Highland Heights saw what the next phase of The Commons at Highland Heights could look like at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. The next phase, named Phase 1A, if approved, would add a new playground, new hammock spaces, a fire pit and more. The section of the park is located just steps away from Northern Kentucky […]
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NKU awarded nearly $1 M grant to expand startup internship opportunities
Northern Kentucky University’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship has been awarded nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation to support paid, hands-on opportunities for students while supplying talent to regional startups. The grant was awarded in collaboration with the Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation’s Kentucky Commercialization Ventures. The $999,495 funding will support the launch […]
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NKU to host Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts beginning 2026
The Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts is coming to Northern Kentucky University in 2026. The Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts and NKU shared the news that the university would host the program, starting in 2026, for the next three at an Oct. 3 press conference. Governor’s School for the Arts, known locally as […]
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NKU to celebrate 50 years of women’s volleyball
Northern Kentucky University is celebrating 50 years of NKU Women’s Volleyball this weekend. Over that span, the program has compiled 1,121 wins against 562 losses. NKU was also the first university in the commonwealth to award scholarships to female athletes. The university is honoring that legacy with alumnae, coaches and fans at Saturday’s 2 p.m. match at Regent’s Hall. Four […]
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NKU move-in day marks new chapter for students
What you need to know Cars, carts and cardboard boxes lined the sidewalks on Thursday as more than 1,200 Northern Kentucky University students began moving into their new campus homes. NKU is welcoming just over 15,300 undergraduate, graduate and online students to campus this year. Students officially return to campus on Monday, but move-in day […]
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NKU receives grant to address teacher shortage
With a new program, Northern Kentucky University hopes to reduce the regional and nationwide teacher shortage. NKU said in a press release that, through the Haile Foundation Future Educator Fellows Program, it hopes to have a direct impact on K-12 education in the region by “building a pipeline of dedicated and community-oriented educators.” This program is funded by […]
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UK College of Medicine welcomes class of 2029 to NKY campus
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus recently welcomed its class of 2029 with a white coat ceremony in the student union ballroom at Northern Kentucky University. The event was one of three white coat ceremonies hosted by the UK College of Medicine across its Kentucky campuses. The ceremonies, taking place July 31 […]
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Local voices shape climate action in Northern Kentucky
In Northern Kentucky, neighbors are gathering around maps, markers in hand, to identify heat, flooding and pollution—then build solutions together. The Climate Safe Neighborhoods program integrates various data layers, including environmental data on air quality, temperature, flood-prone areas and tree canopy cover, into geographic information systems. The project combines social, economic and demographic data in […]
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Community Voices: What are tariffs and why do they matter?
This Community Voices column about tariffs is written by Janet Harrah, the senior director for the Center for Economic Analysis and Development in the Haile College of Business at Northern Kentucky University. Let’s talk about tariffs. Yeah, we know—it’s not exactly dinner table conversation. But here’s the thing: Tariffs affect the prices you pay, the […]
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NKU’s INKUBATOR program guides students from side hustles to startups
Northern Kentucky University Haile College of Business entrepreneurship student John Wharton is leveraging his background in lawn care and support from The INKUBATOR accelerator program to build a technology startup. As a teenager growing up in Boone County, Wharton would mow his neighbors’ lawns on the side, leading him to start his own lawn care […]