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OSU plant biology professor earns $330,000 NSF grant to study tropical forests

Wed, Mar 23, 2022

Benedicte Bachelot, an assistant professor in the Department of Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution, came to Oklahoma State University in August 2020. This is her first tenure track position, and this was her first time applying for a National Science Foundation grant. And she got it.

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Historic wins for OSU-COM med students at OOA research poster competition

Thu, Mar 17, 2022

OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine students took the two top spots at the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association’s Research Poster Competition earlier this year.

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Rising in Research: FAPC hosts annual research symposium

Wed, Mar 16, 2022

Students at Oklahoma State University take part in annual research symposium at the Robert M. Kerr food and Agricultural Products Center.

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Aurora Pharmaceutical gift funds equine research

Wed, Mar 09, 2022

Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine recently received a donation from Aurora Pharmaceutical. The $3,667.30 gift will help support equine house officer research projects

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Vet Med Faces of Research: Dr. Pratul Agarwal

Wed, Mar 02, 2022

For more than 20 years, Pratul Agarwal, Ph.D., has been conducting research at the intersection of biology, chemistry and computing. A professor in the Department of Physiological Sciences at Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Agarwal also serves as assistant vice president of research for cyber-infrastructure and high-performance computing

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Crop clinic field day prepares ag producers for production

Wed, Feb 23, 2022

The crop production clinic field day helps prepare agricultural producers in western Oklahoma for drought conditions and educates them on pesticide markets and more.

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OSU receives patent for new fermentation process

Tue, Feb 22, 2022

Oklahoma State University bioengineer Hasan Atiyeh was recently issued a patent that could significantly increase biofuel production while decreasing carbon dioxide emissions.

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OSU field day events deliver research directly to Oklahomans

Fri, Feb 18, 2022

Oklahoma State University Agriculture is revamping its field day events to be more inclusive with both audiences and researchers.

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OSU Medicine, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture partner to study mental health of farmers and ranchers

Mon, Feb 14, 2022

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry was awarded a $500,000 grant by the United States Department of Agriculture to study mental health conditions of farmers and ranchers in Oklahoma, as well as develop ways to assist rural Oklahomans struggling with their mental health. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture has partnered with OSU Center for Health Sciences and OSU Extension to spearhead this initiative.

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OSU, OU scientists collaborate to sequence, map new genome

Thu, Feb 10, 2022

A team of researchers from Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma published a genome sequence and chromosome map for the micro-crustacean Daphnia pulicaria. Researchers in the laboratory of Punidan Jeyasingh in OSU’s Department of Integrative Biology, in collaboration with the laboratory of OU biology professor Lawrence Weider, led the efforts. The results of their work were published in the journal Molecular Ecology.

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Chemistry professor earns $2.2 million grant for COVID-19 research

Wed, Feb 09, 2022

Dr. Martin McCullagh is a computational chemist, and his research focuses on modeling molecules, particularly biomolecules like proteins and peptides, to learn how they function. Partnering with two researchers from Colorado State University, McCullagh has earned a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study a protein in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19.

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Kevin So recognized for having the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research's most highly cited paper

Mon, Feb 07, 2022

Dr. Kevin So, associate professor in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Spears Business, was recognized for having the No. 1 most highly cited paper published in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research.

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