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OSU Health Care Heroes: Erika Teel

Fri, Jun 05, 2020

OSU Health Care Heroes is a series highlighting those from the OSU-CHS community who have gone above and beyond during the COVID-19 pandemic to serve their institution, community and state.

OSU Health Care HeroesCOVID-19Human Health and WellnessOSU-CHSFaculty and Staff
Middleton takes on role as next alumni board president

Thu, May 28, 2020

After graduating in 2013, Middleton completed the OSU family medicine residency program and then a sports medicine fellowship at Texas A&M. He returned to Oklahoma and he now practices at McBride Orthopedic Hospital in Oklahoma City and is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine at OU Health Sciences Center.

Human Health and WellnessOSU medicineOSU-CHSAlumni
Hernandez caps OSU experience as grad commencement marshal

Wed, May 27, 2020

Corina Hernandez has graduated with degrees in Communication Sciences and Disorders and Human Development and Family Science. And just this spring she added a master’s in speech language pathology. Her work as a graduate student landed her one of two university-wide Spring 2020 Honorary Graduate Commencement Marshal awards, which includes a monetary prize and the chance to lead her fellow graduates into commencement. However, because COVID-19 forced graduation to the virtual sphere, Hernandez will return in December for the latter duty.

ResearchHuman Health and WellnessCollege of Education and Human SciencesCollege of Arts and SciencesCommunication Sciences and Disorders
Mentors helped McCoy find her path

Fri, May 22, 2020

Jacee McCoy of Katy, Texas, wasn’t sure what she wanted to major in when she came to Oklahoma State University. Despite being unsure of the exact pathway that she would take to reach her goals, McCoy knew that OSU would give her the opportunities she needed to succeed.

College of Arts and SciencesResearchHuman Health and WellnessChemistryLanguages and LiteraturesDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
OSU marching band members give colorblind bandmate color-enhancing glasses

Fri, May 22, 2020

A colorblind Oklahoma State University marching band member is seeing the world differently these days, thanks to a touching gift from his bandmates — EnChroma glasses.

EnChroma glassesMichael and Anne Greenwood School of MusicHuman Health and WellnessScience and TechnologyOSU Marching Bandcolorblind
OSU alumnae inducted into FCCLA Leadership Hall of Fame

Fri, May 22, 2020

Four Oklahoma State University alumnae are set to be inducted into the National Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Leadership Hall of Fame commemorating the organization’s 75th anniversary after being founded in 1945.

Human Development and Family ScienceFamily and Consumer SciencesHuman Health and WellnessCollege of Education and Human Sciences
Frye named interim Commissioner of Health

Fri, May 22, 2020

Col. Lance Frye, M.D., OSU Center for Health Sciences residency program director and interim department chair and clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology, was named interim Oklahoma Commissioner of Health by Gov. Kevin Stitt on Friday, May 22.

Human Health and WellnessOSU-CHSState Government
Capt. Chandler helping others during pandemic

Tue, May 19, 2020

William Colt Chandler wanted to be a police officer as a child. Now he is using his education from Oklahoma State University – at both the Oklahoma City and Stillwater campuses – and his experience from the OSU Police Department to help others on a day-to-day basis and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

College of Arts and SciencesOutreach and EngagementOSU-OKCHuman Health and WellnessCampus Life and Diversity
Director of Fire Protection Publications elected to national advisory committee

Thu, May 14, 2020

Craig Hannan, the director of Oklahoma State University’s (OSU) Fire Protection Publications (FPP) in engineering extension, has been elected as the new vice chair of the National Advisory Committee (NAC) of the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI).

College of Engineering Architecture and TechnologyNews TopicsOutreach and EngagementFire Protection PublicationsHuman Health and Wellness
Dr. Ford Versypt's lab works with international coalition to understand the novel coronavirus

Wed, May 13, 2020

Dr. Ashlee Ford Versypt, assistant professor in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology’s School of Chemical Engineering, and her team are working as part of a coalition to better understand how the novel coronavirus impacts the body.

OSU ResearchScience and TechnologyCOVID-19News TopicsHuman Health and WellnessHighlightResearchChemical EngineeringCollege of Engineering Architecture and Technology
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