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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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Stilly shoe game: Spears alumnus mentors aspiring entrepreneur

Tue, Feb 13, 2024

Thanks to a chance meeting, a shoe-game vet is helping the next generation of sneakerheads get laced up in Stillwater.

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Attorney General to speak at Puterbaugh Ethics Lecture

Mon, Feb 12, 2024

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond will be the featured speaker for the Puterbaugh Ethics Lecture at 2 p.m. Feb. 29 in the Student Union Theater on OSU's Stillwater campus.

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Master’s students aspire to transform chiropractic health care

Wed, Feb 07, 2024

Students in the Master’s in Business Analytics and Data Science program (MS BAnDS) in Oklahoma State University's Spears School Business are at the midpoint of a two-semester long project, which is aimed at building a data lake of millions of individual patient data files that will provide a resource for improving patient care and conducting further research in the chiropractic field.

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US News and World Report ranks OSU's online STEM programs among nation’s best

Wed, Feb 07, 2024

Oklahoma State University’s STEM programs are among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Online Programs rankings.

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OSU online MBA earns top-20 recognition

Wed, Feb 07, 2024

Oklahoma State University’s online MBA program moves up to No. 16 in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings, earning a top-20 ranking for the first time.

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Roman returns home as director of CSSE

Tue, Feb 06, 2024

Over 15 years after she last stepped foot on campus as a student, Whitney Roman has returned to OSU as the new director of the Center for Sales and Service Excellence (CSSE) excited to give back to a place that has played a pivotal role in her life.

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Students across campus compete in annual business plan competition

Thu, Feb 01, 2024

More than 50 students representing 33 teams from across the Stillwater campus participated in the Riata Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship's annual Business Plan Competition from Nov. 8 - Jan. 27. The students were competing for over $40,000 in scholarships.

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Riata Center releases list of Cowboy100 honorees

Wed, Jan 31, 2024

The Riata Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in conjunction with the Oklahoma State University Foundation is set to host the third Cowboy100 Honoree Gala celebrating the business and leadership achievements of OSU graduate-owned or -led businesses. The gala will be held on March 29 at the Wes Watkins Center in Stillwater.

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Running down an Olympic dream with Noah Gade

Fri, Jan 26, 2024

Noah Gade has had a busy January. A two-time Oklahoma State University graduate, he is preparing to defend his doctoral thesis this spring, recently accepted a tenure-track teaching position at Wake Forest University and he’s been training to compete in the marathon at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Saturday.

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Living loud: The business behind selling speakers

Wed, Jan 17, 2024

Spears Business MBA student, audio marketing guru Bill Braun using education to prove his ROI.

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Eight outstanding alumni to be honored at MSIS Cloud of Honor Celebration

Mon, Jan 08, 2024

Eight distinguished alumni of Oklahoma State University’s information systems programs will be recognized at the Management Science and Information Systems (MSIS) third annual Cloud of Honor Celebration Feb. 23 at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center.

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