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From Pom Squad to crime scene, alumna builds successful career

Sep 19, 2018

Mia Solomon White knew two things in high school: She wanted to attend college in Oklahoma, and she wanted a career involving the study of human behavior. As a high school junior, she visited Oklahoma State during homecoming. White found the

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Trumpet champion: new facilities will make Greenwood School of Music even better

Sep 15, 2018

Noah Mennenga is excited to watch the Michael and Anne Greenwood School of Music continue to grow larger and even stronger than it already is in the near future. The trumpet performance senior will graduate in May after a wonderful experience at

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Knapp's passion for earth sciences leads her to geology

Sep 12, 2018

A love of math, physics and the outdoors adds up to one passionate geologist. You can find all of those traits in Camelia C. Knapp, the new Boone Pickens School of Geology head.

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CAS faculty and staff honored at Convocation

Sep 6, 2018

The Oklahoma State University College of Arts and Sciences announced its faculty and staff award winners Aug. 28 at its annual Fall Convocation, held in the Wes Watkins Center Exhibition Hall. CAS leaders presented 11 awards to members of the

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OSU hosts Parkinson’s disease boot camp

Sep 5, 2018

Steve and Susan Burgess had never been to Stillwater, Oklahoma, before they made the roughly one-hour drive from their new home in Shawnee on Aug. 9. They discovered Oklahoma State University has a beautiful campus and expert faculty, and most

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Alumni: CAS prepared us to succeed at Harvard Law School

Aug 29, 2018

A few common threads run among three members of the College of Arts and Sciences family: They all love OSU, attended Harvard Law School, and remember professors who helped them get there. Craig Grounds (English 2014), Travis Leverett (political

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CAS advisor of the year believes in students

Aug 22, 2018

The “Student First Aid Station” in Dana Hatter’s office in Life Sciences East is stocked not only with band-aids and ibuprofen, but also with boxes marked “Popcorn” and “Hot Chocolate.”  “I call

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OSU hosting national geology workshop

Aug 22, 2018

A Boone Pickens School of Geology faculty member is hosting a national workshop at OSU this weekend. Priyank Jaiswal is hosting A Forum on Infrastructure, sponsored by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists and the National Science Foundation. The

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Mendez, Belmonte, Baum assume new roles in dean's office

Aug 15, 2018

Changes abound among the leadership in Oklahoma State University’s College of Arts and Sciences.  Jeanette Mendez was named interim dean in June, following the departure of Bret Danilowicz after six years to become provost at Florida

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Teaching math to help students follow their dreams

Aug 15, 2018

Josh Cox followed in his father’s footsteps in choosing Oklahoma State University, and it was his mother’s example that led to his choice of major and future career. Cox is from Saginaw, Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth. His mother, Angela,

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A Life-Changing Text

Aug 8, 2018

Abigail Ferrell was in her Edmond North High School government class when a life-changing text message arrived. It linked to a video of OSU President Burns and First Cowgirl Ann Hargis congratulating her. She had to watch it 10 times until she

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Community Engagement flying high

Aug 2, 2018

The skate park might not be the first place you think of when you hear terms like physics and STEM learning. Thanks to a CAS community engagement project, the Stillwater Skate Park on Main Street became a place of informal science

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