The newsletter for the WKU community
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Student outreach, recruitment among expected benefits of NMR spectrometer
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Good news: More new instrumentation will soon be installed at WKU.
Around the same time that WKU biologists, including Dr. Ajay Srivistana, learned that they received a National Science Foundation grant to
fund a new Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope
, Dr. Kevin Williams, professor of Chemistry, was notified that his NSF grant proposal for a new Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectrometer had been approved.
For Dr. Williams and his fellow WKU chemists, the grant couldn’t have come at a better time. WKU’s existing NMR spectrometer is nearing 16 years in use, with a typical operating life of 8 to 10 years.
“The NMR spectrometer is one of the workhorse instruments in a chemistry department,” Dr. Williams said. “It’s getting more difficult to find parts to repair our current spectrometer, due to its age. We were to the point this year that we’d need to develop a plan B if our grant proposal hadn’t been accepted.”
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry can help researchers determine the structure of organic and inorganic compounds. NMR spectrometers are equipped with powerful magnets that help analyze a sample’s molecular structure by measuring the interaction of nuclear spins while the sample is in a magnetic field.
The new NMR spectrometer is scheduled to be installed between mid-December and mid-February.
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Expect increased traffic and bus congestion today on Avenue of Champions near Diddle Arena from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the Bowling Green Regional College Fair.
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WKU honors donors for legacy gifts, consecutive giving
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More than 230 donors were recognized for consecutive years of giving and legacy gifts at a brunch on Saturday at the Augenstein Alumni Center. Hilliard Lyons, a Baird Company, was the presenting sponsor of the event. “Throughout our lifetimes, we each make important decisions concerning if to give, what to give and where to give,” said Amanda L. Trabue, Vice President for Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement.
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“All of us have a story of how Western shaped and molded us into who we are today,” said Ron Miller of Bowling Green, a 34-year member of the Cupola Society and a member of the Society of 1906. “We all want to give our kids the opportunity to get a good education so they can change the world and make it a better place.”
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Nominations sought for Summit of Excellence awards
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WKU Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement is seeking nominations from the WKU community for the
inaugural Summit of Excellence awards
to honor and recognize outstanding contributions of alumni, faculty, staff, friends and students. The following awards will be presented at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at Augenstein Alumni Center: Philanthropist of the Year; Corporate/Foundation Excellence Award; Distinguished Service Medal; Outstanding Faculty and Staff Excellence Award; and Outstanding Student Excellence Award.
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The Summit of Excellence on Oct. 17 will serve as the official on-campus kickoff to Homecoming festivities and will honor those who have invested their time to advocate for WKU and our fundraising initiatives or have invested financial resources.
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Certified Celebrator begins fall 2019 entrepreneurship series
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WKU hosting Personal Financial Planning Symposium Sept. 20
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WKU’s
2nd Annual Personal Financial Planning Symposium
will bring together nationally recognized speakers, practitioners from around the region, and WKU’s Personal Financial Planning program faculty and students, for a day of continuing education and networking from 8:40 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Knicely Conference Center. With keynote speaker Michael Kitces, the “Top Influencer” in the financial planning profession, and topics of great interest in today’s economic and investment climate, the Symposium will once again be the premier one-day event in the Ohio River Valley and Tennessee River Valley area.
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Eric D. Yates Memorial Run
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Here's a reminder that the WKU Army ROTC program will host the 10th Annual Eric D. Yates Memorial Run on Sept. 18. The 5K Run and 2 Mile Walk will begin at 6 p.m. at Chaney’s Dairy Barn, 9191 Nashville Road. Yates, a 2008 WKU graduate from Rineyville, was killed in action Sept. 17, 2010, after an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Afghanistan.
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Live Q&A session with NASA astronauts on Friday morning
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Students, teachers and fans of space have a special opportunity to watch a live Q&A session with astronauts aboard the International Space Station at 9:50 a.m. Friday in the Great Room of
The Gatton Academy
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Sisterhood Grant Deadline
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Study Abroad Fair
Study Abroad & Global Learning will host the 2019 Study Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first floor of the Mahurin Honors College and International Center.
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IYO Revisited Opening Event
The
2019-20 IYO Revisited
begins at 4 p.m. with a reception for the ZSEIFS Retrospective exhibition at the Kentucky Museum. A panel discussion featuring Zuheir Sofia Endowed International Faculty Seminar alumni will follow.
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Bowling Green, KY 42101
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