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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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OSU to host U.S. Physicists’ Tournament Dec. 18-19

Wed, Dec 13, 2023

The Oklahoma State University Department of Physics is hosting the U.S. Physicists’ Tournament in Stillwater on Dec. 18 and 19. An interdisciplinary OSU team will be competing against the University of Arizona to advance.

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SMSC students participate in NPR's NextGen Radio Indigenous project

Tue, Dec 12, 2023

This fall, two students from the School of Media and Strategic Communications at Oklahoma State University were selected to be a part of NPR’s Next Generation Radio, a five-day audio focused digital media project.

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International Recognition: Art department faculty co-create award-winning work

Mon, Dec 11, 2023

Oklahoma State University’s Department of Art, Graphic Design and Art History professors Nick Mendoza and Pouya Jahanshahi recently won the “Cultural” category at the Intercontinental Bienal Awards for their poster design. “It was a sweet surprise,” Jahanshahi said. “It is an honor to be chosen as the best in a category among many entries from across the globe.” The competition received 19,543 submissions from 17,125 artists ranging from package design to sculpture to painting.

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CAS, CEAT and Ag faculty awarded $460K NSF grant for drone research

Wed, Dec 06, 2023

Faculty members from Oklahoma State University’s College of Arts and Sciences; College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology; and Ferguson School of Agriculture were recently awarded a $460,000 grant from the National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation Program to acquire the Advanced Low-altitude Earth Observing System, an unoccupied aircraft system-based instrument.

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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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Art department professor Mendoza takes home prize for movie poster design

Tue, Dec 05, 2023

Nick Mendoza of the Department of Art, Graphic Design and Art History at Oklahoma State University recently received a silver award from the United States International Poster Biennial. Professor Mendoza’s poster, which he designed for the 2022 film “The Integrity of Joseph Chambers,” was one of 285 pieces chosen for the biennial show from among 7,380 entries.

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Physics Ph.D. student named Honorary Commencement Marshal

Tue, Dec 05, 2023

Jared Austin-Harris, an Oklahoma State University Department of Physics Ph.D. candidate, has been named an Honorary Commencement Marshal for OSU’s fall 2023 graduate commencement ceremony. Austin-Harris is one of four graduate students selected for the role.

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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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Department of Languages and Literatures mourns passing of former head Dr. Perry Gethner

Fri, Nov 17, 2023

Oklahoma State University’s Department of Language and Literatures lost a beloved member of its faculty this week with the passing of recently retired French professor and former department head Dr. Perry Gethner on Tuesday, Nov. 14. A graduate of Carlton College and Yale University, Gethner came to OSU as an assistant professor in 1984. He rose through the ranks, serving as the department of head of Languages and Literatures from 1999 to 2015 and retiring this year as Regents Professor of Foreign Language after 39 years at OSU.

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Geology's Jim Puckette receives two awards from American Association of Petroleum Geologists

Mon, Nov 13, 2023

Dr. Jim Puckette of the Boone Pickens School of Geology at Oklahoma State University received two awards from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Midcontinent Sectional Conference. Puckette was given the Robey H. Clark Memorial in recognition of his years of service and numerous contributions to the science of geology, as well as the Roger L. Planalp award for best poster.

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