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Research finds rationally in investors' response to the pandemic

Tue, Nov 02, 2021

The stock market began seeing declines from mid-February through the third week of March 2020. Within this time frame, OSU researchers analyzed and measured market data to determine if there was a rational response across various sectors.

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Research offers advice and strategies for college athletics threatened by a crisis like the pandemic

Tue, Nov 02, 2021

A year ago Daltoso, who played on the University of California football team in Berkeley, was very much in the spotlight when he joined 10 other players in signing a letter in which a group of Pac-12 Conference football players threatened to boycott the 2020 season because of their concerns with the risks COVID-19 posed to their health.

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OSU examines how hospitality firms positioned their corporate narratives during the pandemic

Tue, Nov 02, 2021

The restaurant and food service industry lost more than $80 billion in sales in March and April 2020 and has suffered the most significant losses compared to any other industry, according to a survey conducted by the National Restaurant Association.

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Pandemic never gave us a chance to really settle down, keeping anxiety levels high, researchers find

Tue, Nov 02, 2021

Three faculty members and a doctoral student in the Department of Management at Oklahoma State University wanted to measure daily anxiety levels from February through April 2020.

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Philip Erdoes’ gifts offer ‘extra lift’ to students

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Philip Erdoes is the lone inductee into the College of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame for 2021.

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CAS senior finds his passion — and his pillars — at OSU

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Oklahoma State University senior Jack A. Edwards has built his undergraduate career on the pillars of involvement and leadership. The Texas native is pursuing a dual degree in political science and psychology and is on track to graduate in three years despite being involved in countless organizations and research.

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New OSU collaboration aims to improve global access to groundwater

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

A collaboration between Oklahoma State University and the National Groundwater Association aims to improve access to groundwater around the world by addressing a projected shortfall of geoscience workers.

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Sarah Hoyt wants to help theatre students with endowed scholarship

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Theatre has given Sarah Hoyt so much in her life. Now the 1966 alumna is looking forward to giving future thespians the same opportunities she was afforded by creating the Sarah K. Hoyt Endowed Scholarship in Theatre.

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Facing COVID unknowns, CAS finds order, innovation and progress in meeting challenges

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

When OSU initially shifted its classes online for two weeks following 2020’s spring break, most thought things with the still-new coronavirus would resolve and in-person classes would resume in plenty of time for finals. Instead, courses remained virtual, and OSU faculty, staff and students finished the semester from home.

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New Greenwood School of Music building opens on campus

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

This state-of-the-art facility, attached to The McKnight Center for the Performing Arts, is among the finest performing arts complexes in the nation.

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College names Freeman assistant dean to focus on equity, inclusion and OSU-Tulsa

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

In the spring of 2020, Dr. Jason F. Kirksey, vice president and the chief diversity officer at OSU, recommended that every college name a senior inclusion officer to broaden and deepen the university’s commitment to diversity. CAS has gone further, promoting Craig Freeman to assistant dean to lead these efforts, along with focusing on OSU-Tulsa.

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Motta works to curtail misinformation and other problems in communications

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Academics live by the motto “publish or perish,” which means they write papers for scholarly journals as often as possible, and Motta is no exception. But he also believes part of his job is to work with the media and share his research findings in ways that will get the attention of the general public.

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