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Two OSU students named Truman Scholarship finalists

Wed, Feb 19, 2020

OSU juniors Adrienne Blakey and Kayla Dunn have been named finalists for the 2020 Truman Scholarship, the premiere graduate scholarship for aspiring public leaders in the United States.

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Alumnus Wilguess becomes president of Oklahoma Dental Association

Wed, Feb 19, 2020

Dan Wilguess, a 1994 Oklahoma State University biology graduate, is president of the Oklahoma Dental Association.

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Watson, four other female scientists produce comprehensive analysis of sunflower family

Tue, Feb 11, 2020

Linda Watson, an Oklahoma State University professor in the Department of Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution, is one of five female scientists who have produced a comprehensive analysis of genomic-scale data to understand the historical biogeography of the Asteraceae, also known as the sunflower or daisy family. Watson, president of the Botanical Society of America, collaborated with researchers from the University of Memphis and the Smithsonian Institution to publish “A fully resolved backbone phylogeny reveals numerous dispersals and explosive diversifications throughout the history of Asteraceae” in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

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Students claim $45,000 in prize money in Riata Business Plan Competition

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

The Oklahoma State University School for Entrepreneurship and the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship have named winners of the annual student competition to create business startups at the event finals Jan. 31. The Riata Business Plan Competition at the Spears School of Business promotes entrepreneurship and small business development by focusing on student created, managed and owned ventures.

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Combining dance and science

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

At Oklahoma State University, Alannah Templon has been on a part of the OSU Dance Company and also the OSU Tap Company. She has even served as president of the OSU Dance Company for the last two years. She has double majors in biology and sociology with a minor in dance.

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Professor’s passion for audiology, speech-language pathology spans continents

Tue, Feb 04, 2020

For Dr. Sabiha Parveen, it wasn’t so much a question of what she’d study, but rather how she’d go about it. So after graduating from the University of Calcutta in her home country of India and working for a year in audiology and speech-language pathology, she headed to Bowling Green State University in Ohio for postgraduate work. Although Parveen had initially wanted to focus her studies on aphasia and stroke, her mentor presented another option: Parkinson’s disease.

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OSU Symphony to perform at national conference

Wed, Jan 29, 2020

The Oklahoma State University Symphony Orchestra is one of two groups chosen to perform at the 2020 College Orchestra Directors Association National Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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OCEAN brings FOSSIL, experts and collaboration to OSU

Wed, Jan 22, 2020

Oklahoma State University created the Oklahoma Center for Evolutionary Analysis, or OCEAN, which hosts an annual conference called the Flyover State Scientists Integrating Evolution, or FOSSIL. OCEAN’s critical mass of social science researchers makes it one of fewer than five such centers in the entire U.S. where students receive training in and exposure to evolutionary approaches to cognition and behavior.

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Babu among 27 CAS honorees at University Awards Convocation

Thu, Dec 19, 2019

Dr. Kaladi Babu, a Regents Professor in the Department of Physics, received the Eminent Faculty Award during the University Awards Convocation on Dec. 11 in the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center.

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OSU alumna part of first all-female radio crew for FBS national radio broadcast

Wed, Dec 18, 2019

Oklahoma State University alumna Dani Welniak will make history Saturday as part of the first all-female radio crew for a NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision game on a national radio network.

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OSU recognizes Babu, Bryans during fall 2019 University Awards Convocation

Thu, Dec 12, 2019

Dr. Kaladi Babu, Regents Professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Mary Bryans, director of Budget and Asset Management and chief budget officer, took top honors as Oklahoma State University recognized the achievements of faculty, staff and administrators at the University Awards Convocation Wednesday at the OSU ConocoPhillips Alumni Center in Stillwater.

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Orange Gown Graduate and triple major bound for law school

Wed, Dec 11, 2019

First-generation college student Ryan Hollands learned about the power of education at an early age.

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