
Sep 21st, 2020
The Board of Directors of LifeWorks at WKU is pleased to announce the hiring of three professional staff members to launch its inaugural year of operations.
View Article![WKU increases access with 'Hilltopper Guarantee'](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9073.jpg)
Sep 17th, 2020
Beginning fall 2021, WKU will be tuition free to any freshman from Kentucky who receives Pell Grant assistance and has at least a 3.0 cumulative unweighted high school grade-point average.
View ArticleSep 17th, 2020
WKU senior Rachel Bragg is investigating how multitasking affects memory performance in college students.
View Article![View from the Hill: Big Red Marching Band prepares for first home game](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9071.jpg)
Sep 17th, 2020
The Hilltoppers take on Liberty University this Saturday in the first home game of the season. It’s music to the ears of one group that’s especially excited to attend, as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in this week’s View from the Hill.
View Article![WKU professor's 'Appalachian Reckoning' wins American Book Award](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9069.jpg)
Sep 16th, 2020
"Appalachian Reckoning: A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy," co-edited by WKU History Professor Anthony Harkins, is among the winners of the 41st annual American Book Awards presented by the Before Columbus Foundation.
View Article![Laura King Spotlight](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9407.jpg)
Sep 15th, 2020
Laura is a 2020 alum of the MHC and WKU, as well as our new admissions counselor!
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