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.

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.

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).  

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.

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. 

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.

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.

Fri, Mar 24, 2023

Oklahoma State University student Gina Errico has been awarded the Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA) by the Ecological Society of America (ESA).   Errico, who received her undergraduate degree from The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), is a master’s student in the Department of Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution (PBEE). 

Wed, Jan 18, 2023

With a 122-foot wingspan and 4,000 square feet of native grasses in all four wing segments, Oklahoma State University’s new butterfly pocket prairie is a nearly perfect partnership of environmentally minded students working with the university to make a positive change.

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

Oklahoma State University Department of Geography assistant professor Dr. Hamed Gholizadeh was awarded the NASA New (Early Career) Investigator Program in Earth Science award in 2021, a recognition that includes nearly $400 thousand to fund his research into how remote sensing technologies can be used to monitor grassland biodiversity.

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.

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.