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CAS faculty, staff honored at University Awards Convocation

Fri, Dec 08, 2023

Several College of Arts and Sciences faculty, staff and administrators were recognized for their contributions during the 2023 University Awards Convocation held Monday, Dec. 4, on OSU’s Stillwater campus. In total, the college received 19 awards.

Communication Sciences and DisordersMichael and Anne Greenwood School of MusicSociologyCollege of Arts and SciencesDepartment of MathematicsDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular GeneticsPolitical ScienceBoone Pickens School of GeologyHistoryChemistryPhysicsCASDepartment of EnglishDepartment of SociologyGeologySchool of Media and Strategic CommunicationsMathematicsDepartment of PhysicsEnglishDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders

CAS, CEAT and Ag faculty awarded $460K NSF grant for drone research

Wed, Dec 06, 2023

Faculty members from Oklahoma State University’s College of Arts and Sciences; College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology; and Ferguson School of Agriculture were recently awarded a $460,000 grant from the National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation Program to acquire the Advanced Low-altitude Earth Observing System, an unoccupied aircraft system-based instrument.

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Plagues, pandemics and zombies: History professor publishes book on diseases in film

Wed, Dec 06, 2023

Oklahoma State University Department of History professor Dr. Merle Eisenberg has published a new book titled “Diseased Cinema: Plagues, Pandemics and Zombies in American Movies” supported by a book subvention grant from the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Art department professor Mendoza takes home prize for movie poster design

Tue, Dec 05, 2023

Nick Mendoza of the Department of Art, Graphic Design and Art History at Oklahoma State University recently received a silver award from the United States International Poster Biennial. Professor Mendoza’s poster, which he designed for the 2022 film “The Integrity of Joseph Chambers,” was one of 285 pieces chosen for the biennial show from among 7,380 entries.

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Physics Ph.D. student named Honorary Commencement Marshal

Tue, Dec 05, 2023

Jared Austin-Harris, an Oklahoma State University Department of Physics Ph.D. candidate, has been named an Honorary Commencement Marshal for OSU’s fall 2023 graduate commencement ceremony. Austin-Harris is one of four graduate students selected for the role.

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Battle of the Bands gives students opportunity to perform in front of live audience

Tue, Dec 05, 2023

Music Industry students at Oklahoma State University get creative and compete in the fall Battle of the Bands competition.

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2023 university award winners announced

Mon, Dec 04, 2023

Oklahoma State University Provost Jeanette Mendez acknowledged the accomplishments of faculty, staff and administrators in 2023 during the University Awards Convocation held on Monday at the Student Union Ballroom.

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Gettysburg tells the story of more than a battle − military park shows what national ‘reconciliation’ looked like for decades after Civil War

Thu, Nov 30, 2023

On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to dedicate a cemetery at the site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Four months before, about 50,000 soldiers had been killed, wounded or captured at the Battle of Gettysburg, later seen as a turning point in the war.

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Department of Languages and Literatures mourns passing of former head Dr. Perry Gethner

Fri, Nov 17, 2023

Oklahoma State University’s Department of Language and Literatures lost a beloved member of its faculty this week with the passing of recently retired French professor and former department head Dr. Perry Gethner on Tuesday, Nov. 14. A graduate of Carlton College and Yale University, Gethner came to OSU as an assistant professor in 1984. He rose through the ranks, serving as the department of head of Languages and Literatures from 1999 to 2015 and retiring this year as Regents Professor of Foreign Language after 39 years at OSU.

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Geology's Jim Puckette receives two awards from American Association of Petroleum Geologists

Mon, Nov 13, 2023

Dr. Jim Puckette of the Boone Pickens School of Geology at Oklahoma State University received two awards from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Midcontinent Sectional Conference. Puckette was given the Robey H. Clark Memorial in recognition of his years of service and numerous contributions to the science of geology, as well as the Roger L. Planalp award for best poster.

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Maj. Gen. Thompson to speak at OSU fall commencement

Mon, Nov 13, 2023

Few exemplify the Cowboy Code’s life of service like Maj. Gen. Michael Thompson. Thompson, an Oklahoma State University alumnus, is the speaker at his alma mater’s fall 2023 commencement.

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Researchers developing new technology to understand bird migrations

Thu, Nov 09, 2023

Oklahoma State University scientists will work to uncover the mysteries of bird migration by determining what environmental factors affect migrating bird species and how they are responding to major environmental changes.

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