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OSU institute receives $1M grant to streamline plant disease testing

Mon, Mar 28, 2022

Scientists with the OSU Institute of Biosecurity and Microbial Forensics are heading a national project to create a library for research on plant pathogens to standardize plant disease diagnostic research.

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OSU plant biology professor earns $330,000 NSF grant to study tropical forests

Wed, Mar 23, 2022

Benedicte Bachelot, an assistant professor in the Department of Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution, came to Oklahoma State University in August 2020. This is her first tenure track position, and this was her first time applying for a National Science Foundation grant. And she got it.

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Rising in Research: FAPC hosts annual research symposium

Wed, Mar 16, 2022

Students at Oklahoma State University take part in annual research symposium at the Robert M. Kerr food and Agricultural Products Center.

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OSU receives patent for new fermentation process

Tue, Feb 22, 2022

Oklahoma State University bioengineer Hasan Atiyeh was recently issued a patent that could significantly increase biofuel production while decreasing carbon dioxide emissions.

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OSU, OU scientists collaborate to sequence, map new genome

Thu, Feb 10, 2022

A team of researchers from Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma published a genome sequence and chromosome map for the micro-crustacean Daphnia pulicaria. Researchers in the laboratory of Punidan Jeyasingh in OSU’s Department of Integrative Biology, in collaboration with the laboratory of OU biology professor Lawrence Weider, led the efforts. The results of their work were published in the journal Molecular Ecology.

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Chemistry professor earns $2.2 million grant for COVID-19 research

Wed, Feb 09, 2022

Dr. Martin McCullagh is a computational chemist, and his research focuses on modeling molecules, particularly biomolecules like proteins and peptides, to learn how they function. Partnering with two researchers from Colorado State University, McCullagh has earned a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study a protein in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19.

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Hydroponics gardening attracts horticulture curiosity

Mon, Dec 13, 2021

Oklahoma State University horticulture Extension specialists discuss the growing popularity of hydroponics gardening.

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What causes post-meal drowsiness on Thanksgiving day?

Wed, Nov 17, 2021

Darren Scott, food scientist at the Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center at Oklahoma State University, explains why people feel tired after eating the Thanksgiving meal.

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OSU English professor receives $250,000 grant for writing software

Wed, Nov 03, 2021

Oklahoma State University Department of English professor Dr. Stephanie Link created a software program that helps people learn how to write for scientific publication, earning her one of the largest grants ever received by an OSU English faculty member.

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It pays to be cautious when living online

Fri, Oct 15, 2021

IT specialists from OSU Agriculture discuss the power of creating a strong password for online accounts and how to safely use social media.

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