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CAS faculty are living out the land-grant mission in their teaching, research and extension efforts

All 24 College of Arts and Sciences departments are working to advance Oklahoma State University’s land-grant mission in their teaching, research and extension efforts.
OSU ranked Best Value public university in Oklahoma by ‘US News and World Report’

Mon, Sep 18, 2023

Oklahoma State University claimed the top spot in Oklahoma for a public university in the category of Best Value schools, ranking of 172, improving six spots from the previous year (No. 178) in the latest “U.S News and World Report’s” Best College Rankings list released this week.

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Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium highlights impact of student research

Mon, Apr 24, 2023

No matter where a student finds themself in their academic career at Oklahoma State University, they can take part in groundbreaking research. For undergraduates, that research was on display this week at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.

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OSU psychologist finds an aversion to swearing may lead to incorrect word pronunciation

Fri, Nov 11, 2022

A new study by Oklahoma State University’s Dr. Sarah Kucker and the University of Miami’s Dr. Lynn Perry examined how socially taboo words change how we say new words. In the study, participants read aloud made-up words that were spelled to either rhyme with a swear word, such as “kuck,” or rhyme with a neutral word, like “wug” rhyming with “rug”.

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OSU psychology professor advances novel theory about moral judgment

Thu, Oct 27, 2022

Dr. Daniel Sznycer, an assistant professor in Oklahoma State University’s Department of Psychology, recently published research on moral judgment in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. “This paper shows the first proof that dilemmas trigger a well-designed cognitive system for making tradeoffs between conflicting moral values,” Sznycer said.

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OSU touts world-leading center for the study of human nature

Mon, Oct 17, 2022

Throughout human history, social interaction has made the world go around, whether it was for advancement through invention or tragedy through war. The current global landscape is more interconnected but also more divided than ever. A team of Oklahoma State University researchers is using evolutionary psychological science to look to the past for answers that could help us understand each other today. The Oklahoma Center for Evolutionary ANalysis (OCEAN) is one of the top institutions in the world in this rapidly growing area.

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OCEAN Speaker Series: Guest psychology professor gives talk on human mate choice

Fri, Sep 23, 2022

On Sept. 15, evolutionary psychologist and University of California, Santa Barbara professor Dr. Daniel Conroy-Beam presented research at OSU as part of the OCEAN Speaker Series.

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Crossing the Stage at All Walks of Life

Thu, May 05, 2022

Christine, Casey and Sera Giles are all graduating or going to be graduating from Oklahoma State University, a special occasion for mom Christine and daughters Casey and Sera.

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