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Regents Distinguished Research Award Winners Announced

Wed, Dec 11, 2019

Oklahoma State University has honored seven faculty members with the 2019 Regents Distinguished Research Award. The award recognizes research excellence.

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2019 OSU President’s Cup winners named

Wed, Dec 11, 2019

A project promoting scientific literacy, another studying the potential impacts of Oklahoma earthquakes and an effort to reduce energy costs at wastewater treatment plants have taken top honors in OSU’s 2019 President’s Cup that celebrates creative, interdisciplinary approaches to today’s challenges.

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OSU drone project wins $1.49 million NSF grant

Fri, Dec 06, 2019

Is that a drone or an anemometer? A group of researchers in Oklahoma State University’s (OSU) College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology (CEAT) hope that the answer is both.

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Vet Med Faces of Research: Dr. Kelly Allen

Thu, Dec 05, 2019

At Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine researchers often focus on gaining information to help animals. Many times, however, this work translates to human medicine, which is the case for Dr. Kelly Allen’s research. Allen is an assistant professor in the veterinary college’s veterinary pathobiology department.

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Assistant professor in chemical engineering receives $1.8M NIH MIRA grant

Wed, Dec 04, 2019

Dr. Ashlee N. Ford Versypt has received a grant for $1.8 million over the next five years from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund her research on Quantitative Systems Biomedicine and Pharmacology for Multiscale Tissue Damage.

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OSU med student gains international attention for research

Tue, Dec 03, 2019

Trevor Torgerson is lead author on the published paper that utilized an episode of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ to study public awareness on the web and social media.

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Still Lighting the Way

Mon, Dec 02, 2019

Growing up on a small ranch in the rural Mexican town of Atolinga, Casandra Salinas had plenty of time to daydream about her future on the 30-minute bus ride to and from school.

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Taking Flight

Mon, Dec 02, 2019

Oklahoma State University’s Unmanned Systems Research Institute has a new research lab.

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OSU app competition Phase I winners named

Tue, Nov 26, 2019

An app that could help stop sex trafficking with the use of big data has topped the Phase I of Oklahoma State University’s annual “From Research to App Competition.”

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Students win awards at CAS Three Minute Thesis Finals

Mon, Nov 18, 2019

After 32 College of Arts and Sciences graduate students competed in the preliminary rounds and 13 advanced to the championship round, four impressed the judges enough to win awards during the college’s Three Minute Thesis Finals on Oct. 30. Ph.D. students Benjamin Nelson (Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics) and Erin Wood (Department of Psychology) tied for the win, with each receiving a $300 prize. Wood also earned an additional $300 as the People’s Choice Award winner. Sarah Elzay, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Integrative Biology, placed second and received $200. Meagan Bourne, a master’s student in the Department of Political Science, placed third to earn $100.

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OETA premieres “Chilocco Through the Years” on Thanksgiving Day

Fri, Nov 15, 2019

“Chilocco Through the Years” is a documentary based on the award-winning project from the OSU Library’s Oklahoma Oral History Research Program. It premieres on OETA on Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m. and will rebroadcast on Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. and Dec. 29 at 2 p.m.

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Ardoth Hassler: boundary bridger

Wed, Nov 13, 2019

Ardoth Hassler made contributions to information technology and higher education that have had far reaching impacts, leading to her induction into the College of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in September. She credits OSU with providing her the tools to succeed.

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