Lunar eclipse draws crowds to Haile Planetarium
Owen Treolo, Reporter
January 22, 2019
Filed under Featured Story, National News, News, Science & Health
This past Sunday night, the Haile Planetarium hosted an event to commemorate the super blood wolf moon eclipse, an extremely rare occurrence. The event started with a small documentary about the moon and the history of its exploration, followed by demonstrations about eclipses. A lunar eclipse occurs ...
Suffering and silenced: The reality of eating disorders on campus
Noël Waltz, Reporter
January 21, 2019
Filed under Featured Story, News, Science & Health
More than 30 million people across the country are struggling with an eating disorder, but only 30% will ever seek help. Eating disorders are terrifying, and many college students will unfortunately come to understand that all too well. A few Norse have been willing to tell their stories - will you listen?
Who’s Umi? What to know about NKU’s mummy project
Kane Mitten, Assistant Arts & Life Editor
January 18, 2019
Filed under Featured Story, News, Science & Health
A 2,000-year-old mummy named Umi made a stop at NKU on Thursday morning as part of an ongoing collaboration between the university and the Cincinnati Museum Center.
GALLERY: Ancient mummy analyzed at Health Innovation Center
Kane Mitten, Assistant Arts & Life Editor
January 17, 2019
Filed under Featured Story, News, Science & Health
The Cincinnati Museum Center's child mummy, believed to be almost 2,000 years old, visited NKU's Health Innovation Center to be scanned and analyzed Thursday.
College students need to learn to love naps
Corinne Byrne, Reporter
December 11, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, News, Science & Health
If you spend the majority of your nights sleeping less than eight hours, you may be in “sleep debt,” says Dr. Angela Lipsitz, former psychology professor at NKU.
Opioids: Health Innovation receives $200K to fight epidemic
November 27, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Kentucky News, News, Science & Health
Northern Kentucky’s opioid overdose rates were among some of the highest in the state last year.
Health Innovation Center: Bevin, Vaidya cut ribbon at dedication
Josh Goad, Assistant News Editor
October 18, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Kentucky News, News, Science & Health
The governor, state and NKU officials dedicated the Health Innovation Center on Wednesday.
GALLERY: U.S. 27 project groundbreaking at campus entrance
October 18, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, News, Science & Health
NKU officials broke ground Thursday on the site of a new medical office building that will house regional healthcare providers at the entrance to campus.
Education, care go hand-in-hand for Health Innovation director
Josh Goad, Reporter
April 9, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, News, Science & Health
“She was a woman with a vision,” Dr. Valerie Gray Hardcastle said of her grandmother. ”Her vision was that the sons would get a college education and that was there way out of this abject poverty and the daughters would marry someone with a college education.” Hardcastle, NKU’s first executive...
NKU ecological stewards to make historic Newport green
Josh Goad, Reporter
February 18, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, News, Science & Health
Chris Harris sits at his desk in a swivel chair. Next to the office’s door, poster board presentations are filled with maps and pictures of Newport’s historic districts. He’s the assistant historic preservation officer of Newport, and part of his job is to help districts get on the National Register o...
Alumni chili cook-off cancelled as flu season intensifies
Carrie Blair, Reporter
February 10, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, News, Science & Health
The recent flu season hit the nation hard, and NKU is no exception.
Any way the wind blows: why campus is so windy
Josh Goad, Reporter
February 2, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, News, Science & Health
Why is NKU so windy?