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OSU researcher connects lake science to Stillwater's water future

Doctoral student Narges Taravatrooy is studying yellow floating heart and Lake McMurtry as a second water source for Stillwater
OSU researcher connects lake science to Stillwater's water future
Trail To Beef Excellence: OSU alum advances cattle production in Oklahoma

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

At the age of 7, Mark Shaw, from Canyon, Texas, was perched on the fence with his parents watching a cow C-section be performed by a local veterinarian. Not long after, Shaw decided animal health was his passion.

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Life Lessons Beyond the Barn: Hands-on leadership drives success at OSU Swine Research and Education Center

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

Growing up in Hobart, Oklahoma, Jim Coakley had many career options in mind. Playing in the National Football League, taking over the family farm or becoming an agricultural educator were all on the table.

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More Than a Class: Collegiate connection inspires partnership to teach sales and life lessons

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

On the first day of Sales Class, you can feel the energy before you even find a seat—quick wit flies between the two instructors and students laugh as they settle in. There is an unmistakable sense: This is not your typical lecture.

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Engineering Through the Decades: OSU food processing engineer reflects on career achievements

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

For Tim Bowser, food processing engineer at the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center, this trip would become a decades-long career of ingenuity, innovation and research excellence, contributing to numerous

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Cowboy Orange & Corduroy: Ferguson hosts National FFA Officer Candidates

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

For the past two years at Oklahoma State University, Agricultural Hall has shifted from its signature America's Brightest Orange to a dominant sea of National Blue for one weekend, as National FFA officer candidates from across the country gather,

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Tiny Insect, Big Problem: OSU faculty continue monitoring the Corn Leafhopper in Oklahoma through Research and Extension

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

Cornfields across Oklahoma are under close observation as the corn leafhopper makes its tiny but mighty presence known. While only the size of a grain of rice, this invasive insect is causing big problems for corn producers statewide.

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Roots of Conservation: A soil legacy is returned home to OSU soil science teaching labs

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

Little glass bottles nestle inside a wooden box with well-worn hinges. Rolled up canvas maps outline the boundaries of Oklahoma's red soils. Together, these relics of soil science from Oklahoma's Dust Bowl days have made their way back home to

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Honors college students hooded for fall 2025 semester

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

The Fall Honors College Hooding Ceremony and Cording Ceremony took place on Friday, December 12, in the Student Union Ballroom. The ceremony recognized students who were Fall 2025 graduating candidates for the General Honors award, Departmental or

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OSU graduate named finalist for prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Thu, Dec 18, 2025

Growing up in Frisco, Texas, Bennett Upton never imagined his educational journey would take him halfway around the world.

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