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Developing leadership: OSU faculty work with middle schoolers to help improve community

May 21, 2025

Harmon County is one of two counties in Oklahoma to have all five stressors that affect a community negatively: high outward migration, low education, low employment, high poverty and high child poverty, according to the U.S. Department of

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Against all odds: Ferguson College senior balances fatherhood, college and military service

May 21, 2025

As juniors at Oklahoma State University and with a baby on the way, Connor Colby and his wife, Maliah, had to make some tough decisions about their future. Looking for stability, Colby turned to his country for support, he said.

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Classmates, partners and soulmates: Ferguson alumni share a love rooted in education

May 21, 2025

The air was thick with summer heat as students walked between brick buildings, preparing for their first day of school. For most, Aug. 20, 2007, was just another day, but one couple remembers it as the start of something special.

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Beyond the mound: Landscape architecture alumnus provides athletic facility leadership

May 21, 2025

Sometimes the mark of a player is not determined by strikes or home runs. Success can be measured by how a player handles the curveballs of life. Kyle Waters, senior associate athletic director of facilities for Oklahoma State University, has

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Winning wardrobe: OSU works to open the Cowboy Career Closet

May 21, 2025

W hen the time comes to interview for a position, students want to dress for success. But, what if they cannot? To prevent this situation, Oklahoma State University is taking major steps to ensure its students are prepared for the professional world

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Cowboys in the Capitol: Students work alongside legislators to gain firsthand experience through internships

May 21, 2025

Nearly 50 years ago, a student in the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture served as the first intern in the Agricultural Legislative Internship Program, leading the way for dozens to follow.

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Paving the way for the next generation: Father-daughter duo uses OSU education in mammalian cloning and genetics

May 21, 2025

For the Russell family of Gainesville, Texas, the horse industry is a way of life. The family members have built their lives around appreciation for horses and the industry involved, said Blake Russell, president of ViaGen Pets and Equine and 1986

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A greenhouse is not a storage shed

May 16, 2025

Although it is handy to keep all gardening supplies together, it is not a good idea to store everything in a greenhouse.

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50 Years on the Air: 'Oklahoma Gardening' is television you've grown to love

May 14, 2025

When Oklahoma State University Extension horticulturist Joe Maxon first hauled plants from Stillwater to the OETA studio to shoot the brand-new, live TV program, "Oklahoma Gardening," he likely had no idea of the impact it would have. He was laying

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Impact Spotlight: Alexandria Sparks

May 14, 2025

Alex Sparks, a junior at Oklahoma State University, didn't grow up on a farm or have acres of land. But thanks to her father, she found a love for horticulture anyway — in a shared backyard shaded by an oak tree.

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OSU and Oklahoma Genetics Inc. partnership benefits wheat industry

May 14, 2025

Oklahoma is known for its rolling and expansive wheat fields because wheat is one of the top crops produced in the state. More than 70% of all wheat acres are planted with varieties developed at Oklahoma State University, including 36 varieties

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