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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.

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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

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New facility to elevate human performance research across OSU

Tue, Sep 9, 2025

The Oklahoma State University Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute will soon have a new home to conduct groundbreaking discoveries — the Boone Pickens Human Performance Innovation Complex.

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OSU adds expert in military and athletics musculoskeletal health

Wed, Sep 3, 2025

When it comes to understanding how the body performs under extreme physical demands, Dr. Matthew Bird, Ph.D., CSCS, brings both research expertise and hands-on experience. Bird, who specializes in military and athletic musculoskeletal health and

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HPNRI, Fields & Futures host high-impact strength and conditioning clinic for OKCPS coaches

Mon, Jun 9, 2025

More than 40 Oklahoma City Public Schools coaches gathered last Wednesday for a high-impact strength and conditioning clinic hosted by Fields & Futures in collaboration with Oklahoma State University's Human Performance and Nutrition Research

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OSU launches one-of-a-kind Strength and Conditioning ECHO

Tue, Jan 28, 2025

This new Extension for Community Health Outcomes line provides athletic trainers, practitioners and coaches of all levels expert knowledge of best practices in strength and conditioning in a virtual format. This ECHO line is a direct response to

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Strengthening rural Oklahoma: HPNRI-supported Extension fitness program empowers older adults

Tue, Dec 17, 2024

As people age, they face natural declines in muscle strength and bone density, increasing the risk of falls, loss of independence and reduced quality of life. But research shows that just eight weeks of resistance training can reverse these effects,

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OSU INTERACT symposium brings attendees from all over the world

Mon, Sep 23, 2024

Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine hosted the Institute for Translational and Emerging Research in Advanced Comparative Therapy's One Health and One Medicine research symposium.

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