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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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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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Psychology professor publishes new research on sound-meaning associations in foreign languages

Fri, Jan 26, 2024

Dr. Sayuri Hayakawa, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Oklahoma State University, recently published a novel-study in the journal Nature Communications Psychology titled, “Sound-meaning associations allow listeners to infer the meaning of foreign language words.”

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Breaking down the battlefield: Professor unpacking the history of John Brown and Honey Springs

Wed, Jan 17, 2024

Oklahoma State University Department of History professor Dr. Jennifer Murray has been named a historical advisor for the “Encountering John Brown” project at the Honey Springs Battlefield in Checotah, Oklahoma, which was the site of the largest Civil War battle in the state.

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Chemistry faculty publishes study on Vitamin B12

Tue, Dec 19, 2023

Research from Oklahoma State University’s Department of Chemistry was recently published in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

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OSU physicists’ radiation detector installed aboard International Space Station

Fri, Dec 15, 2023

Dr. Eric Benton and Ph.D. student Tristen Lee from Oklahoma State University’s Department of Physics within the College of Arts and Sciences have been waiting years for the news they received in November: their radiation detector was safely installed on the International Space Station and had begun transmitting large batches of data back to Earth.

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Plagues, pandemics and zombies: History professor publishes book on diseases in film

Wed, Dec 06, 2023

Oklahoma State University Department of History professor Dr. Merle Eisenberg has published a new book titled “Diseased Cinema: Plagues, Pandemics and Zombies in American Movies” supported by a book subvention grant from the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Gettysburg tells the story of more than a battle − military park shows what national ‘reconciliation’ looked like for decades after Civil War

Thu, Nov 30, 2023

On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to dedicate a cemetery at the site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Four months before, about 50,000 soldiers had been killed, wounded or captured at the Battle of Gettysburg, later seen as a turning point in the war.

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Seeking an oasis: SMSC professor conducts important research on Oklahoma news deserts

Thu, Nov 09, 2023

Dr. Rosemary Avance, an assistant professor in the School of Media and Strategic Communications at Oklahoma State University, recently performed a groundbreaking study for the Oklahoma Media Center alongside University of Oklahoma professor Dr. Allyson Shortle. Avance and Shortle designed, implemented and executed a qualitative observational study on Oklahoma news deserts, or areas where residents have limited to no access to reliable local journalism. Their extensive research explored whether Oklahomans are receiving local news, which provides information necessary for residents to engage with and make informed decisions about their communities.

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Department of Physics awarded $1.8M from U.S. Department of Energy

Tue, Nov 07, 2023

Five faculty members from the Oklahoma State University Department of Physics have been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to fund the research project “Theoretical and Experimental Research in Weak, Electromagnetic and Strong Interaction.”

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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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