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OSU-Tulsa researcher turns chronic pain research into action for Native communities

An OSU-Tulsa researcher is helping lead a $3.4 million NIH-funded project to develop a community-informed mobile health app addressing chronic pain in Native American communities.
OSU-Tulsa researcher turns chronic pain research into action for Native communities
Dr. Kent Smith, Ph.D.: Virtual STEM Camps

Tue, Apr 7, 2020

OSU-CHS Associate Dean of American Indians in Medicine and Science, Dr. Kent Smith, Ph.D., writes a blog on his recent launch of virtual STEM classes for rural public schools and tribal partners amidst the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Cherokee Nation chief speaks on tribal history at OSU

Mon, Feb 3, 2020

The leader of the Cherokee Nation — with more than 380,000 tribal citizens worldwide including over 141,000 in northeastern Oklahoma — recently spoke about its storied history during a Sovereignty Speaks speakers series luncheon at the Oklahoma

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OETA premieres 'Chilocco Through the Years' on Thanksgiving Day

Fri, Nov 15, 2019

"Chilocco Through the Years" is a documentary based on the award-winning project from the OSU Library's Oklahoma Oral History Research Program. It premieres on OETA on Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m. and will rebroadcast on Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. and Dec. 29 at 2

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OSU wins Elizabeth B. Mason award for Chilocco History Project

Mon, Oct 21, 2019

The Oral History Association awarded its 2019 Elizabeth B. Mason Large Project Award to the OSU Library's Oklahoma Oral History Research Program. This is the third Mason Award for OSU, the only institution to win this national honor more than once.

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American Indian psychology program wins renewed $1.2 million grant

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

The renewal of a five-year $1.2 million federal grant means more American Indian students at Oklahoma State University will have the opportunity to pursue advanced degrees in the mental health field.

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Native American student conference returns to OSU

Fri, Mar 2, 2007

The Big 12 American Indian Student Leadership Conference will return to the university where it began this year.

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OSU-Okmulgee's Orthotics/Prosthetics Clinic gets Creek Nation support for Creek Diabetic Patients

Tue, Jan 9, 2007

Through a partnership between Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee's Orthotics & Prosthetics Clinical Center and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, citizens of the Creek Nation who have diabetes now have access to orthotic and prosthetic care. Proper

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OSU ranks high for American Indian degrees

Fri, Jul 8, 2005

Oklahoma State University ranks first in the nation for numbers of degrees awarded to American Indians in agricultural sciences and biomedical sciences, according to Black Issues in Higher Education.

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