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Cro communicates holistic vision for college as she begins tenure as new CAS dean

Tue, Sep 10, 2024

Cro recognizes the vast opportunities for growth and unity among CAS’s 24 departments, which include 850 faculty and staff, and nearly 7,000 students. And like puzzling out the nuances of language, she welcomes this type of challenge.

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Heinzig and McMillan gift $6.75 million to Department of Philosophy to advance ethics and critical thinking at OSU

Fri, Sep 06, 2024

Growing up in Prague, Oklahoma, Dennis Heinzig yearned for more than what he found in his small town of around 2,300. For him, the answers to life’s questions wouldn’t be found there.

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CAS student researcher profiles

Fri, Sep 06, 2024

Within the College of Arts and Sciences’ 24 departments, there are countless scholars performing groundbreaking research. Here’s a glimpse of five students who — along with their faculty mentors — are proving why Orange is the Answer when it comes to solving problems and improving the world.

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CAS study abroad programs take international learning to the next level

Fri, Sep 06, 2024

CAS students travel the globe with experiential learning opportunities to earn course credit on trips hosted by faculty.

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OSU geology field camp marks 75th anniversary

Fri, Sep 06, 2024

This summer, the Les Huston Geology Field Camp celebrated 75 years of providing hands-on experiences for aspiring geoscientists.

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Professors cultivating civic education and engagement in rural Oklahoma

Fri, Sep 06, 2024

Drs. Eve Ringsmuth and Josh Jansa — two professors in Oklahoma State University’s Department of Political Science — have been awarded a Women for OSU grant to engage rural communities across Oklahoma in civic education through American government classes

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Ready, Foss collaborate on research of Oklahoma’s Latinx people

Fri, Sep 06, 2024

Dr. Sarah Foss, assistant professor in the Department of History, and Dr. Carol Ready, assistant professor of Spanish and linguistics in the Department of Languages and Literatures, are working together on research projects to create an archive of the history and linguistic diversity of Latinx communities in Oklahoma.

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Integrative biology partners with Kicker to create interactive Sound of Science exhibits

Fri, Sep 06, 2024

In 2023, Dr. Liz McCullagh — an Oklahoma State University Department of Integrative Biology professor — partnered with Stillwater audio company Kicker to create the Sound of Science, a series of educational exhibits that allow students to interact with and visualize sound.

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CAS faculty prepare Payne County Jail inmates to earn high school diplomas

Fri, Sep 06, 2024

For the past two years, College of Arts and Sciences faculty and graduate students have been teaching in an unconventional classroom: the female pod of the Payne County Jail.

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Real-life Indiana Jones: OSU professor discusses archaeology background

Fri, Sep 06, 2024

Growing up visiting national parks, Dr. Mary Larson viewed archaeology as no different from any other regular job.

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Air Force ROTC welcomes Davis as first enlisted aerospace studies instructor at OSU

Fri, Sep 06, 2024

Tech. Sgt. Ephraim Davis, administration for ROTC Detachment 670, became the first enlisted aerospace studies instructor at Oklahoma State University in 2024.

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CAS faculty researching water, providing training to nourish the world

Fri, Sep 06, 2024

Water management, access and treatment are key to the work Oklahoma State University’s College of Arts and Sciences’ faculty are doing to ensure communities have the resources to nourish the world for years to come.

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