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OSU investment fund fuels aspirations of student entrepreneurs

Tue, Aug 06, 2019

The Riata Center for Entrepreneurship in the Spears School of Business awarded a total of $75,000 to three teams of Oklahoma State University student entrepreneurs this summer in the first round of a new investment fund designed to invest in budding student-led businesses. Called the Riata Pre-Seed Fund, the innovative financial tool invests in student startups that have been shown to have potential as for-profit ventures.

School of EntrepreneurshipBusinessNews TopicsRiata Center for Innovation and EntrepreneurshipSpears School of Business
A dream realized: Dr. Heather Yates receives Educator of the Year award

Fri, Aug 02, 2019

Dr. Heather Yates always wanted to be an educator, but her road to being named the Construction Management Association of America’s (CMAA) Educator of the Year was anything but direct.

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Oklahoma State professor publishes new edition of book

Thu, Aug 01, 2019

Dr. Afshin Ghajar published the sixth edition of his heat transfer book, “Heat and Mass Transfer – Fundamentals & Applications,” in April this year.

Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringScience and TechnologyNews TopicsEngineering and DesignCollege of Engineering Architecture and TechnologyResearch
OCPRA honors OSU professionals, campaigns

Wed, Jul 31, 2019

Oklahoma State University marketing and communications professionals were recognized with 35 awards during the Oklahoma College Public Relations Association’s 50th annual conference at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville. Winners were chosen in 41 categories from 517 entries from 44 OCPRA institutions, branch campuses or departments.

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Young African business leaders learn at OSU

Tue, Jul 30, 2019

Mercy Mmari started her own business in her native Tanzania as part of a dream of being a businessperson and helping women in Africa as a food processing consultant. But she never realized the extent of the possibilities for her company until she visited Oklahoma State University this summer.

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OSU Police Department aces reaccreditation with no fixes

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

The Oklahoma State University Police Department recently passed its reaccreditation with the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Accreditation Program administered through the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police. OSUPD was the first department to earn the accreditation with OLEAP and earned its recent reaccreditation with no errors noted

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Changing young lives through entrepreneurship

Mon, Jul 22, 2019

When asked why dozens of middle school and high school girls were sitting in a classroom on the Oklahoma State University campus on a hot July morning, one voice rang out loud and clear, “to learn to be girl bosses.”

Spears School of BusinessSchool of EntrepreneurshipNews TopicsBusinessSpears Research
Immersed in the Cowboy Culture

Fri, Jul 19, 2019

The College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology (CEAT) at Oklahoma State University always finds itself on the cutting edge. However, it might not be what everyone expects, this time.

News TopicsEngineering and DesignCampus Life and DiversityEngineering ExtensionCollege of Engineering Architecture and TechnologyScience and Technology
OSU team moving on to Phase II of EPA's P3 program

Fri, Jul 19, 2019

The list of environmental issues facing the world’s population is seemingly never-ending. However, Oklahoma State University, as part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) grant program, is developing a system that will improve the quality of life for all people, economic prosperity and protection of the planet.

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