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Spreading like wildfire: Spears Business researcher using analytics to combat misinformation

Online misinformation can have serious consequences, especially in an emergency situation. Now, Spears Business researcher Dr. Kayla Jiang is making sure communities have a plan to battle it.
Spreading like wildfire: Spears Business researcher using analytics to combat misinformation
Spreading like wildfire: Spears Business researcher using analytics to combat misinformation

Thu, Nov 13, 2025

Online misinformation can have serious consequences, especially in an emergency situation. Now, Spears Business researcher Dr. Kayla Jiang is making sure communities have a plan to battle it.

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Behind the numbers: Spears Business researchers use econometric forecasting model to guide state agencies

Thu, Nov 13, 2025

Spears Business is home to Oklahoma's only large-scale econometric forecasting model at a public university. Dr. Hongbo Wang and Dr. Dan Rickman use the model to create and interpret economic forecasts for entities that include the Oklahoma Tax

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Great lakes: MS BAnDS students build data lake to advance chiropractic research

Thu, Nov 13, 2025

Students in OSU's Master's in Business Analytics and Data Science program built a data lake and a user-friendly website for chiropractic researchers, enabling surveys to guide the future of chiropractic care. This is an example of the real-world

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Building research excellence: Thapa’s vision for Spears Business

Thu, Nov 13, 2025

Dr. Brij Thapa, the newly appointed vice dean of Spears Business, is leading strategic initiatives aimed at elevating the college's research enterprise. His forward-thinking approach is dedicated to fostering research excellence, enhancing

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Seeing the future: Spears Business faculty create predictive algorithms to transform health care

Thu, Nov 13, 2025

Imagine a precise, data-informed algorithm that could assess your risk of developing a disease, helping you manage or even prevent the condition. Dr. Dursun Delen, Dr. Zhuqi Miao and Dr. William Paiva have worked within the Spears School of Business

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Care factor: Center for Health Systems Innovation improves care delivery with data-driven solutions

Thu, Nov 13, 2025

The Center for Health Systems Innovation, a Spears Business center with a footprint on the OSU Center for Health Sciences campus, is using data to transform health care delivery. These methods are improving accessibility and efficiency for clinicians

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Spears Business professor Im studies impact of flexible work arrangements on tourism industry

Mon, Mar 3, 2025

Work and vacation, once distinct from each other, are increasingly intertwined. What are the implications for the tourism industry? Spears Business assistant professor Dr. Jinyoung Im and her co-authors created a framework to examine this phenomenon.

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Degree debut: Spears kicks off new DBA program

Fri, Nov 1, 2024

The Spears Business DBA is designed to develop innovative, evidence-based leaders by applying traditional research methods to create strategic business solutions.

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Pearl of wisdom: Spears Business faculty member elevating AI integration in higher education

Fri, Nov 1, 2024

At OSU, Pearl Sumathi's overarching goal has been to connect theory with actual business practices, helping bridge the gap between theoretical insights and their practical implementation in the workplace.

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AI tool time: Professors teaching students to augment their skills, not replace them, with AI

Fri, Nov 1, 2024

Dr. Rick Wilson, head of the Department of Management Science and Information Systems (MSIS), is quick to point out that he and his colleagues have been teaching AI in Stillwater since the 1980s.

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