Marcus Harvey, an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina Asheville, will visit WCU to speak as part of the Jerry Jackson Lecture in the Humanities series.
Research involving Western Carolina University’s Mosquito and Vector-Borne Infectious Disease Facility is aiding the fight against mosquito-spread La Crosse encephalitis in Western North Carolina and gaining recognition in a publication of the Centers for Disease Control.
Someone currently enrolled at WCU will go on to have a significant career in the leadership of a major American company, predicts one of the country’s leading businessmen.
Susan Martin, an adjunct faculty member in Western Carolina University’s School of Art and Design, is the recipient of a North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award for her photography.
Patrick Brannon, the outreach education specialist at Highlands Biological Station, has been named environmental educator of the year by the Environmental Educators of North Carolina organization.
Western Carolina University’s next First Thursday Old-Time and Bluegrass Series event will feature folklorist, storyteller and musician Lee Knight performing at MadStone Café and Catching Light Books.
The Smoky Mountain Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Collaborative will host a telescope viewing on Saturday, Oct. 20, beginning at 6 p.m. at Bridge Park in Sylva.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, the Western Carolina University community is continuing to come to the aid of those affected, this time gathering supplies destined for a coastal county.
An authors’ event for an adult coloring book with a mathematical theme will take place at MadStone Cafe & Catching Light Books at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25.
