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State meteorologist calls Oklahoma Mesonet ‘a forecaster’s dream’

Wed, Apr 24, 2019

A system of 120 stations with at least one in every county, the network was designed and implemented by cooperating scientists at Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma, with the two universities continuing to provide valuable subject-matter expertise to this day.

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State’s energy leaders to speak at 13th Annual OSU Energy Conference

Tue, Apr 23, 2019

Leaders from some of the state’s top energy companies will speak May 23 at the 13th Annual Oklahoma State University Energy Conference in downtown Oklahoma City. The conference is from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at the Cox Convention Center.

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Elementary education student selected as first OSU participant in Choctaw Nation Teach to Reach Program

Tue, Apr 23, 2019

Kaitlyn Wood, an elementary education senior from Paris, Texas, was recently selected as Oklahoma State University’s first participant in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma’s Teach to Reach program. This career development program aims to provide support and professional development to Native American students who are seeking education degrees and planning to teach in schools with predominantly Native American students.

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OSU commencement ceremonies set for May 10-11

Mon, Apr 22, 2019

Oklahoma State University will graduate an estimated 4,500 students this spring and summer, and more than 3,500 are planning to participate in one of six commencement ceremonies May 10-11 at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

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OSU honors WWII vet on his birthday

Mon, Apr 22, 2019

At a well-kept home on the edges of Marlow, Oklahoma, the world is sending its love to Oklahoma State University fan Recil Troxel, one piece of mail at a time. The flood of correspondence has renewed the faith of his daughter Liz Anderson in the general goodness of people and left the family awestruck at the power of a single Facebook request for cards for a World War II veteran.

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Park[ing] Day project awarded student merit

Mon, Apr 22, 2019

Students in Oklahoma State University’s school of architecture and department of landscape architecture have been awarded the student merit award by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) at the 2019 Central Chapter Conference for their Park[ing] Day community outreach activity in fall 2018.

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OSU undergraduate presenting research at global event

Fri, Apr 19, 2019

Oklahoma State University environmental science major Rainee DeRoin loves all things water. For the past two years the 21-year-old junior has monitored seven small watersheds — including lands that have eastern redcedar, prairie and switchgrass — at OSU’s 1,820-acre Cross Timbers Experimental Range southwest of Stillwater as part of a long-running research study.

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CAS Awards Banquet honors students

Fri, Apr 19, 2019

The Oklahoma State University College of Arts and Sciences recognized its outstanding students and awarded 94 scholarships worth $215,000 during its annual awards banquet April 10 in the Student Union. The honors included the CAS Top 10 Seniors and each department's Outstanding Senior.

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OSU names 2019 Student Employee of the Year

Wed, Apr 17, 2019

Oklahoma State University Career Services named Holt Calder, data engineer for InterWorks, the 2019 Student Employee of the Year on April 11.

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Oklahoma Mesonet’s agricultural services provide needed information in real time

Tue, Apr 16, 2019

The Oklahoma Mesonet allows state agricultural producers to get a peek at the future before it arrives, and use of that awareness can enhance their livestock’s well-being and business’ bottom line.

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OSU speakers forum to discuss Vietnam War

Fri, Apr 12, 2019

The Vietnam War and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial will be key topics of discussion April 19 at the Oklahoma State University history department’s speakers forum The Vietnam War: Contested Legacies and Memories. The free event is scheduled for 3:30-5 p.m. in Room 035 of South Murray Hall on the Stillwater campus and features three military history experts.

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Women for OSU name Peggy Helmerich Philanthropist of the Year

Fri, Apr 12, 2019

Women for OSU will honor Tulsa civic leader and benefactress Peggy Helmerich as its 2019 Philanthropist of the Year at its annual symposium on April 25 in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Tickets are available for the event, which is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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