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OSU Honors College recognized students at annual ceremony

Wed, Oct 26, 2022

The Fall Honors College Award Presentation took place on Friday, September 30 in the Student Union Little Theatre. The ceremony recognized students who received an honors award or experiential learning (xL) essay award during the Spring 2021-22 academic year. This was for students who received the General Honors award, Departmental or College Honors award, or best essay for xL learning.

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Studying the impact of smoke from wildfires

Thu, Oct 20, 2022

In the tallgrass prairies of Oklahoma, wildfires are a natural part of the ecosystem. Across the nation and globe, their frequency and intensity are increasing, which makes understanding them more important than ever. Researchers at Oklahoma State University are working to better understand the effects the smoke from those fires has on our climate and human health.

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Stockton/Brooks lecture advocates for free speech, not agreeable speech

Wed, Oct 19, 2022

On October 4 at Oklahoma State University’s Student Union Theater, the 2022 Stockton/Brooks Lecture “Cancel Culture Cuts Many Ways” gave a platform for addressing conflicts concerning free speech.

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OSU physics professor and students develop technology to test radiation in space

Mon, Oct 17, 2022

Around 100 kilometers above the Earth, outer space starts. And right on that edge — called the Kármán line — is where a growing interest in space tourism and a need for new research is beginning. On that edge is also where a team of researchers at Oklahoma State University is focusing to understand how radiation works in the atmosphere and its impact on technology and people. Dr. Eric Benton, a radiation physicist at OSU’s College of Arts and Sciences, is leading the research with his team at OSU and has a radiation detector set to fly on a Blue Origin rocket in 2023.

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New interim Department of Theatre head works with residents on Stillwater mural project

Mon, Oct 17, 2022

On July 1, Lee Brasuell assumed the position as new interim head of theatre at Oklahoma State University and looks forward to improving different areas of the arts — and inspiring the people who work in them — in Oklahoma. He started right here in Stillwater.

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Inaugural CAS Golf Scramble a big hit at Karsten Creek

Mon, Oct 17, 2022

The spring of 2022 had Oklahoma State University alumni and friends swinging at the inaugural College of Arts and Sciences Golf Scramble hosted by CAS at the scenic Karsten Creek Golf Club just outside of Stillwater. The event raised funds for the Dean’s Excellence Fund, which helps to provide student scholarships.

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OSU touts world-leading center for the study of human nature

Mon, Oct 17, 2022

Throughout human history, social interaction has made the world go around, whether it was for advancement through invention or tragedy through war. The current global landscape is more interconnected but also more divided than ever. A team of Oklahoma State University researchers is using evolutionary psychological science to look to the past for answers that could help us understand each other today. The Oklahoma Center for Evolutionary ANalysis (OCEAN) is one of the top institutions in the world in this rapidly growing area.

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OSU’s nationally recognized sports media program provides unique opportunities for success

Thu, Oct 13, 2022

Opportunities. Guidance. Connectivity. Experience. Four words used to describe OSU’s School of Media and Strategic Communications sports media program by four of its members: a professor who helped start the program, a sports announcer nicknamed “The Voice of the Cowboys” and two award-winning students. The program is the first stand-alone sports media degree among NCAA-FBS member institutions, and its success is evident in the 364 graduates it has produced since beginning in 2010.

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Pioneering computer science alumnus battles bankruptcy and more on road to graduation

Wed, Oct 12, 2022

Miguel Pineda Soto graduated in July as one of the first to earn an online computer science degree from Oklahoma State University. The recent graduate credits the CS program for helping him get to where he is now﹣working full time at Goldman Sachs﹣but it was a tough journey.

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OSU sociology professor receives $2.7M NIH grant to study cognitive aging

Tue, Oct 11, 2022

Adam Roth, an assistant professor in Oklahoma State University’s Department of Sociology, was recently awarded a $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund his research on rural-urban disparities in cognitive aging over the next five years.

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Miss OSU 2022 crowned

Mon, Oct 10, 2022

The candidates were judged in four categories: the private interview and talent portion are both 35% of the final score, and the onstage questioning and red carpet walk both make up 15% of the final score.

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Joe Carroll and Lou Watkins inducted into CAS Hall of Fame

Wed, Oct 05, 2022

On September 16, Oklahoma State University’s College of Arts and Sciences recognized the contributions of 27 alumni at its annual Hall of Fame event. Included among the honorees were computer science alumnus Joe Carroll and political science alumna Lou Watkins, this year’s two Hall of Fame inductees.

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