Monthly Archives: January 2012
2 WKU students receive prestigious astronomy awards for research projects
Two students in WKU’s Department of Physics and Astronomy received prestigious awards recently at the American Astronomical Society’s 219th semiannual meeting in Austin, Texas. Aaron C. Bell of Scottsville and Andrew Gott of Elizabethtown received Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards … Continue reading
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Fall 2011 Dean’s/President’s List
The WKU Fall 2011 Dean’s and President’s list is available online.
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2012 Black History Month events
Here is a list of 2012 Black History Month events at WKU. Actor and author Hill Harper will deliver the Black History Month keynote address at 7 p.m. Feb. 21. For information on the month’s events, contact Veleashia “Vee” Smith … Continue reading
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WKU receives grant for i4 Initiative
WKU has received a $500,000 challenge grant from the James Graham Brown Foundation in support of the i4 Initiative, a new campus project emphasizing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Kentucky. Sue and Brown Badgett Jr. of Madisonville, Ky., … Continue reading
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Forensic team wins Ohio tournament
WKU forensic team members traveled to Athens, Ohio, and Saint Louis, Mo., to take part in three tournaments the weekend of Jan. 28-29. Ohio University hosted two tournaments, at which all 13 competing WKU students advanced to final rounds. WKU … Continue reading
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View from the Hill – Coke Contract
Which do you prefer, Coke or Pepsi? A huge announcement was made about WKU’s beverage contract while students were away for winter break.
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WKU students present research during 2012 Posters-at-the-Capitol
More than 20 WKU students presented research during the 2012 Posters-at-the-Capitol event Jan. 26 in Frankfort. Aaron Bell, a Scottsville senior, presented “Dust Infrared Emission in an H2-forming, Perseus-Arm Cloud” with faculty mentor Steve Gibson. Jade Boyle, a Glasgow senior, … Continue reading
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WKU extends national, international reach during Winter Term programs
During Winter Term 2012, WKU students and faculty participated in numerous national and international courses, trips and programs. Check out the following reports that are posted on the WKU News page: Gatton Academy in Costa Rica: Students at WKU’s Carol … Continue reading
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Winter Term’s Study Away courses take students to floodplains, art world
The WKU Study Away Office completed two courses during Winter Term 2012, taking students to the western floodplains or through the art world of New York City. “Total Immersion Floodplain Management,” a civil engineering field experience course, offered a unique … Continue reading
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Gatton Academy students conduct biodiversity research in Costa Rica
Students at WKU’s Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky participated in a global learning experience in Costa Rican biodiversity studies during the university’s recent Winter Term. The two-week program was led by Dr. Keith Phillips, an … Continue reading
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