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Tiny Insect, Big Problem: OSU faculty continue monitoring the Corn Leafhopper in Oklahoma through Research and Extension

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

Cornfields across Oklahoma are under close observation as the corn leafhopper makes its tiny but mighty presence known. While only the size of a grain of rice, this invasive insect is causing big problems for corn producers statewide.

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Joining a Global Movement: Students bring sustainable designs to Block 34

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

The community expected parked cars. Instead, a row of parking spaces at Block 34 was filled with three mini exhibits featuring a couch, a prairie field of plastic bottles, and a fence of hay bales and pallets.

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Living and Learning: Campus landscape design creates learning opportunities

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

Just across the street from Agricultural Hall, a new outdoor living space combines Oklahoma State University history with a modern living plaza.

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Peace Corps & papayas: OSU graduate student finds inspiration abroad

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

From Cameroon to the Cook Islands, Tim Wetzel, an Oklahoma State University graduate student, is working to ensure smallholder farmers have access to the resources they need to thrive.

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Classroom Meets World: Through immersive agriculture abroad, students gain insight and personal growth

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

For a group of Oklahoma State University students, the classroom stretched approximately 12,418 kilometers, or 7,716 miles, from Oklahoma to the rolling landscapes of New Zealand and Australia.

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Sidelines to Stethoscopes: Pre-veterinary student experiences a unique undergraduate journey

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

A roar of the crowd and rustling of orange poms. This is a typical Saturday in Stillwater, Oklahoma, for Kaitlyn Davis, fourth-year Oklahoma State University Pom Squad member and animal science senior.

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Setting the standard: Ferguson College of Agriculture recognizes 2025 Outstanding Senior

Wed, May 21, 2025

This year, Jared Stone stands out among his peers as he leaves his final mark on OSU and the Ferguson College of Agriculture.

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Classmates, partners and soulmates: Ferguson alumni share a love rooted in education

Wed, May 21, 2025

The air was thick with summer heat as students walked between brick buildings, preparing for their first day of school. For most, Aug. 20, 2007, was just another day, but one couple remembers it as the start of something special.

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Developing leadership: OSU faculty work with middle schoolers to help improve community

Wed, May 21, 2025

Harmon County is one of two counties in Oklahoma to have all five stressors that affect a community negatively: high outward migration, low education, low employment, high poverty and high child poverty, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service.

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