As burnout and emotional exhaustion amid the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a shortage of healthcare workers, an event held at NKU this week led to ideas that may combat the growing problem. The challenge, held at Northern Kentucky University’s Institute for Health Innovation on May 14, was intended to identify innovative solutions to address […]
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IGNITE students become world champs in robotics
The IGNITE Institute’s Robotics team members were crowned world champions following the international VEX World Robotics Championship in Dallas, Texas last weekend. A team from Covington Catholic finished in second place. IGNITE’s team, PiBotics, triumphed over more than 800 groups representing 40 countries for the world championship. The competition began with more than 20,000 registered […]
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Remake Learning Days Across America returning to NKY
Remake Learning Days Across America returns to Covington this spring in with family-friendly learning events designed to engage caregivers, parents and kids around the country. Organizations like the Kenton County Public Library and the Catalytic Fund are coordinating the festival, bringing together other regional organizations to host more than 100 events during the Greater Cincinnati […]
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NKU to cut ribbon on First-Year Student Success HubÂ
Northern Kentucky University will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, to celebrate the opening of the First-Year Student Success Hub. Expected speakers and/or attendees include NKU President Ashish Vaidya, NKU Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Provost Matt Cecil, select NKU advisors and students. The First-Year Student Success Hub will […]
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Thomas More University to break ground on new academic center
Thomas More University plans to hold a ceremonial groundbreaking for its newest academic center, a 34,000 square foot building that will house advanced technology and state-of-the-art classrooms. The new academic center will have a 375-seat auditorium, a technology and prototype lab, the Dr. Anthony ’65 & Geraldine ’66 Zembrodt Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, […]
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NKU to host benefit concert for Ukrainian refugeesÂ
In light of the tragic events in Ukraine, Northern Kentucky University will welcome back two world-renowned pianists and NKU alums on April 22 for a concert to benefit Ukrainian refugees in the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati community. Ukraine natives Anna Shelest (’05) and Dmitri Shelest (’05, ’08) will return to campus and the Greaves Concert Hall […]
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Gov. Beshear vetoes charter school bill
Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed House Bill 9 Thursday. Under the bill’s provisions, Northern Kentucky could possibly be home to a charter pilot school as early as 2023. “Our taxpayer dollars should not be redirected to for-profit entities that run charter schools,” Beshear said in his Thursday press conference. “As attorney general, I can tell you […]
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The long-awaited new Grant’s Lick Elementary School may finally be underway
The process of building a new Grant’s Lick Elementary School began around 2019 with the purchase of 80 acres in southern Campbell County near Plum Creek Church. With the current elementary school building being built in 1936 and a growing population in southern Campbell County, the Campbell County School District couldn’t pass up the opportunity […]
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NKU creates the Center for Family Enterprise and Small Business; names Dawn Parks as DirectorÂ
Northern Kentucky University unveiled the Center for Family Enterprise and Small Business with Dawn Parks serving as the director of this new initiative. The CFESB was established to function as a premier resource and learning community for family enterprises and small businesses throughout the tri-state, encouraging business innovation and growth. “We are thrilled to formally announce the Center for […]
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If charter schools aren’t the answer, then what is? NKY educators weigh in on HB9
House Bill 9 on charter schools has caused waves in the public-school communities across the commonwealth, specifically here in Northern Kentucky — an area that has eyes on it as a possible location for a charter school. One landing spot that has been in question throughout the process is a space next to Ovation in […]