WKU News

Jul 7th, 2020

Jul 7th, 2020

Dr. Martha M. Day, Associate Professor of Science Education and SKyTeach Co-Director at WKU, is the 2020 recipient of the UTeach STEM Educators Association’s Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award.

Jul 7th, 2020

In spite of recent global events concerning COVID-19, students from The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky have continued summer learning in a variety of settings.

Jul 6th, 2020

Recent studies indicate people seeking non-COVID-related treatment in emergency rooms have decreased in recent months, and doctors urge people to seek in-person medical care for emergency, preventive, and critical health care needs.

Jul 6th, 2020

The Kentucky Museum has launched a SpiritFunder campaign to fund preservation of the Dr. David "Doc" Coffey mask collection.

Jul 2nd, 2020

Less than five years ago, a high school sophomore in Atlanta, Georgia, started a business in his parents’ garage selling custom automotive parts. Now at 22, that student is a Bowling Green business owner who says his success is entirely due to WKU.

Jul 2nd, 2020

WKU graduate Kate Hart will use a $50,000 Rotary Foundation Global Grant Scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in Israel.

Jul 1st, 2020

Samuel Kendrick, a 2020 graduate of WKU's Folk Studies MA program, has been awarded a 2020 Archie Green Fellowship from the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.

Jul 1st, 2020

Jennifer Caldwell, a junior from Columbia who studies marketing, decided to make the most of her summer by jumping head-first into a hands-on learning experience through an internship with Solinity in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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 30th, 2020

In partnership with the National Integrated Drought Information System and in coordination with the Midwest Drought Early Warning System, the Kentucky Climate Center presents the Kentucky Monthly Climate Perspective on Drought and Hydrologic Conditions.

Jun 26th, 2020

“I knew I wanted to make a difference and be active in the medical field,” Belanger said. “I want my patients to feel safe and secure with me.”

Jun 26th, 2020

The WKU Board of Regents approved a $353.2 million budget for 2020-21.

Jun 26th, 2020

The Kentucky Museum has expanded its virtual content so that exhibits are available right at your fingertips. The digital transition was sped up by the COVID-19 pandemic as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in this week’s View from the Hill.

Jun 24th, 2020

While releasing a new book is old hat for Bowling Green’s David Bell, the launch of his latest novel comes with a plot twist as it has not been spared from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

Jun 24th, 2020

Western Kentucky University will offer Kentucky’s first Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Production starting in the fall of 2020.

Jun 24th, 2020

WKU Forensics Team members Faith LoPiccolo and Alex Rivera won championships in the National Forensics Association: Performances of Distinction competition.

Jun 23rd, 2020

We are delighted to announce the awarding of a 2020 National Heritage Fellowship to Mino-giizhig (Wayne Valliere), a longterm collaborator of WKU Folk Studies’ own Tim Frandy.

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 23rd, 2020

The FDA issued a warning on June 19, 2020 to not use hand sanitizer manufactured by Eskbiochem, as those products could contain methanol, which can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or ingested.