The latest basketball bites, a weekly column of local happenings in hoops hits on a coaching milestone, a team already matching their win totals from the past two seasons combined, The Todd Houston Memorial Freshman Tournament winner, a Lloyd standout on the brink of breaking the program scoring record, a broadcast milestone, holiday tournament winners […]
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Top sports stories of the year in NKY
Let’s take a look at some of the top sports stories of the year in Northern Kentucky. From state champions, coaching news, milestones and the start and end of eras, 2024 had it all. Here are some of the top stories of the year: Coaching legends step down Bruce Kozerski and Scott Ruthsatz both brought […]
Posted inBasketball
Basketball Bites: Coaching milestones, first wins and more
Coaching milestones, first wins, impressive performances, recaps of action, player milestones, and upcoming games are highlighted in this week’s basketball column.
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NKU graduates more than 2k students this semester
NKU honored over 2,000 graduates at its 52nd commencement on Saturday, Dec. 14, with speeches from Professor Julie Olberding and students Mikayla Griffith and Harrison Perin, and now has more than 85,000 graduates living and working around the world.
Posted inCollege
Sam Vinson joins NKU’s 1,000-point club
Sam Vinson has become the ninth player in Northern Kentucky University’s history to score 1,000 points, and is already at the top of several categories in the team’s history in steals and assists.
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NKU simulation lab shows students diverse careers in healthcare
Northern Kentucky University’s College of Health and Human Services is helping students discover jobs in the medical field beyond nursing and medicine, offering tours of their simulation lab and other programs.
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NKU conference inspires students to pursue careers in education
NKU is helping to address the teacher shortage by hosting a conference for local high school students interested in pursuing a career in education, with 330 students participating in sessions on lesson planning, American Sign Language, and AI.
Posted inEducation, Elections, News, Top 3
NKU recognized as most engaged campus in 2024 election
Northern Kentucky University was recognized as one of the most engaged campuses for college student voting in the 2024 election. This recognition was given by ALL IN Democracy Challenge, a non-partisan group that seeks to foster civic and democratic engagement. NKU was listed among nearly 400 institutions from around the country. The only other public, four-year university […]
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Regional economy’s growth likely to slow in 2025
Northern Kentucky University economist Janet Harrah predicts that Greater Cincinnati’s economy will continue to grow in 2025, albeit at a slower rate than the rest of the United States, due to a housing shortage, a shrinking number of job openings, and a skills gap for specialized roles.
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Norse show some promise against UC: What we learned in Tuesday’s contest
It’s one of those games where the final score wasn’t indicitave of a tightly played contest. The final was University of Cincinnati 76, Northern Kentucky University 60. But this was a one-point game in the second half with 16:27 to play until the top 20 in the nation mighty Bearcats from the Power 4, Big […]
