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![NASH Catalyst Fund supports WKU's Resilient Refugee Program](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/11007.jpg)
Jan 11th, 2023
Western Kentucky University’s Resilient Refugee Program, an initiative to serve displaced students in the Bowling Green community, was among the first round of Catalyst Fund awards announced by the National Association of System Heads (NASH).
View ArticleJan 9th, 2023
WKU Human Resources welcomes Human Resource Coordinator, Erin Holderman to the team.
View ArticleJan 9th, 2023
Two Western Kentucky University photojournalism students placed in the top 10 of the first multimedia competition of the 2022-2023 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.
View Article![Gatton Student Earns Invitation to Present at National Science Meeting](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/11003.jpg)
Jan 6th, 2023
Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science and Greenwood High School senior, Sierra Durkee, has been invited to represent Kentucky at the American Junior Academy of Science after impressing scientists with her research presentation.
View Article![View from the Hill: Literacy Ambassadors, Rotary Club collaborate to assist tornado victims](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10998.jpg)
Jan 5th, 2023
The very first project for WKU’s newly created Literacy Ambassadors was putting books back into the hands of students whose lives were upended by the December 2021 tornadoes. WKU’s Amy Bingham has the story in this week’s View from the Hill.
View Article![View from the Hill: Farm to Campus program](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10980.jpg)
Dec 29th, 2022
For nearly two decades, faculty and students have grown vegetables at the university farm. Now the campus community is benefiting from the fruits of their labor. WKU's Amy Bingham explains in this View from the Hill.
View Article![View from the Hill: Chip the Therapy Dog](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10979.jpg)
Dec 22nd, 2022
Leave it to a visit from a furry four-legged friend to make a college students’ stress melt away. Since July, WKU’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences has been home to Chip the therapy dog.
View Article![View from the Hill: Disaster Science Operations Center prepares students](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10977.jpg)
Dec 15th, 2022
WKU’s recently opened Disaster Science Operations Center gives the university a more robust location to operate in emergencies and crisis situations.
View Article![WKU student awarded Rangel Fellowship for graduate degree and Foreign Service career](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10975.jpg)
Dec 15th, 2022
WKU student Ralphy Gardner of Todd County was named a 2023 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellow. He is one of 45 fellows selected nationwide and only the third WKU student to earn this honor, the second in two years.
View Article![WKU, Gatton students earn top rankings for research presentations](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10974.jpg)
Dec 14th, 2022
Five Western Kentucky University students and two Gatton Academy students ranked in the top tier scorers for research presentations given at the Kentucky Academy of Science’s 2022 Annual Meeting in November.
View ArticleDec 13th, 2022
Jacob Walterman, Mathematics, has received a $4,000 FUSE grant, “The Transmission Problem of Piezoelectric Layers”, under supervision of Dr. Özer
View Article![WKU recognizes fall 2022 graduates](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10970.jpg)
Dec 9th, 2022
Western Kentucky University recognized fall 2022 graduates in three ceremonies on Friday.
View Article![WKU Regents approve new campus health services contract with Med Center Health](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10969.jpg)
Dec 8th, 2022
Med Center Health, South Central Kentucky’s largest healthcare provider, will soon become the on-campus health services provider for Western Kentucky University.
View ArticleDec 8th, 2022
Congratulations to the English Department’s very own, Dr. David Bell, whose novel She’s Gone has been listed as a New York Times Bestseller!
View Article![View from the Hill: Ogden Foundation Scholar reflects on WKU experience](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10964.jpg)
Dec 8th, 2022
WKU senior Maria Wells from nearby Lewisburg comes from a family full of WKU alums. Western was the last place she wanted to go because as she says, she thought to do something awesome, she had to do something different.
View Article![Mohamed achieves Nursing degree despite storms](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10963.jpg)
Dec 8th, 2022
When Alexandra Renee Mohamed lost her home in the December 11 tornadoes, the support she received from the WKU School of Nursing impacted her decision to return to college in January. Almost a year later, she will graduate from Western Kentucky University
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