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Conway publishes new E. coli research, adds to OSU’s microbiome work

Tue, Feb 20, 2024

Oklahoma State University Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Regents Professor Dr. Tyrrell Conway has published a paper on nitrogen sources and the E. coli bacteria, work that correlates directly with his and OSU's roles in the recently established Oklahoma Center for Microbiome Research.

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$10.7M NIH grant to fund Oklahoma Center for Microbiome Research

Wed, Jan 24, 2024

The National Institutes of Health awarded Oklahoma State University researchers a $10.7 million grant to fund the Oklahoma Center for Microbiome Research, which will add a critical mass of new investigators and create new cutting-edge research infrastructure for microbiome scientists across the state.

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OSU receives $2M EPA grant to research enhanced aquifer recharge

Wed, Oct 11, 2023

On Sept. 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Oklahoma State University geology professor Dr. Todd Halihan, is the recipient of a nearly $2 million research grant to study the use and risks of enhanced aquifer recharge (EAR) to improve groundwater availability and quality. Along with his team of researchers at OSU, Halihan will collaborate with the Oka’ Institute at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma, and Texas State University in San Marcos, to develop innovative monitoring and analysis strategies for rural EAR structures.

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OSU researchers discover unprecedented diversity of anaerobic fungi in herbivores

Fri, Jun 30, 2023

An innovative study has revealed remarkable insights into the diversity and evolution of anaerobic gut fungi in herbivorous animals. These fungi live in environments without oxygen, so little is known about their distribution patterns, host range and diversity

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CAS students selected as first Beckman Scholars Program awardees

Wed, Jun 28, 2023

The Oklahoma State University Beckman Scholars Program (BSP) has selected College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate students Adriahna Blackburn and Nina Parvin to be the first scholars in the program at OSU.

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Microbiology Ph.D. student receives Norman Durham Endowed Fellowship

Mon, Apr 03, 2023

College of Arts and Sciences student Carrie Pratt was recently awarded the Norman Durham Endowed Fellowship for the second year in a row. Pratt, a second-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, has been interested in studying microbiomes for several years. Originally from Germany, she pursued a degree in biology from the University of North Dakota and later received her master’s in entomology and plant pathology from Oklahoma State University.

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Four College of Arts and Sciences seniors receive top honors from the OSU Alumni Association

Wed, Mar 08, 2023

Four seniors from Oklahoma State University’s College of Arts and Sciences have been named 2022-2023 Outstanding Seniors by the OSU Alumni Association. The Outstanding Seniors award recognizes 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 OSU. The College of Arts and Sciences 2022-2023 honorees are Jacquelyn Harsha, Manoj Jagadeesh, Morgyn Wynne and Sarah Ziehme.

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OSU biomedical graduate program expands in second year

Mon, Oct 10, 2022

Now in its second year, the Graduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (G-RISE) program has continued to grow. Adding four new students and two new principal investigators (PIs), the program is continuing to help doctoral students from underrepresented groups succeed.

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OSU student wins 2022 Research Day at the Capitol award

Tue, Mar 29, 2022

During the 2022 Research Day at the Capitol event, Alex Arreola won third place in the research-intensive institution category.

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Three CAS students featured at Research Day at the Capitol

Tue, May 04, 2021

Oklahoma legislators got a glimpse of the College of Arts and Sciences’ academic talent in March through three undergraduate researchers. Aaron Austin, Sierra Posey and Sam Kauffman were invited to present their work at the Research Day at the Capitol in Oklahoma City, which is sponsored by Oklahoma’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the National Science Foundation.

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