Ogden College of Science & Engineering, Western Kentucky University

Did you know that Kentucky borders one of the most active seismic zones in the continent? It’s known as the New Madrid Seismic Zone. This area has been active since the major earthquake events of 1811 and 1812. Dr. Nahid Gani in our WKU Earth, Environmental, & Atmospheric Sciences department recently used her expertise to chime in on topic. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ewKbfDNK

Congratulations to the WKU Chemistry Club on achieving a Commendable ACS Student Communities Award for the 2023-2024 academic year! Recently, Chem Club worked with Big Red Rocketry in a collab for a bottle rocket competition! https://lnkd.in/eV9RgJkz

Help us congratulate the WKU Earth, Environmental, & Atmospheric Sciences Geographic Information Systems (GIS) certificate program on their award of $2500 in scholarship funds! Read more: https://lnkd.in/e8_HQ2K7

Last week, students in Dr. Mienaltowski's PSYS 481: History of Psychology class reviewed many of Lightner Witmer's cases from the early 1900s. Witmer, a psychologist, worked on cases that included children from a variety of backgrounds facing cognitive, physical, and social issues that led to challenges in their daily lives. Many benefited from interventions that he and his staff implemented. Witmer is known as the first psychologist to describe applied psychological work focused on client interventions as “clinical psychology.” Students reviewed cases in groups and presented on the details of each case, the interventions used, and the efficacy of treatment.

Congratulations to the family of Computer Science senior Emma Grace Young of Bowling Green, KY, who was recognized as WKU’s 2024 Family of the Year as part of Parent and Family Weekend! Read more: https://lnkd.in/eBw6HVMk

What an honor it was to celebrate our students and their success at the Where Opportunity Leads event! Ogden College was well-represented at the showcase, where our students exhibited a concrete canoe, footage from storm chase experiences, NASA Lego sets, a life-size Lego Big Red, a steel bridge, and more! We could not be more grateful to those people who help make our student success possible.

Congratulations to Dr. Simran Banga, associate professor in the WKU Department of Biology, who has been awarded a four-year NIH R16 Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. This grant will allow Dr. Banga to continue research that investigates how epigenetic modulations in host cell aids in survival and replication of Legionella pneumophila. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gNDsTyTz

Congratulations to Dr. Simran Bang from Western Kentucky University's Department of Biology on the award of an NIH instrumentation grant! Read more: https://lnkd.in/et3uqEPt

Congratulations to Dr. Kerri McDaniel from the Western Kentucky University Department of Biology for winning the Best Oral Presentation Award at the 18th Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness in Japan last week!

We are excited to see WKU Department of Chemistry alumna Vicki Hopper Wysocki was announced as the new chair of the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Tech! https://lnkd.in/eJkKdfWK