WKU News

Aug 5th, 2019

Scientists and policymakers from across the nation, including those from the Kentucky Division of Water, will gather Sept. 17-19 at WKU’s Knicely Conference Center to address topics and issues associated with drought.

Aug 5th, 2019

Aug 2nd, 2019

The WKU Board of Regents elected new officers and swore in its newest member, Student Regent Will Harris.

Aug 2nd, 2019

WKU’s Office of Admissions is planning several events this fall for prospective students and their families.

Aug 2nd, 2019

The WKU Alumni Association announced that the 2019 Homecoming festivities will be celebrated with a throwback Decades of Spirit theme that celebrates WKU’s heritage and honors its 113 years of tradition.

Aug 1st, 2019

Aug 1st, 2019

Aug 1st, 2019

When Hurricane Maria pounded Puerto Rico in 2017 causing $90 billion worth of damage, who would have thought baseball would play a part in the recovery. That’s exactly what’s happening thanks to an idea that originated here in Kentucky.

Jul 30th, 2019

Jul 30th, 2019

Jul 25th, 2019

The practice of basket weaving has been used in cultures around the world for thousands of years. In addition to landing a national basket conference, WKU is hosting an impressive basket exhibit as WKU’s Amy Bingham shows us in the View from the Hill.

Jul 25th, 2019

The WKU Board of Regents will hold its annual retreat and quarterly meeting Aug. 1-2.

Jul 23rd, 2019

Jul 23rd, 2019

Get ready for the end of summer WKU PBS Pool Party being held at the Russell Sims Aquatic Center from noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 4.

Jul 23rd, 2019

As residents welcome the advance of cool, dry air across the region, how hot has it been?

Jul 22nd, 2019

Jul 22nd, 2019

A Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, a nationally recognized public health official and an award-winning professor and mathematician will join WKU’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni this fall.

Jul 22nd, 2019

WKU Public Broadcasting is taking Lost River Sessions LIVE on the road this month to Owensboro. On Saturday (July 27), Lost River Sessions LIVE presents Kentucky singer-songwriter Ian Noe at 7 p.m. at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum

Jul 19th, 2019

NSCF was awarded a highly competitive NASA downlink for its National STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Scholar Program, a partnership with The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science on the campus of Western Kentucky University. The astr

Jul 18th, 2019

If you are a space enthusiast, or even if you’re not, WKU’s Hardin Planetarium is the place to be Saturday afternoon (July 20). WKU’s Amy Bingham has more on 50th anniversary celebration of the moon landing in this week’s View from the Hill.