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Pain Will Not Win: Akoury pushes limits in firefighter challenge

That mindset helped the Oklahoma State University senior set a new United States record in the Firefighter Challenge League’s 18-29 Individual Female Category with a time of 4:17.56, an accomplishment reflecting years of discipline, endurance and
Pain Will Not Win: Akoury pushes limits in firefighter challenge
Pain Will Not Win: Akoury pushes limits in firefighter challenge

Fri, Jun 26, 2026

That mindset helped the Oklahoma State University senior set a new United States record in the Firefighter Challenge League’s 18-29 Individual Female Category with a time of 4:17.56, an accomplishment reflecting years of discipline, endurance and

CEHSThe Cowboy CodeThe Code CallsLiving the CodeApplied Exercise ScienceCollege of Education and Human SciencesOSU Firefighter Team
OSU seniors leave their mark on the future of agriculture

Thu, May 7, 2026

Oklahoma State University engineering students made their mark on the future of agriculture in their senior year by contributing to research on a technology that could change the way farmers plant seeds.

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‘My own moment’: Phillips returns to high school, triumphs with OSU degree while raising family

Fri, May 1, 2026

Angel Phillips was 14 when she dropped out of school. This May, she will graduate from OSU’s Spears School of Business as a Top 5 Senior in the School of Accounting. Phillips, who grew up in China, persevered to earn her high school and college

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Finding the courage to stand for what’s right: Living the Cowboy Code at OSU

Wed, Apr 29, 2026

At Oklahoma State University, values are not just taught — they are lived. Rooted in the Cowboy Code, OSU’s shared principles shape how students learn, lead and engage with the world around them.

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Your least productive acres might have an untapped value

Mon, Apr 6, 2026

Say you have a patch of land that’s been more of a headache than a payoff. Some years, you farm it. Some years, you don’t. The soil is thin, the yields are low and the math never quite works out.

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OSU-developed purple wheat variety brings new health benefits to wheat products

Thu, Mar 12, 2026

This latest Oklahoma State University wheat variety, released by OSU Ag Research in January 2026, doesn’t just have the standard resistance to leaf and stripe rust and high baking quality. It also contains anthocyanins, the same food pigments

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New OSU variety is the heavyweight champion of wheat

Thu, Feb 12, 2026

A new wheat variety is on its way to market this fall and is perhaps OSU's most widely adapted since Duster in the early 2000s.

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Cowboys with Heart: OSU design students partner with Oklahoma Heart Hospital for “Wear Red” Campaign

Tue, Feb 10, 2026

At Oklahoma State University, being a Cowboy is defined by character and service. Students in the Department of Design and Merchandising are proving that by partnering with the Oklahoma Heart Hospital to turn fashion into a powerful message for women

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Benbrook honored as Outstanding Young Alumni for national journalism career

Tue, Feb 3, 2026

Julia Benbrook, a 2017 Oklahoma State University graduate and former Miss OSU, has built a career in national journalism that recently earned her recognition as an Outstanding Young Alumni honoree. Now a White House correspondent for CNN, Benbrook

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Engineering a better lift: Multidisciplinary OSU team crafts new model for strength training

Tue, Feb 3, 2026

REARGEAR 2.0 is a collaboration between multiple disciplines within OSU. Dr. Jason Daniel Miller of the School of Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation, Dr. Jerome Hausselle of the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Dr.

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