WKU News

Jun 27th, 2011

Ben Miller, who graduated from WKU in May 2011 with a master’s degree in Geoscience, has been awarded the top 2011 Young Karst Researcher Award from the International Association of Hydrogeologists, or IAH.

Jun 16th, 2011

WKU graduate Rachel Reetzke of Franklin has been awarded a Fulbright Grant that will allow her to travel to China and conduct research.

Jun 1st, 2011

The research of a WKU graduate has been featured by NASA and the Astrophysical Journal Letters.

May 31st, 2011

Yancee Burchett, a WKU junior from Brodhead, has been awarded a 2011 Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship from the Department of Defense.

May 31st, 2011

Yancee Burchett, a WKU junior from Brodhead, has been awarded a 2011 Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship from the Department of Defense.

May 31st, 2011

May 26th, 2011

Two WKU seniors have been accepted to the Royal Veterinary College in London and will begin their postgraduate study in England this fall.

May 25th, 2011

May 17th, 2011

WKU graduate Chris Colonna received a Princeton-in-Asia Fellowship and will spend a year teaching English at Mae Fah Luang University in Chiang Rai, Thailand.

May 17th, 2011

On Saturday, Chris Colonna graduated from WKU as the Ogden Foundation Scholar, the highest academic honor at WKU.

May 11th, 2011

May 2nd, 2011

Three students from The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky at WKU have been selected for the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) scholarship for the summer.

Apr 13th, 2011

Three WKU students have been recognized by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program.

Apr 12th, 2011

Alcohol awareness charity, Drinkaware supports findings of British Medical Journal that drinking too much alcohol can have a range of detrimental effects on people's health.

Apr 12th, 2011

Teen drivers are involved in fatal crashes at four times the rate of adults. This study identifies that seventy-five percent of these crashes were due a critical teen driver error, with three common errors accounting for nearly half of all serious crashes

Apr 8th, 2011

The American Public Health Association (APHA) serves as the organizer of National Public Health Week and develops a national campaign to educate the public, policy makers and practitioners about issues related to the theme. This year's theme, Safety is N

Apr 8th, 2011

And though that sounds like cause for celebration, here's the more depressing side of those statistics: Teen pregnancy rates here are as much as nine times higher than in other developed countries, according to the latest CDC Vital Signs report.

Apr 6th, 2011

A simulated car game driving experience teaches students about the consequences of distracted driving. Michael Perel, former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Human Factors Division chief, was so impressed with the display that he introduced

Apr 6th, 2011

USDA research indicates that the pathogen-monitoring procedures used in the United States today are adequate for evaluating the safety of imported beef trim.

Apr 4th, 2011

Allie Surina, Will Meredith and J.P. Stovall, all students in the WKU Honors College and the Chinese Flagship Program, will travel to China for 7-10 weeks of intensive language instruction.