Fri, Oct 24, 2025

Riley "Wes" Hurlbut, a 2025 College of Arts and Sciences graduate and current master’s student , was elected Oklahoma State University’s Student Body President in the spring. Hurlbut, who has served in student government for more than three years, said his priority as president is strengthening the impact and accessibility of the Student Government Association. CAS asked him a few questions to introduce him to the wider OSU community.

Wed, Oct 22, 2025

Of the 51 Oklahoma State University Seniors of Significance named by the OSU Alumni Association this week, twelve are College of Arts and Sciences students. The Seniors of Significance Award recognizes students who have excelled in scholarship, leadership and service to campus and community and have brought distinction to OSU.

Wed, Oct 15, 2025

A team of physicists at Oklahoma State University led by assistant professor Dr. Thomas Bilitewski has identified universal behavior in the way quantum systems evolve, with potential applications in quantum enhanced sensors. The findings, which advance our understanding of entanglement or the quantum property famously described by Albert Einstein as “spooky action at a distance,” were published in the journal Physical Review Letters on September 11.

Wed, Oct 08, 2025

A team of physicists from Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to pioneer a new approach to controlling and designing quantum systems, a key capability for next-generation quantum enhanced technologies.

Fri, Sep 19, 2025

Oklahoma State University Department of History assistant professor Dr. Merle Eisenberg recently received a National Endowment for the Humanities Collaboration grant for nearly $250,000 to conduct research on the First Plague Pandemic. The College of Arts and Sciences faculty member will be working alongside Hebrew University of Jerusalem senior lecturer Dr. Lee Mordechai to produce a book on the historical pandemic — which took place between about 541-750 CE — that’s tentatively titled, “Pandemic and History: Disease, Myth, and the End of Antiquity.”

Thu, Sep 04, 2025

Oklahoma State University hosted its first Math Adventure Camp this summer, bringing together 38 school-age children for three days of mathematical activities that included lectures, games, small-group classes and a mock MATHCOUNTS countdown competition. "The goal of this camp is to provide educational and entertaining math activities to students in Stillwater community, and to inspire the students in mathematical understanding," said Dr. Xu Zhang, OSU Department of Mathematics associate professor.

Wed, Sep 03, 2025

Around the globe, early birds are trying out the night owl lifestyle due to artificial lights. In a new study published in Science on Aug. 21, “Light pollution prolongs avian activity,” Oklahoma State University’s Dr. Neil Gilbert and Southern Illinois University’s Dr. Brent Pease found that birds in the brightest nighttime environments start singing 18 minutes earlier in the morning and continue 32 minutes later into the evening compared to birds in naturally dark areas.