After 15 years at the helm of Northern Kentucky University’s College of Informatics (COI), Dean Kevin Kirby is preparing to return to his roots. Provost Diana McGill announced today that Kirby will step...
With the slate for President and Vice President of the Student Government Association (SGA) for the 2026-2027 school year being unopposed, the president will be Kyah Smith and the vice president will be...
The U.S. government is no longer making pennies due to the rising cost of production.
Minting of pennies stopped in the U.S. in February of 2025.
This decision has sent banks, grocery stores and...
A year after a cold front of federal mandates threatened to freeze scientific research, spring has brought a cautious thaw to university labs.
Last February, as part of a broader effort to cull government...
Residents of NKU’s East Residential Village received an email on March 20, informing them that their current housing option would no longer be available starting Fall 2026. The East Village will permanently...
President Donald Trump visited two local businesses that have been impacted by his policies, Thermo Fisher Scientific in Reading, Ohio and Verst Logistics in Hebron.
In both Reading and Hebron on...
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump will visit Thermo Fisher Scientific, a pharmaceutical and biotechnology company in Reading, Cincinnati, as part of the Trump administration’s plan to bring down prescription...
Northern Kentucky University’s administration is concerned about the potential impact of substantial budget cuts passed by the Kentucky House, soon to be taken up by the Senate. Under this proposal,...
The Steely Library is packed this week, with nearly every table taken, as students do last minute study sessions in preparation for mid-term exams. Students right now need all the help they can get. PLUS...
The scene was lively outside the Student Union on Thursday as chants of “Save our cats” and “Hey hey, ho ho, these cats don't have to go” rang out across the plaza. A group of students,...
In an interview with The Northerner on Wednesday, the university reiterated that the cats living outside the Landrum Academic Center must be relocated off-campus. However, it is still searching for...
