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Ranchers webinars to close year, begin 2021

Tue, Nov 03, 2020

The Ranchers Thursday Lunchtime series of teleconferences for the cattle industry will continue through the year-end holidays, Oklahoma State University Extension officials said.

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Mental Health Q&A addresses student questions, highlights resources

Tue, Nov 03, 2020

Oklahoma State University hosted a mental health question and answer session Oct. 30 in an effort to help students understand the resources available to them.

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Oklahoma State, NEO, USDA team up to enhance Native American education opportunity

Mon, Nov 02, 2020

The collaborative scholarship effort is being funded by a $289,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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Be prepared for wildfire season

Mon, Nov 02, 2020

Tips for homeowners and landowners to prepare for wildfire season.

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McNair Scholars and student athletes answer call to become OKC Heroes

Fri, Oct 30, 2020

COVID-19 has been a burden for public school systems across the state, but particularly for those that were already struggling. Nowhere is that more apparent than at F.D. Moon Middle School.

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Inaugural Rural Renewal Symposium

Thu, Oct 29, 2020

Followup story highlighting the Rural Renewal Symposium.

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Hardesty Family Foundation donates $2 million to OSU for creation of new research center in Tulsa

Mon, Oct 26, 2020

With a $2 million gift, The Hardesty Family Foundation has made a commitment to fuel transformative research at the National Center for Wellness & Recovery. In recognition of the contribution, OSU is naming a recently acquired 49,000-square-foot medical complex in south Tulsa the Hardesty Center for Clinical Research and Neuroscience.

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Halloween safety doesn't have to be scary

Mon, Oct 26, 2020

This Halloween, pandemic precautions have added an extra level of safety concern to celebrations, but precautions don’t have to scare people away from the holiday.

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Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis announces retirement plans

Fri, Oct 23, 2020

Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis announced today his plans to retire on July 1, 2021, to coincide with the end of the current academic year. Hargis announced his retirement plans during a regular meeting of the OSU/A&M Board of Regents held in the Performance Hall at The McKnight Center for the Performing Arts on the Stillwater campus, one of several significant new facilities built during his nearly 13-year presidency.

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OSU/A&M Regents to conduct national search for the next president of Oklahoma State University

Fri, Oct 23, 2020

Moments after Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis announced his plans to retire at the end of this academic year on July 1, 2021, OSU/A&M Board of Regents Chair Rick Davis said the regents would conduct a national search for the next president.

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Two OSU buildings renamed to honor civil rights pioneer

Fri, Oct 23, 2020

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OSU Ferguson Family Dairy Visitor Center opens

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

The visitor center offers a unique and innovative platform to advance OSU's land-grant mission.

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