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Integrative biology student Edwards to be Spring 2024 Honorary Graduate Commencement Marshal

Wed, May 01, 2024

Integrative biology master's student Owen Edwards has been named Oklahoma State University’s Honorary Graduate Commencement Marshal for spring 2024, the highest honor given to a doctoral or master’s student at each OSU commencement.

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National Science Foundation awards CAS student a Graduate Research Fellowship

Tue, Apr 30, 2024

Department of Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution graduate student Megan Adler recently received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

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CAS faculty awarded 2024 Excellence in Research Mentoring Award

Tue, Apr 16, 2024

Three professors from Oklahoma State University’s College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded the 2024 Excellence in Research Mentoring Award by the Vice President for Research.

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Meadows named 2024 Mr. OSU

Wed, Apr 10, 2024

Dustin Meadows, a sophomore studying physiology pre-med, won the title of Mr. Oklahoma State University 2024 on April 1.

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Reichert awarded $1.5M CAREER grant from NSF for animal behavior research

Fri, Mar 01, 2024

Oklahoma State University Department of Integrative Biology professor Dr. Michael Reichert has been awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation totaling more than $1.5 million for research on animal behavior.

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Researchers developing new technology to understand bird migrations

Thu, Nov 09, 2023

Oklahoma State University scientists will work to uncover the mysteries of bird migration by determining what environmental factors affect migrating bird species and how they are responding to major environmental changes.

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CAS alumnus Chappabitty Jr. inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame

Thu, Nov 02, 2023

On Oct. 28, Oklahoma State University College of Arts and Sciences alumnus Dr. Edwin Chappabitty Jr. (1941-2021) was posthumously inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame. Chappabitty was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, and graduated from OSU in 1967 with a bachelor’s degree in zoology.

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CAS selects 3-Minute Thesis competition winners

Wed, Oct 25, 2023

Six College of Arts and Sciences graduate students won awards at the 2023 CAS finals round of the 3-Minute Thesis competition.

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OSU integrative biology team explores link between war and disease outbreaks

Tue, Oct 17, 2023

Four current and former Oklahoma State University researchers recently published findings that show a critical connection between armed conflicts and disease outbreaks. Former OSU postdoctoral scholar Dr. Mekala Sundaram, postdoctoral fellow Dr. Antoine Filion, graduate student Benedicta Akaribo Essuon and Department of Integrative Biology assistant professor Patrick Stephens published “Footprint of war: integrating armed conflicts in disease ecology”, which delves into how armed conflicts — including riots, wars or terrorist attacks — extend beyond immediate suffering by influencing the dynamics of diseases.

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OSU integrative biology team uses machine learning in newly published Ebola virus research

Mon, Sep 25, 2023

A team of researchers led by Oklahoma State University integrative biology assistant professor Patrick Stephens, Ph.D., recently unveiled critical insights into the transmission of the Ebola virus. The research team, which also included researchers from the University of Georgia and the Cary Institute of Ecosystems Studies, published the first comprehensive study of the potential host range of Ebola viruses including every mammal species in Africa. This study was led by Dr. Mekala Sundaram, who was a postdoctoral scholar in the Stephens lab at OSU when it was published.

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CAS faculty receive NSF grant for multidisciplinary COVID-19 and pandemic research

Thu, Aug 31, 2023

Six Oklahoma State University professors from a variety of backgrounds are combining their talents to research stopping future pandemics. Faculty members from OSU’s College of Arts and Sciences were recently awarded a $500,000 National Science Foundation grant to conduct multidisciplinary research and model the effects of COVID-19 in Oklahoma to plan effective mitigation efforts for the coronavirus and potential future pandemics.

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