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OSU receives funding to host prestigious STEM-focused scholars program 

Mon, Feb 06, 2023

Oklahoma State University has been selected to participate in the 2023 Beckman Scholars Program (BSP). 

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Six OSU students chosen as finalists in national graphic design competition

Mon, Jan 30, 2023

Four undergraduate and two graduate students from Oklahoma State University’s graphic design program recently had their work selected in the annual American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Baltimore Flux Student Design Competition.

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OSU hosts state groundwater conference for second year, promoting crucial industry

Tue, Jan 17, 2023

Oklahoma State University welcomed more than 200 groundwater professionals to Stillwater on Jan. 4 and 5 for the annual Oklahoma Ground Water Association (OGWA) Conference and Trade Show. This was the second year OSU hosted the event, which provides continuing education opportunities and a chance for attendees to connect on Oklahoma groundwater issues.

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Japanese artist Manami Ishimura exhibition set to open at OSU Gardiner Gallery of Art

Thu, Jan 12, 2023

An exhibition of works by Japanese artist Manami Ishimura opens Jan. 19 at the Gardiner Gallery of Art in the Bartlett Center on Oklahoma State University’s Stillwater campus. The exhibition, titled “Ripple,” includes three large sculptural works made of PETG plastic using a 3D pen and monofilament.

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Honors College students hooded for fall 2022 semester

Mon, Jan 09, 2023

The Fall Honors College Hooding Ceremony and Award Presentation took place on Dec. 16 in the Student Union Ballroom. The ceremony recognized students who were Fall 2022 graduating candidates for the General Honors award, Departmental or College Honors award and the Honors College degree.

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OSU alumna receives award from Daughters of the American Revolution

Tue, Jan 03, 2023

Oklahoma artist Anita Fields (Osage/Muscogee) has been selected to receive the Women in the Arts Recognition Award from the Cimarron Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

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OSU Ethics Bowl Team wins regional competition, qualifies for nationals

Mon, Dec 19, 2022

Oklahoma State University’s Ethics Bowl Team won the regional competition at Texas A&M University-San Antonio on November 12 and qualified for the national competition on March 4-5 in Portland, Oregon. The team has maintained recent success, as this marks the third year in a row that the team has won regionals and the fourth out of five years they’ve qualified for the national competition. Two years ago, the team placed in the top eight in the nation.

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OSU celebrates 145th commencement

Sat, Dec 17, 2022

OSU President Kayse Shrum presided over OSU’s 145th commencement and was joined at the lectern with U.S. Rep. Lucas; Dr. Ki Cole, OSU faculty chair; Jarold Callahan, OSU A&M Board of Regents chair; and Riley Pritzlaff, Student Government Association president.

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Borunda, Leffingwell appointed to College of Arts and Sciences leadership team

Fri, Dec 16, 2022

Oklahoma State University’s College of Arts and Sciences recently announced two new additions to its leadership team. Dr. Mario Borunda from the Department of Physics was named associate dean and senior inclusion officer in November, replacing Dr. Craig Freeman, who took a position at OSU-Tulsa. Dr. Thad Leffingwell from the Department of Psychology was named associate dean for facilities in December. Dr. Kristen Baum had previously been fulfilling duties associated with the position in addition to her responsibilities as associate dean for research.

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Jacek Tyminski honors former professor with Richard C. Powell Graduate Fellowship

Tue, Dec 13, 2022

Dr. Jacek Tyminski was all alone in 1979, having traveled more than 5,000 miles from Elblag, Poland, to Stillwater. He was a refugee, coming to OSU to pursue his Ph.D. because of deteriorating conditions in his home country. Arriving at Oklahoma State University, he felt completely disoriented, with no connections and no direction. But thanks to the kindness of physics professor Dr. Richard Powell, Tyminski soon found a family.

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ROTC cadets make history as first female infantry officers from OSU

Mon, Dec 12, 2022

Two Army ROTC graduates made history this spring as the first female cadets from the Oklahoma State University Cowboy Battalion to be selected as infantry officers upon their graduation from OSU. Keona Tidwell and Madeline Sloniker graduated in May, and are now heading to Fort Benning, Georgia, to attend the Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course (IBOLC). Once they graduate IBOLC, they will officially be the first female infantry officers to come from OSU’s Army ROTC program.

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OSU philosophy professor studying how much empathy is too much

Mon, Dec 12, 2022

Empathy, as most people use the term, is understanding somebody else’s perspective — trying to put yourself in their shoes, trying to feel what they feel — and it is often described as a good thing. But is it really a good thing? Dr. Shannon Spaulding, associate professor and graduate coordinator in the Oklahoma State University Department of Philosophy, is focusing her research on just that question.

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