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Jul 21st, 2022
The Center for Gifted Studies at WKU is partnering with Johns Hopkins University to offer Talent Development Opportunities for sixth-graders. The four-year grant is called Project Launch Plus and one popular element is Camp Discover.
View ArticleJul 20th, 2022
The WKU Young Male Leadership Academy (YMLA) is a college preparation and recruitment initiative through the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences. The program develops leadership skills in young males of diverse backgrounds by exploring the teachi
View ArticleJul 14th, 2022
A WKU student on the autism spectrum, who is majoring in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, has come full circle with her summer internship. WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in this week’s View from the Hill.
View ArticleJul 13th, 2022
Caitlin Gregory, a master’s student from Portland, Tennessee, is in her second year in the Psychological Sciences program. Gregory recently returned from a week-long visit to the University of Groningen in The Netherlands where she was engaged in the o
View ArticleJul 8th, 2022
A rising WKU sophomore is continuing to make a difference in the homeless community. It’s an effort he started when he was just 13 years old as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in this week’s View from the Hill.
View ArticleJul 5th, 2022
Governor Andy Beshear has appointed Melissa B. Dennison of Lexington and Gary L. Broady of Franklin to the WKU Board of Regents. Both will serve through June 30, 2028.
View ArticleJul 1st, 2022
Dr. Julia Link Roberts, a WKU Distinguished Professor, is one of the editors of a new book on gifted education published on June 30, 2022.
View ArticleJul 1st, 2022
Portions of Kentucky have progressed into moderate drought, according to the latest United States Drought Monitor released on Thursday.
View ArticleJun 30th, 2022
WKU’s Hardin Planetarium will host a free, public watch party at 9:30 a.m. July 12 for NASA’s release of the first science images from the James Webb Space Telescope.
View ArticleJun 30th, 2022
The Hilltopper Athletic Foundation launched a Women’s Legacy Fund earlier this year in honor of this month’s 50th anniversary of Title IX. WKU’s Amy Bingham has more in this week’s View from the Hill.
View ArticleJun 29th, 2022
The Center for Gifted Studies at WKU hosted 98 campers for the 40th annual Summer Camp for Academically Talented Middle School Students (SCATS).
View ArticleJun 28th, 2022
Nominations are being accepted for the Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame class of 2022. The deadline for entries is August 15, 2022.
View ArticleJun 28th, 2022
A team of students in WKU’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has been awarded a $24,971 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a research project on radon mitigation in homes.
View ArticleJun 28th, 2022
The Kentucky Museum at WKU has received a grant from the Kentucky Local History Trust Fund to provide partial support for conservation of garments in the Mrs. A. H. Taylor Collection.
View ArticleJun 27th, 2022
As a commemoration of the Stonewall Riots, New York City held the first “gay liberation” parade on June 28, 1970. As these annual demonstrations became more wide-spread and focused on LGBTQ+ pride, they expanded to include the entire month of June. T
View ArticleJun 23rd, 2022
When the Special Olympics USA Games were held in Orlando earlier this month, weather was the epicenter of the whole thing. WKU’s meteorology and emergency management programs played a huge role in making sure the games went off without a hitch.
View ArticleJun 22nd, 2022
For 22 WKU students, a trip to Walt Disney World wasn’t a summer vacation, but another example of the applied learning experiences offered by WKU through White Squirrel Weather and the Emergency Management Disaster Science program.
View ArticleJun 22nd, 2022
WKU sponsored events last week at the 2022 National Speech and Debate Association Tournament in Louisville.
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