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OSU physicist awarded $600K Air Force grant to advance quantum simulation

Wed, Oct 08, 2025

A team of physicists from Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to pioneer a new approach to controlling and designing quantum systems, a key capability for next-generation quantum enhanced technologies. The 3-year grant, led by OSU assistant professor Dr. Thomas Bilitewski and co-led by OU associate professor Dr. Grant Biedermann, will allow the researchers to investigate a fundamental challenge in the field: how to precisely control and manipulate systems of quantum particles.

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Scholarship information students need to know for 2026-27

Wed, Oct 01, 2025

Deadlines for scholarships are approaching soon for returning Oklahoma State University students seeking financial support.  Here is information on college, university and national-level scholarships.

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Stabilizing Force: OSU researchers create ‘smoke alarm’ for earthquakes

Wed, Sep 24, 2025

Intact — a seismic device about the size of a shoebox — is simple to use: Just clamp it to a structure’s foundation, and it connects to the WiFi, sending data to servers that can provide a digital footprint for the building. This allows people to see how often the structure is subliminally shaking and give them time to stabilize it in case of an earthquake.

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History’s Eisenberg receives NEH grant for collaborative research on the First Plague Pandemic

Fri, Sep 19, 2025

Oklahoma State University Department of History assistant professor Dr. Merle Eisenberg recently received a National Endowment for the Humanities Collaboration grant for nearly $250,000 to conduct research on the First Plague Pandemic. The College of Arts and Sciences faculty member will be working alongside Hebrew University of Jerusalem senior lecturer Dr. Lee Mordechai to produce a book on the historical pandemic — which took place between about 541-750 CE — that’s tentatively titled, “Pandemic and History: Disease, Myth, and the End of Antiquity.”

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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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OSU Microscopy Facility hosts Atomic Force Microscopy workshop

Tue, Sep 16, 2025

Oklahoma State University welcomed Oxford Instruments/Asylum Research to campus Aug. 8 and 9 for a two-day Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) workshop, offering researchers hands-on experience with one of the facility’s most advanced tools.

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Painting her way forward: OSU alumna Jezek’s artistic journey

Wed, Sep 10, 2025

Vibrant color and abstract characters aren’t the only unique traits about Samantha Jezek’s artwork. This Tulsa-based artist uses her talent to inspire and encourage women with every collection she creates.

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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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Music education student researches composer representation

Tue, Sep 09, 2025

Katelynn Biggs’ studies primarily focused on prescribed music lists for high school concert bands in the region. The PMLs are what every student in the state plays when they perform at competitions and, therefore, spend hours and hours with the music. As a French horn player, Biggs narrowed the research down to just that instrument.

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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 and Texas A&M plan national research center to advance safe energy-related geologic storage

Mon, Sep 08, 2025

Oklahoma State University has joined forces with Texas A&M University to establish the National Science Foundation Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Energy-Related Geologic Storage, a new national hub for research on subsurface storage of fluids used or produced for energy activities.  The center invites collaboration with industry partners to ensure research addresses real-world challenges and delivers practical solutions.

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