RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Registration open for the 2026 Rural Renewal Symposium

The 2026 Rural Renewal Symposium will be held in Sequoyah State Park, in Hulbert Oklahoma, from Oct. 27-28, featuring oral and poster presentations, networking opportunities, and award presentations.

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Registration open for the 2026 Rural Renewal Symposium

Thu, Jul 30, 2026

OSU Extension celebrates service at Oklahoma Conference on Volunteerism

Wed, May 7, 2025

OSU student research expands this summer to new rural communities

Wed, Mar 19, 2025

Apply now for Oklahoma Agricultural Leadership Program Class XXII

Tue, Feb 25, 2025

Weekly Zoom series to cover a range of topics for beginning producers

Rural Renewal Initiative Project helps across state

Fri, Sep 17, 2021

Recognizing the increased reliance on rural paramedics following a hospital closure, the Rural Renewal Initiative of Oklahoma State University launched a research program in the summer of 2021 to help Frederick and similar communities cope with

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Online business improvement training available for some Oklahoma counties

Mon, Aug 16, 2021

Employees and managers of local businesses in the following counties are eligible: Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes and Sequoyah counties.

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Oklahoma a national leader in adopting Emergency Broadband Benefit program

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

EBB is a temporary program to help families and households struggling to afford broadband internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Broadband program signup to help rural communities

Thu, May 20, 2021

The COVID-19 stimulus bill included discounts for broadband service. Oklahoma State University agricultural economics professor Brian Whitacre is helping to spread the word.

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Inaugural Rural Renewal Symposium

Thu, Oct 29, 2020

Followup story highlighting the Rural Renewal Symposium.

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Rural renewal topic of upcoming virtual symposium

Thu, Sep 24, 2020

The upcoming 2020 Rural Renewal Symposium will raise awareness of challenges faced by small communities.

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Oklahoma State, Purdue team up to tackle digital divide in America

Tue, Sep 8, 2020

Researchers have determined some broadband policies instituted by states have been successful in expanding needed access while others not only failed to help, they have been detrimental.

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OSU’s Whitacre named to new Oklahoma internet accessibility council

Mon, Aug 17, 2020

Brian Whitacre is one of the nation's leading researchers and outreach proponents on rural broadband accessibility and use.

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The Big Picture

Mon, May 18, 2020

OSU sets its sights on global solutions with its Tier 1 Research Initiatives

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OSU researchers working to connect rural Oklahoma with better broadband access

Thu, May 14, 2020

OSU researchers are working to connect rural oklahoma with better broadband access