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Mothers’ invisible workload is damaging their mental health

Wed, Jan 30, 2019

Unseen mental checklists accompany motherhood, changing as children are shepherded from infancy to adulthood, and researchers from Oklahoma State University and Arizona State University have defined the price mothers pay doing this invisible labor: less satisfaction with their lives and their partnerships.

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Don’t let pantry pests ‘bug’ you

Wed, Jan 30, 2019

With cold weather keeping you inside, take time to clean out your pantry to help avoid pantry pests.

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Medication collection program aims to combat opioid crisis in Oklahoma

Mon, Jan 28, 2019

Palace Drug, a locally owned pharmacy in Cleveland, Oklahoma, has become the first pharmacy to join forces with Oklahoma State University’s Prevention Programs (OSUPP), the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) and Covanta Environmental Solutions to collect and safely destroy leftover pharmaceuticals free of charge.

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Oklahoma State University provides new mental health resources to students

Wed, Jan 23, 2019

University Counseling Services at Oklahoma State University-Stillwater has expanded its mental health services for students both on and off campus.

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Health Data Shootout to target opioids

Fri, Jan 18, 2019

Oklahoma State University’s Center for Health Systems Innovation Institute for Predictive Medicine is set to host the 2019 Health Data Shootout from Feb. 20 through March 29.

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OSU now offers Board-Registered Certificate Program in Financial Planning

Fri, Dec 21, 2018

Oklahoma State University has been approved by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. (CFP Board) to provide a new financial planning certificate for undergraduate students.

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Student wins award for poster presentation

Mon, Dec 10, 2018

Ru Wang received the Outstanding Poster Presentation award at the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center Research Symposium last month in Oklahoma City.

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Chemical Engineering Professor Heather Fahlenkamp Part of a Research Group Awarded a $2.16M Grant from National Institutes of Health

Wed, Nov 28, 2018

A group of Oklahoma researchers has received a four-year, $2.16 million federal grant to investigate the causes of respiratory syncytial virus or RSV, a virus that often strikes young children.

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Avoid the temptation to eat raw dough

Thu, Nov 15, 2018

Raw dough, whether it be cookie dough, batter or bread dough, can make you sick.

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Nutritional Sciences grad students take top honors at OSU 3MT competition

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

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College of Human Sciences presents 2018 Alumni Awards

Fri, Nov 02, 2018

(STILLWATER, Okla., November 2, 2018) – Oklahoma State University’s College of Human Sciences presented seven alumni awards during its 2018 Homecoming celebration on October 26. Kristin Atchley, Nellie Perry (posthumous) and Kristen Smith were presented with Distinguished Alumni Awards; Tim Gowin, Benjamin Houltberg and Samantha Johnson were honored as Rising Stars; and Rick Green was recognized as an Honorary Alumnus of the College of Human Sciences.

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Nourishing Hope

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

OSU-Tulsa's Body Image and Disordered Eating Lab tackles an often-hidden epidemic

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