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Gardening passion grows into career opportunity for new Extension state specialist

Mon, Sep 29, 2025

Courtney DeKalb-Myers is a new consumer horticulture specialist at Oklahoma State University.

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Bulb planting season is here: Prepare for a burst of color

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

Fall is the time to plant spring-flowering bulbs in the garden.

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OSU Department of Agricultural Economics sets agenda for 2025 Rural Economic Outlook Conference

Wed, Sep 24, 2025

The Oklahoma State University Department of Agricultural Economics will host its annual Rural Economic Outlook Conference Oct. 8 in Stillwater at the ConocoPhillips Alumni Center on OSU’s campus.

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Fall armyworms are on the rise in Oklahoma. Here’s what you should do

Wed, Sep 24, 2025

The fall armyworm – earning its name for the way it “marches” from food source to food source – population fluctuates every year. Cooler and wetter weather patterns early in the year factor into what activity will look like in the fall, explains Ashleigh Faris, Oklahoma State University Extension’s cropping systems entomologist.

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OSU Mortar Board names Top 20 freshman men and women

Tue, Sep 16, 2025

The Oklahoma State University chapter of the Mortar Board honor society recently named its top 20 freshmen, as well as Top 10 freshman men and women for the 2024-25 class.

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4-H honors state award recipients

Thu, Sep 11, 2025

The Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development program recognized its 2025 Outstanding Alumni and State Partner in 4-H Award winners at the Honors Night Banquet during the 104th State 4-H Roundup in Stillwater on July 24.

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Niblack Research Scholars' Newest Class

Tue, Sep 09, 2025

This year, 13 students are getting the opportunity to advance their careers through the Niblack Research Scholars program. These undergraduates have been selected as scholars for the 2025-26 school year, earning them a $8,000 scholarship to conduct research with faculty across campus.

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OSU’s investments in computing are redefining research

Tue, Sep 09, 2025

Through critical investments in technology and expertise, Oklahoma State University’s biocomputational research spans multiple disciplines, generating insights into how living systems function at a molecular level and answering questions too difficult to answer through experiments alone.

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Raising the Grain: OSU Agriculture reinvents wheat for the future

Tue, Sep 09, 2025

In the past 25 years, OSU Ag Research’s wheat breeding program has kept stripe rust and leaf rust at bay in wheat crops with varieties like Gallagher, Smith’s Gold, Green Hammer, OK Corral and Paradox; created durable dual-purpose wheat with varieties like Endurance, Duster, Gallagher and Doublestop CL+; released varieties that offer tolerance to the grassy weed herbicide Imazamox (Doublestop CL+ and Orange Blossom CL+); and discovered an altered version of what is now one of the most important disease-resistant wheat genes in breeding programs across the world. OSU’s wheat team hasn’t stopped there.

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Matters of the Heart: OSU undergraduate’s research journey from California dreaming to cardiology breakthroughs

Tue, Sep 09, 2025

When Angelique Robinson transferred to Oklahoma State University from a tiny junior college in rural California, she had no idea she’d end up performing heart surgery on mice. Today, Robinson is working on four active research projects, including a groundbreaking heart regeneration study in neonatal mice under assistant professor Dr. Jiyoung Bae. She was just 19 when Bae, newly arrived on campus, invited Robinson to perform the complex surgeries herself.

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OSU Extension empowers Oklahoma communities with hands-on learning and youth leadership

Wed, Sep 03, 2025

During the first quarter of 2025, Oklahoma State University Extension provided hands-on learning, fostered new partnerships and helped Oklahomans of all ages build practical skills for everyday life. From classrooms that sparked curiosity to youth-led service projects reaching across state lines, county educators met local needs with creativity and dedication.

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From Home Kitchens to Commercial Processors: FAPC Fall Trainings Strengthen Oklahoma’s Food Industry

Wed, Sep 03, 2025

The Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center is offering food-related workshops this fall.

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