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Osteen to lead Human Development and Family Science

Mon, Aug 15, 2016

Sissy Osteen, Ph.D., has been named department head for the human development and family science department in the College of Human Sciences. Osteen is an associate professor and has been the state resource management specialist for Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service.

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Human Sciences celebrates north wing opening

Fri, Aug 12, 2016

College of Human Sciences faculty and staff celebrated two milestones in its history on the Oklahoma State University campus Aug. 9. Warren Pratt, a member of the Pawnee tribe provided a blessing in Pawnee and English for the redesigned central courtyard entrance.

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OSU Theatre hosts theatre camp for adults with intellectual disabilities

Wed, Aug 10, 2016

Oklahoma State University’s Department of Theatre partnered with the Stillwater Public Library to lead a six-week camp focusing on theatre for adults with intellectual...

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OSU Center for Health Systems Innovation Announces New Center for Predictive Medicine

Tue, Aug 09, 2016

OSU’s Center for Health Systems Innovation (CHSI) today announced the launch of the Center for Predictive Medicine putting a massive clinical database to work to improve...

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OSU grad student awarded grant to study effects of hookah tobacco

Mon, Jul 25, 2016

The National Institute of Health (NIH) has awarded Oklahoma State University clinical psychology graduate student Elly Leavens a prestigious fellowship to examine the co-use of...

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OSU Employees Find Success in OKC Memorial Relay

Tue, Jul 12, 2016

For most people, running a marathon relay seems like an out of reach goal. But that goal became a reality for nine Oklahoma State University employees after Tabi Deal, Health...

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National Institutes of Health awards Oklahoma State University $11.3M grant to establish Children’s Health Equity Solutions Center

Wed, Jul 06, 2016

Collaboration includes researchers from OSU’s Center for Health Sciences, colleges of human sciences and education and OU-Tulsa.Hays-Grudo Jennifer The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded an $11.3 million Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) grant to establish the Children’s Health Equity Solutions Center (CHESC) through Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences. The grant is a multi-institutional group of OSU and University of Oklahoma researchers with the long-term goal of eliminating unjust differences in children’s health by race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status through effective translational science.

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Fitness monitors may not motivate

Mon, Jun 06, 2016

Research conducted at Oklahoma State University shows wearable fitness monitors might not help you go the extra mile after all.

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As Early as First Grade, Children with Severe Obesity Are More Likely To Be Ostracized

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

Childhood obesity has almost quadrupled among 6- to 11-year-olds since 1980. Today, approximately one in 20 children in the United States is severely obese and this public health...

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OSU to provide Stillwater two nights of summer fun

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

Oklahoma State University will be hosting two nights of events for Stillwater residents over the summer.

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Department of Wellness installs new ADA-compliant equipment

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

The Department of Wellness has installed two new pieces of ADA-compliant equipment in the Colvin Recreation Center.

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OSU employee loses 100 pounds through Department of Wellness

Wed, Apr 27, 2016

Moving to a new job often means a new chapter in your career. But for one Oklahoma State employee, it also became a new chapter in her wellness journey.

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