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OSU to host New York Times bestselling author Jessamine Chan on April 17

Thu, Apr 10, 2025

On April 17, Oklahoma State University will welcome author Jessamine Chan to campus for a free public reading and discussion. Supported by the OSU Department of English, OSU Creative Writing Program, the Fae Rawdon Norris Endowment and the OSU Creative Writers Association, “An Evening with Jessamine Chan” was organized by OSU creative writing assistant professor Gene Kwak and graduate student Gage Saylor.

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Geography, plant biology professors secure NASA funding for grasslands research using remote sensing

Thu, Apr 10, 2025

A team of researchers led by Oklahoma State University Department of Geography’s Dr. Hamed Gholizadeh recently received more than $730 thousand in NASA funding to further its research into grassland systems, specifically looking at how management practices like prescribed fire and grazing are impacting biodiversity.

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OSU physicists demonstrate how quantum systems don't always melt

Fri, Apr 04, 2025

In a recent theory-experiment collaboration, two Oklahoma State University Department of Physics groups demonstrated the generation of quantum many-body scars, or QMBSs.

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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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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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OSU biology professor partners with education studio to develop free lessons for high schools nationwide

Mon, Mar 03, 2025

The calls of gray treefrogs are making their way from Oklahoma wetlands to high school biology classrooms nationwide, thanks to Oklahoma State University professor Dr. Michael Reichert.

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Eleven of 25 OSU Outstanding Seniors call College of Arts and Sciences home

Mon, Mar 03, 2025

Of the 25 Outstanding Seniors selected by the Oklahoma State University Alumni Association for the 2024-25 academic year, 11 are students within the College of Arts and Sciences. The Outstanding Seniors award recognizes OSU students who show excellence through academic achievement; campus and community involvement; academic, athletic or extracurricular honors or awards; scholarships; and work ethic during their time at Oklahoma State.

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CAS Faculty Spotlight: OSU’s Nordic and Finnish history expert

Tue, Feb 04, 2025

Dr. Jason Lavery, an Oklahoma State University Department of History Regents Professor, is also a permanent adjunct professor at Helsinki University. Since 1992, he has taught a summer course, "Finland Pre-History to the Present," at Helsinki Summer University, which helps students and immigrants understand Finnish culture.

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