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Pedersen connects with others through service

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

Zane Pedersen has spent his whole life in Oklahoma and hopes to attend medical school in Oklahoma starting next fall. He is an honors student majoring in physiology with a pre-med focus and a psychology minor. He has an impressive list of accolades and has held leadership positions in multiple organizations across campus and in his fraternity.

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Nutritional sciences grad seeks to feed the world

Wed, Jan 20, 2021

Studying agronomy in Madagascar lit a fire in Dr. Hasina Rakotomanana’s heart for rural food insecurity, as he realized the farmers he worked with were unable to feed their own families.

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Health and human performance doctoral student wins national scholarship

Tue, Jan 19, 2021

Stephanie Sontag, a health and human performance doctoral student, received the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Foundation Women’s Scholarship.

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Healthy habits can help shed unwanted pounds

Fri, Jan 15, 2021

Develop healthy habits in the new year to help meet weight loss goals.

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Counseling master’s student empowers underrepresented students in STEM

Thu, Jan 14, 2021

Stephanie Zackery, an Oklahoma State University master’s student in mental health counseling is working to bring more underrepresented students into science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professions.

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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony set for OSUCOM at the Cherokee Nation

Thu, Jan 14, 2021

The OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah officially opens with small ceremony Jan. 15 that will be livestreamed on OState.tv

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Self found passion for medicine at OSU

Wed, Jan 13, 2021

Physiology major Audrey Self wanted to be a teacher, but realized that doctors teach people about their bodies. That led to a change in her career plans.

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$120 million in federal funding approved for new veterans hospital in Tulsa

Mon, Dec 28, 2020

First announced in February 2020 as part of the Fiscal Year 2021 President’s Budget submitted to Congress, the $120 million federal appropriation to build a new veterans hospital in Tulsa was approved by Congress on Dec. 21 and signed into law by President Trump yesterday. The project, Veterans Hospital in Tulsa (VHiT), is the work of a collaboration among the federal government, state of Oklahoma, city of Tulsa, private philanthropy, and Oklahoma State University.

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OSU medical students partner with OKC nonprofit Limbs for Life

Wed, Dec 16, 2020

OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine students have partners with Oklahoma City nonprofit Limbs for Life to raise awareness of the organizations mission to collect donated prosthetics and then refurbish or recycle parts for patients who can't afford new prosthetics.

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Feeling a little dry? Winter hydration is important

Fri, Dec 11, 2020

Staying hydrated in the wintertime is important.

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A Healthy Future

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

College is preparing professionals who will enhance our well-being for years to come

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OSU professor focused on innovations in senior memory care

Fri, Dec 04, 2020

Could shopping malls be the future of senior memory care? One Oklahoma State University researcher believes when converted into city centers, they could provide seniors living with dementia freedom and dignity within a safe environment.

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