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Conway publishes new E. coli research, adds to OSU’s microbiome work

Tue, Feb 20, 2024

Oklahoma State University Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Regents Professor Dr. Tyrrell Conway has published a paper on nitrogen sources and the E. coli bacteria, work that correlates directly with his and OSU's roles in the recently established Oklahoma Center for Microbiome Research.

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The far-reaching psychological cost of wildfire smoke

Mon, Feb 19, 2024

According to a new study, wildfire smoke in Southeast Asia significantly affects people’s moods, especially when the fires occur in neighboring countries. Dr. Rui Du, an assistant professor of economics at the Spears School of Business, teamed with colleagues from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to study the impact of windblown smoke plumes on public sentiment as expressed on social media.

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Kluver inducted into National Academy of International Education

Fri, Feb 16, 2024

Oklahoma State University’s Dr. Randy Kluver, associate provost and dean of OSU Global, has been inducted into the prestigious National Academy for International Education in 2024.

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Regents Professor Singh elected to be member of National Academy of Engineering

Tue, Feb 13, 2024

Professor Raj Singh has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He will be inducted into the National Academy of Engineering at the NAE Annual Meeting to be held on Sept. 28-30, 2024.

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CEAT associate dean holds visionary leadership ideals for new title of IISE president

Mon, Feb 05, 2024

Sunderesh Heragu, associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology, has been elected the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers president. He will begin his term in 2025.

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3 CEAT faculty members awarded NASA Oklahoma EPSCoR research initiation grants

Wed, Jan 31, 2024

Drs. Alyssa Avery, Ritesh Sachan and Wei Zhao from the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology at Oklahoma State University have each been awarded a research initiation grant from NASA.

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Oklahoma fire chiefs converge to learn how OAIRE drone research helps first responders save lives

Fri, Jan 26, 2024

Dr. Jamey Jacob, executive director of OSU’s Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education, spoke Thursday about the future of drones in first response at the Oklahoma Fire Chief Association winter workshop in the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center.

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OSU-CHS student discovers new dinosaur species, publishes findings

Wed, Jan 24, 2024

Atkins-Weltman, an anatomy and vertebrate paleontology Ph.D. student in the School of Biomedical Sciences, was studying a small collection of foot and leg bone fossils of what was believed to be a juvenile Anzu wyliei, but histology tests of the bones determined that it was actually a new species.

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OSU biomedical professor, medical students publish research into rare blood disease tests

Thu, Jan 18, 2024

Advances are being made in developing new and more versatile tests for the rare, but life-threatening, blood disease TTP thanks to findings recently published by researchers and medical students from OSU Center for Health Sciences.

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CAS, CEAT and Ag faculty awarded $460K NSF grant for drone research

Wed, Dec 06, 2023

Faculty members from Oklahoma State University’s College of Arts and Sciences; College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology; and Ferguson School of Agriculture were recently awarded a $460,000 grant from the National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation Program to acquire the Advanced Low-altitude Earth Observing System, an unoccupied aircraft system-based instrument.

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OSU, OU collaboration finds semaglutide treatment associated with reductions in alcohol use disorder symptoms

Mon, Nov 27, 2023

The first published evidence from humans that semaglutide specifically reduces the symptoms of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) has been published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and details a recent collaboration between clinicians and scientists at the OU-TU School of Community Medicine and OSU Center for Health Sciences.

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OSU-CHS researcher studying if weight loss drugs could be used to treat alcohol use disorder

Thu, Nov 09, 2023

Semaglutide, the medication in the popular diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, continues making headlines. What if it could also help curb substance use disorder or addiction?

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