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Chemical exposure risks rising in pandemic

Tue, May 12, 2020

As the public increases cleaning efforts in the home, the CDC reports more calls to poison control centers.

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OSU professors honored with Endowed Professorships

Fri, May 08, 2020

Dr. Ali Mirchi and Pouya Jahanshahi have been honored with Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies Endowed Professorships.

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Surprise news on conference call changes future teacher’s life

Fri, May 08, 2020

Many Americans have joined video conference calls in recent weeks. None have been as life-transforming as Sara Szumski’s, when she learned she was receiving a very generous scholarship.

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OSU professor, alumnae to be inducted into FCCLA Leadership Hall of Fame

Thu, Apr 30, 2020

OSU teaching professor Dr. Paula Tripp is set to be inducted into the FCCLA Leadership Hall of Fame July 6, 2020, along with three OSU alumnae.

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OSU soil science lab goes virtual and serves students at multiple institutions

Thu, Apr 30, 2020

Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, Sergio Abit's virtual learning efforts have provided benefits to students at OSU and five cooperating, two-year institutions across the state.

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Teacher Feature: Maggie Roberts

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

Maggie Roberts graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Science and a Secondary Teacher Certification. A two-year teaching veteran, Roberts currently teaches seventh-grade physical science and sixth-grade science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) at Oklahoma Christian School in Edmond, Okla.

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OKC park green to go with Extension resources

Tue, Apr 21, 2020

The greenery in spring bloom at Scissortail Park were chosen for central Oklahoma, OSU alumnus and horticulture director Lance Swearengen said. Extension played a key role. That’s not hyperbole, either; it’s a design point expected to save hundreds of thousands of dollars for taxpayers who backed the MAPS 3 project, the park’s director of horticulture said recently.

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Still Standing Tall: OSU senior overcomes obstacles with help from Institutional Diversity

Mon, Apr 20, 2020

Determined. Persistent. Achiever. There is no quit in Oklahoma State University senior Adam Martin.

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Cattle industry losing billions to COVID-19, report finds

Fri, Apr 17, 2020

The U.S. cattle industry lost an estimated $13.6 billion by early April this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and more economic damages to agriculture are likely, according to a study commissioned by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association released this week.

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OSU nutritional sciences professor receives state teaching award

Fri, Apr 17, 2020

Dr. Edralin Lucas, OSU nutritional sciences professor and 30-year teaching veteran, received the Oklahoma Medal of Excellence in Teaching at a Research University.

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OSU student teachers and tutors adapt to distance learning

Fri, Apr 17, 2020

Public school buildings across Oklahoma are closed due to coronavirus concerns. For student teachers and education majors teaching and tutoring for the first time, virtual learning is not only their “new normal,” it is their “first normal.”

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OSU alumna’s podcast equips fellow new teachers

Fri, Apr 17, 2020

One first-year teacher and College of Education, Health and Aviation alumna, Shelbi Hladik, is bringing those conversations to the airwaves with a new podcast, “See You After Class!” designed as a space for veteran teachers to answer first-year teachers’ questions.

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