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Terry recognized as an Outstanding Senior

Fri, Apr 17, 2020

Rachel Terry, an honors biology major from Edmond, Oklahoma, has been selected as an Oklahoma State University 2019-2020 Outstanding Senior by the OSU Alumni Association.

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Psychology alumna researching suicide prevention in Native communities

Wed, Apr 15, 2020

Victoria O’Keefe (’12 M.S., ’16 Ph.D.) came to Oklahoma State University to pursue advanced degrees in psychology. Her time here ignited her passion for research, clinic work and advocacy with indigenous communities. She is now an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health, in the Social and Behavioral Interventions Program. Read her story and learn how she is working during the pandemic.

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Three OSU students selected to present research at state capitol

Fri, Apr 10, 2020

Three students from Oklahoma State University (OSU) were selected to present their research at the 25th Annual Research Day at the Capitol event in Oklahoma City.

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Truman Scholar finalist focuses on people behind issues

Mon, Apr 06, 2020

OSU multimedia journalism and Spanish junior Kayla Dunn seeks to share stories and change perceptions.

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Psychologist offers tips for coping with coronavirus challenges

Thu, Mar 26, 2020

Dr. Thad Leffingwell, a clinical health psychologist and head of the OSU Department of Psychology, offers these tips for effective coping with social distancing and shelter-in-place.

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Two OSU students named Truman Scholarship finalists

Wed, Feb 19, 2020

OSU juniors Adrienne Blakey and Kayla Dunn have been named finalists for the 2020 Truman Scholarship, the premiere graduate scholarship for aspiring public leaders in the United States.

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Alumnus Wilguess becomes president of Oklahoma Dental Association

Wed, Feb 19, 2020

Dan Wilguess, a 1994 Oklahoma State University biology graduate, is president of the Oklahoma Dental Association.

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Watson, four other female scientists produce comprehensive analysis of sunflower family

Tue, Feb 11, 2020

Linda Watson, an Oklahoma State University professor in the Department of Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution, is one of five female scientists who have produced a comprehensive analysis of genomic-scale data to understand the historical biogeography of the Asteraceae, also known as the sunflower or daisy family. Watson, president of the Botanical Society of America, collaborated with researchers from the University of Memphis and the Smithsonian Institution to publish “A fully resolved backbone phylogeny reveals numerous dispersals and explosive diversifications throughout the history of Asteraceae” in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

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Students claim $45,000 in prize money in Riata Business Plan Competition

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

The Oklahoma State University School for Entrepreneurship and the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship have named winners of the annual student competition to create business startups at the event finals Jan. 31. The Riata Business Plan Competition at the Spears School of Business promotes entrepreneurship and small business development by focusing on student created, managed and owned ventures.

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Combining dance and science

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

At Oklahoma State University, Alannah Templon has been on a part of the OSU Dance Company and also the OSU Tap Company. She has even served as president of the OSU Dance Company for the last two years. She has double majors in biology and sociology with a minor in dance.

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Professor’s passion for audiology, speech-language pathology spans continents

Tue, Feb 04, 2020

For Dr. Sabiha Parveen, it wasn’t so much a question of what she’d study, but rather how she’d go about it. So after graduating from the University of Calcutta in her home country of India and working for a year in audiology and speech-language pathology, she headed to Bowling Green State University in Ohio for postgraduate work. Although Parveen had initially wanted to focus her studies on aphasia and stroke, her mentor presented another option: Parkinson’s disease.

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OSU Symphony to perform at national conference

Wed, Jan 29, 2020

The Oklahoma State University Symphony Orchestra is one of two groups chosen to perform at the 2020 College Orchestra Directors Association National Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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