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Standing up for a healthier Oklahoma

Launched three years ago, the Building Healthy School Communities Project ECHO line started as a pilot program of five Oklahoma school districts aimed at helping pre-K-12 educators enhance student wellness. Today, it has evolved into more than 125
Standing up for a healthier Oklahoma
Standing up for a healthier Oklahoma

Mon, Apr 27, 2026

Launched three years ago, the Building Healthy School Communities Project ECHO line started as a pilot program of five Oklahoma school districts aimed at helping pre-K-12 educators enhance student wellness. Today, it has evolved into more than 125

Human Performance and Nutrition Research InstituteProject ECHOHealth and Human Performancehealth and wellnessLance Walker
OSU unveils research affiliate model at annual ignite symposium

Fri, Apr 24, 2026

On April 15, the Oklahoma State University Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute hosted the IGNITE symposium for faculty members to connect and spark collaborative approaches to advancing health research.

Ferguson College of AgricultureHuman Performance and Nutrition Research InstituteLance WalkerresearchCollege of Education and Human SciencesOSU ExtensionDepartment of WellnessCollege of Engineering Architecture and TechnologyHealth and Human
Engineering a better lift: Multidisciplinary OSU team crafts new model for strength training

Tue, Feb 3, 2026

REARGEAR 2.0 is a collaboration between multiple disciplines within OSU. Dr. Jason Daniel Miller of the School of Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation, Dr. Jerome Hausselle of the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Dr.

School of Kinesiology Applied Health and RecreationHuman Performance and Nutrition Research InstituteCEATCollege of Education and Human SciencesSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringThe Cowboy CodeCollege of Engineering Architecture
Baldwin blazes path for MIS students to research health, human performance at OSU

Tue, Jan 27, 2026

Kyler Baldwin, an MIS graduate and MS BAnDS student at OSU, forged a unique partnership between Spears Business and HPNRI. He applies his data analytics skills to the health and human performance domain, preparing to present his research abstract at

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HPNRI helps train the next generation of data scientists

Thu, Jan 22, 2026

The Oklahoma State University Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute has partnered with the Spears School of Business to engage 4+1 management information systems students as Data Wranglers. These students gain real-world hands-on

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OSU and PITT researchers share U.S. Military injury-prevention insights in Rio de Janeiro

Fri, Jan 9, 2026

When Oklahoma State University performance science coordinator Matt Bird arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this fall, he entered a training environment where Brazilian soldiers, physical education students and Olympic athletes operate side by side.

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Impact of Project ECHO at OSU-CHS felt statewide

Tue, Dec 2, 2025

Project ECHO — Extension for Community Health care Outcomes — at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences is a collaborative model of medical education and care guidance that empowers clinicians in rural and underserved communities

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Health Works Forum fosters collaboration to improve health outcomes across Oklahoma

Fri, Oct 31, 2025

More than 125 faculty and staff from across the Oklahoma State University System gathered in the Wes Watkins Center for the Health Works: Bridging Knowledge and Action Health Forum.

OSU ExtensionHuman Performance and Nutrition Research InstituteDepartment of Nutritional SciencesDr. Jayson LuskAngela HessDepartment of WellnessCowboys CarePresident Jim HessOSU Center for Rural Health
OSU breaks ground on Boone Pickens Human Performance Innovation Complex

Mon, Oct 13, 2025

Oklahoma State University celebrated the official groundbreaking of the Boone Pickens Human Performance Innovation Complex on Saturday morning. Located in OSU's athletic village and just north of Sherman E. Smith Training Center, the facility will

Lance WalkerHuman Performance and Nutrition Research InstituteOSU FoundationPresident Jim Hess