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OSU Museum of Art hosts reception celebrating Ralph Steadman’s influence and local creativity

Thu, Apr 03, 2025

The Oklahoma State University Museum of Art invites the public to a special reception celebrating the impact of “Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing” on university students and the Stillwater community from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, April 18.

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OSU faculty ranked among the best researchers

Thu, Apr 03, 2025

The Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List comprehensively assesses peer-reviewed research across all scientific disciplines. It evaluates each study's impact, considering factors such as citation frequency in other scientific work. This publication is the definitive ranking of research that has made the most profound contributions within each field.

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Mr. and Miss American Indian OSU 2025-26 crowned

Wed, Apr 02, 2025

Saturday, Oklahoma State University crowned its newest Mr. and Miss American Indian inside the Student Union Theater.

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OSU’s three new Goldwater Scholars lead state institutions

Fri, Mar 28, 2025

Three Oklahoma State University students were named 2025 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars on Friday. This prestigious national scholarship recognizes exceptional promise in natural sciences, engineering and mathematics.

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Eye for an Eye: Psychology’s Sznycer and Wee publish work on laws about bodily damage

Fri, Mar 28, 2025

The Bible’s lex talionis, “Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot” (Exodus 21:24), has captured the human imagination for millennia. This idea served as a model for ensuring justice when bodily harm was inflicted. But where did such laws originate? A recent study by Yunsuh Nike Wee, Daniel Sznycer and Jaimie Arona Krem sheds light on this question, revealing links between laws about bodily damage and shared intuitions about the value of body parts.

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Hard hats and Cowboy hats: OSU alumni create housing project to help homeless youth

Fri, Mar 28, 2025

Two Oklahoma State University alumni are bringing orange power to Colorado Springs with a housing project to serve homeless youth.

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Prairie Arts Center gearing up for 2025 Stillwater Arts Festival

Thu, Mar 13, 2025

With support from the City of Stillwater, the Arts and Humanities Council of Stillwater, Visit Stillwater and Oklahoma State University, the Prairie Arts Center will host the 2025 Stillwater Arts Festival on April 18-19.

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OSU’s Slaughter returning to Hearst National Writing Championships

Thu, Mar 13, 2025

Oklahoma State University senior Ashton Slaughter has earned a spot in the 65th annual Hearst National Writing Championships, which will be held on June 6 in San Francisco.

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Art student Coe explores history, race and art at Newberry Library workshop

Wed, Mar 12, 2025

Oklahoma State University art history major Max Coe attended a highly selective one-day undergraduate workshop at the Newberry Library’s Center for Renaissance Studies in Chicago on Feb. 14. This learning experience at an iconic cultural institution was fit for a participant such as Coe, who is dedicated to art history and its preservation.

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Chemistry and chemical engineering biomedical team's work recognized on research journal covers

Thu, Mar 06, 2025

Oklahoma State University’s Dr. Gopan Krishnan of the Department of Chemistry and Dr. Joshua Ramsey of the School of Chemical Engineering — along with their teams of students — recently published NIH-funded biomedical research that garnered the attention of two prestigious journals. The American Chemical Society (ACS) journal, ACS Measurement Science, featured “Colorimetric Hybridization Sensor for DNA Mimic of a SARS-CoV-2 RNA Marker: Direct and Inverse Bioanalysis” as a supplementary cover in September 2024 and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Journal, Sensors and Diagnostics put “Visual Colorimetric Insulin Detection in Human Serum” on its October 2024 cover.

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Leaving a Legacy: SMSC senior shares experiences of being a Black journalist at OSU

Thu, Mar 06, 2025

When sports media major Steve Spears came to OSU as a sophomore, it was only three weeks before he was on camera. “It didn’t go great,” Spears said with a laugh. Luckily he’s had many more opportunities to not only hone his craft, but also help future and incoming journalists along the way: for two years, Spears has been president of OSU’s National Association of Black Journalists, building a community and creating opportunities for his fellow media majors.

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Miss and Mr. Hispanic/Latinx OSU 2025 crowned

Tue, Mar 04, 2025

After an exciting and lively competition Sunday, the new Mr. and Miss Hispanic/Latinx royalty for the Oklahoma State University scholarship pageant has been crowned inside the Student Union Theater.

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