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Planting Solutions: OSU programs collaborate against food insecurity

As a land-grant institution, OSU has a leading focus area of "Innovating to Nourish Our World." The Greenhouse Learning Center does just that by partnering with Pete's Pantry, the on-campus food pantry, to produce lettuce.
Planting Solutions: OSU programs collaborate against food insecurity
Branching Out: OSU alum grows sustainable business in Stillwater

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

In the summer of '98, Nate Priest rattled down dusty back roads carrying soil samples in an Oklahoma State University pickup truck with no air conditioning. He followed the horizon of the Oklahoma sunset, one weather station at a time.

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Where the Tallgrass Grows: Memorable landscape becomes a gateway for future generations

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

The Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve is tucked away in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. It is a unique place, covered in thousands of acres, which now brings together agriculture by conservation, ranching and education.

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Joining a Global Movement: Students bring sustainable designs to Block 34

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

The community expected parked cars. Instead, a row of parking spaces at Block 34 was filled with three mini exhibits featuring a couch, a prairie field of plastic bottles, and a fence of hay bales and pallets.

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Hooked on Sustainability: International partnership raising fish for a sustainable protein source

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

Through a partnership among Oklahoma State University, Njala University and the Milburn Foundation, the Sustainable Aquaculture for Food Empowerment project uses fish as a sustainable protein source for families in Sierra Leone, West Africa.

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Classroom Meets World: Through immersive agriculture abroad, students gain insight and personal growth

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

For a group of Oklahoma State University students, the classroom stretched approximately 12,418 kilometers, or 7,716 miles, from Oklahoma to the rolling landscapes of New Zealand and Australia.

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Sidelines to Stethoscopes: Pre-veterinary student experiences a unique undergraduate journey

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

A roar of the crowd and rustling of orange poms. This is a typical Saturday in Stillwater, Oklahoma, for Kaitlyn Davis, fourth-year Oklahoma State University Pom Squad member and animal science senior.

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