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Stabilizing Force: OSU researchers create ‘smoke alarm’ for earthquakes

Intact — a seismic device about the size of a shoebox — is simple to use: Just clamp it to a structure’s foundation, and it connects to the WiFi, sending data to servers that can provide a digital footprint for the building. This allows people to see how often the structure is subliminally shaking and give them time to stabilize it in case of an earthquake.
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Geology faculty, students set sail on NSF-funded research expedition to Labrador Sea

Fri, Aug 15, 2025

Two faculty members and two graduate students from Oklahoma State University’s Boone Pickens School of Geology recently returned from a 5-week international research expedition aboard the R/V Roger Revelle, a research vessel operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography. From June to July, the OSU team of Dr. Ashley Burkett, Dr. Natascha Riedinger, Amanda Harding and Monica Hinson joined 29 scientists from 12 institutions to collect sediment and seawater samples across the Labrador Sea. The expedition was part of a National Science Foundation-funded project “A Porewater Perspective on Benthic Sources of Neodymium to the North Atlantic” and focused on how seawater chemistry is both preserved in and influenced by seafloor sediments.

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College of Arts and Sciences’ Barnes chosen for distinguished Leadership Oklahoma

Mon, Jul 21, 2025

Leadership Oklahoma recently announced its Class 38 cohort, and among those chosen is Oklahoma State University’s Dr. Caitlin Barnes. Barnes, who serves as director of outreach programs and academic initiatives for the College of Arts and Sciences and an adjunct assistant professor in the Boone Pickens School of Geology, is one of just 48 professionals in this year’s Leadership Oklahoma. She is also the only faculty or staff member from OSU.

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Eighteen CAS students named 2025-26 Wentz, Purdie Research Scholars

Tue, Jun 24, 2025

The College of Arts and Sciences is well represented in Oklahoma State University’s 2025-2026 Wentz Research Scholars and Purdie Research Scholars awardee lists: 14 of 43 Wentz recipients are majoring in a CAS discipline, while all four of the Purdie scholars call CAS home.

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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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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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Oklahoma State University announces Fulbright US Scholar Awards for 2024-25

Wed, Sep 04, 2024

Oklahoma State University has announced that Dr. Norb Delatte, Dr. Salim Hiziroglu, Dr. Holly Karibo and Dr. Javier Vilcáez received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.to teach and conduct research as Fulbright Scholars for the 2024-25 academic year.

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