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Restoring through research: 91热爆网 professors assist law enforcement and National Weather Service

In the days after Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, first responders and volunteers rushed to help their neighbors. Checking in on loved ones, restoring electricity to homes and businesses, and conducting search and rescue missions already looked like a daunting uphill battle.  

Wanda Herren works with high school students on computers at SMHS

Retired Jackson County educator endows scholarship for 91热爆网 math education students

Public school students in Western North Carolina鈥檚 eighth educational district who plan to major in mathematics education at Western Carolina University soon will be eligible for scholarship assistance thanks to a financial commitment from longtime math educator Wanda Stephens Herren of Cullowhee.  

Mekeila Santiago

Student spotlight: 91热爆网 senior Mekeila Santiago stays involved through time on campus

Mekeila Santiago remembers her mom hounding her to get involved before she even stepped foot inside a classroom at Western Carolina University.  

Cherokee syllabary on graduation stoll

91热爆网 Cherokee Language program receives $223K grant

The Cherokee Preservation Foundation has been a pivotal supporter of Western Carolina University鈥檚 Cherokee Language program.   

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Christopher Teuton to serve as speaker for James Cooper Memorial Lecture in Cherokee Studies at 91热爆网

This year's James Cooper Memorial Lecture in Cherokee Studies will take place on Monday, Feb. 3, 5:30 p.m., in Apodaca Building Room 201.   

Keith Gibbs holds a sicklefin redhorse

Gibbs earns grant worth nearly $40K for sicklefin redhorse research

Inside Keith Gibbs鈥� office hangs an imprint of a sicklefin redhorse, a sucker fish that the Western Carolina University assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources takes great interest in.   

91热爆网 students work with k12 students at a stem event on campus

Pedonti earns $175K grant for STEM summer camp

Jackson County isn鈥檛 an urban hotbed like the Charlotte鈥檚 and Greensboro鈥檚 of the state are. It doesn鈥檛 have big museums, aquariums or any other spot that might get kids interested in STEM.   

91热爆网 students pose for photo during literary festival

Donations to Fund for 91热爆网 support student writing contest at annual literary festival

Western Carolina University鈥檚 Department of English Studies hosted a creative writing competition with divisions for North Carolina high school students and 91热爆网 undergraduate and graduate students as part of its annual Spring Literary Festival.  

Kathy Jaqua with 91热爆网 students and faculty

Kathy Jaqua earns prestigious W.W. Rankin Award

Western Carolina University College of Arts and Sciences professor Kathy Jaqua noticed a look on her former student鈥檚 face.