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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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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Prepare for tornado season before the sirens sound

Mon, May 11, 2020

Preparing for tornadoes before a storm hits.

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Book club gives voice to Women in Recovery

Wed, May 06, 2020

As a second year OSU medical student, Angela Clifton prepared for high-stakes conversations with her future patients by reading the book “Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High,” and as a 2019 Albert Schweitzer Fellow, Clifton thought to extend the conversation to clients at Women in Recovery (WIR).

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Storm safety while on the road

Mon, May 04, 2020

How to be safe on the road during a storm.

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OSU TeleHealth Solution connecting rural hospitals to physician specialists during COVID-19 emergency

Mon, May 04, 2020

OSU Medicine is substantially increasing its telemedicine capability this week to aid rural hospitals and communities as part of Oklahoma’s COVID-19 Task Force response.

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CHS student co-founds organization making face shields

Fri, May 01, 2020

Rebecca Gaglia is a medical and doctoral student at OSU Center for Health Sciences. She also serves as the volunteer coordinator for Makers4Medicine, a group that makes and donates face shields for health care workers.

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