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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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Integrative biology faculty publishes multidisciplinary study on parasites and animal communication

Thu, Jul 27, 2023

Three faculty members from Oklahoma State University’s Department of Integrative Biology had their work published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS).  

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NSF-funded mentoring program welcomes first cohort of biological sciences researchers

Tue, Jul 25, 2023

Since receiving its $2.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation in August 2022, the Oklahoma Network - Research and Mentoring for Post-baccalaureates (ON-RaMP) program at Oklahoma State University has begun working with its first group of eight biological sciences graduates.

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Three integrative biology grad students recognized by the National Science Foundation

Wed, Apr 26, 2023

Two College of Arts and Sciences graduate students, Sam Miess and Olivia Aguiar, recently received the reputable National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship,  and another CAS graduate student, Hailey Freeman, received an honorable mention. 

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OSU student wins 2023 Research Day at the Capitol award

Fri, Mar 31, 2023

Oklahoma State University student Rabeca Richardson won first place in the research-intensive institution category at the Research Day at the Capitol event in Oklahoma City.

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Enhancing Theta Pond

Mon, Mar 27, 2023

One of Oklahoma State University’s iconic campus locations recently received an upgrade. This spring, Theta Pond gained the addition of a diffusion aeration system and updated bridges.

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OSU receives NSF grant to host research mentor program for recent biology grads

Wed, Aug 31, 2022

Thanks to a $2.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Oklahoma State University will be home to a three-year program to mentor recent college graduates with biology degrees. The NSF Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates in Biological Sciences (RaMP) program will begin at OSU in June 2023 with an initial class of eight mentees, who will spend the year researching and training in professional skills.

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Pokes PodCAS Episode 47: Three degrees, one Orange Gown, with Kayla Reed

Fri, Apr 29, 2022

“Mistakes are only mistakes if you don’t learn from them.” This was just one piece of advice that College of Arts and Sciences Orange Gown Recipient, Kayla Reed, had to share with students as she prepares to graduate with degrees in Psychology, Zoology and Plant Biology.

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