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Best Meatless Burger? Zyzak Sniffs it Out

Best Meatless Burger? Zyzak Sniffs it Out

As consumers notice more plant-based meat alternatives on grocery shelves, many may wonder how the appearance, texture, smell, and taste compare to familiar products. This curiosity led EKU chemistry professor Dr. LiLi Zyzak to evaluate plant-based hamburger products...
EKU First in Kentucky in Best for Vets

EKU First in Kentucky in Best for Vets

Eastern Kentucky University continues to climb the Military Times’ Best for Vets ranking, moving up to No. 9 this year among public institutions, making it the top-ranked school in Kentucky for veterans and other students connected to the military. The...
Risky Business: Professor Uses Life Lessons to Study Risk

Risky Business: Professor Uses Life Lessons to Study Risk

Helping others understand and measure the consequences of risk taking is the specialty of Dr. Siwei Gao, Thomas and Rebecca Coffey Professor of of Insurance Studies.  One concept Gao recently studied is the risk that many take when they get behind the wheel of a...
National Roll Call Remembers Veterans’ Sacrifice

National Roll Call Remembers Veterans’ Sacrifice

Eastern Kentucky University will join campuses nationwide on Thursday, November 11 in the National Roll Call remembrance event that pays tribute to American military service members who have fallen since the Global War on Terror in 2001 to present day. ...
School of Nursing Celebrates 50th Anniversary at EKU

School of Nursing Celebrates 50th Anniversary at EKU

Think back to the year 1971: The voting age was lowered to 18, Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida, the Meditation Chapel was dedicated on campus, and Eastern Kentucky University began its baccalaureate nursing program. Eastern’s nursing program...
Professor Brings Awareness to the American Chestnut Tree

Professor Brings Awareness to the American Chestnut Tree

Eastern Kentucky University professor and ecologist Dr. Jennifer Koslow has been heavily involved with the expansion of knowledge and awareness concerning the American chestnut tree.  In the early 20th century, the rapidly-growing American chestnut was heavily...
Professor Brings Awareness to the American Chestnut Tree

Professor Brings Awareness to the American Chestnut Tree

Eastern Kentucky University professor and ecologist Dr. Jennifer Koslow has been heavily involved with the expansion of knowledge and awareness concerning the American chestnut tree.  In the early 20th century, the rapidly-growing American chestnut was heavily...
Conference Seeks to Assist First Generation Students

Conference Seeks to Assist First Generation Students

The Gen1 2.0 conference will virtually gather approximately 150 educators and leaders from K-12 institutions and beyond to discuss ways to better serve the first-generation college student. The conference will be held November 8-10 and is the second year EKU has...
PATH Scholarship Offers Resources to Students

PATH Scholarship Offers Resources to Students

Eastern Kentucky University has been selected as a 2021 Progress, Accomplishment, Thriving, Hope (PATH) Scholarship recipient through the Ellucian Foundation. The PATH Scholarship program provides grants to higher education institutions to support students facing...