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Meet Dr. Bree Baker, assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation

Nov 8, 2021

Dr. Bree Baker is an assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation and is also the director of a research lab on campus called the MAAX Lab where she conducts research on the effects of muscle and bone strength.

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People. Passion. Purpose. Graduate students embody college's mission

Nov 4, 2021

Current and former graduate students across the College of Education and Human Sciences are leading in exceptional ways and making significant and meaningful impacts within their programs, professions and communities through research, teaching and

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A Vision for Transformation: Dr. Pedersen speaks about the future

Nov 4, 2021

Dr. Jon E. Pedersen arrived in Stillwater this past summer, brimming with energy and excitement about the future of the new College of Education and Human Sciences that he's now leading. Pedersen joined the Cowboy family following five years as dean

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College honors Lou Watkins with a Hall of Fame induction

Nov 4, 2021

Lou Watkins' connections to Oklahoma State University run deep. She is a two-time graduate of the university, past member and chair of the Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents and even met her husband of 57 years, former state senator and U.S. Rep. Wes

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$3 million and counting raised to support future teachers

Nov 4, 2021

Since the launch of the Educating Forward initiative in October 2020, supporters from across the state and beyond have raised nearly $3.5 million to fund student scholarships for future teachers.

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Opportunity Orange Scholars opens up new doors

Nov 4, 2021

Each year, students with intellectual and/or developmental disability graduate from high school with the hope of attending college. Oklahoma State University is poised to serve this growing need with Opportunity Orange Scholars, a new postsecondary

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Involving Native American Communities

Nov 4, 2021

Native American communities, storytelling and earth and space curriculum are coming together in one ambitious project made possible through a $3.3 million NASA cooperative agreement with Oklahoma State University's College of Education and Human

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Making Students’ Thinking Visible

Nov 4, 2021

Virtual reality, augmented reality and 3D printing — hallmarks of the future — will now be used to help Native American students connect with their cultural past. Through an innovative $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation,

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Health Headlines: Unpeeled

Nov 4, 2021

Fad diets, health trends, wellness tips and more — these hot topics are addressed in headlines everywhere, every day. But are they too good to be true? What's fact and what's fiction? Today's health solution can lead to tomorrow's confusion as

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Meet Cody Cummins, nutritional sciences student

Nov 2, 2021

Cody Cummins is a nuritional sciences junior, two-time Wentz Scholar and a former Freshman Research Scholar regarded as a "rock star" by assistant professor Dr. Jill Joyce.

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