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Top 5 things to know about herd immunity and COVID-19

Thu, Feb 11, 2021

Herd immunity. While this term is commonplace in my professional life, chances are these words rarely graced the dinner table prior to 2020.

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OSU-CHS Wellness launches new mental health initiative

Tue, Feb 09, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the health of millions of people— both physical and mental. In an effort to help students, employees and residents, OSU Center for Health Sciences Department of Wellness has launched the Let’s Talk About It mental health initiative.

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February is National Pesticide Safety Education Month

Tue, Feb 09, 2021

Safe use, storage and disposal of pesticides highlighted during Pesticide Safety Awareness Month.

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OSU Extension educators on a mission to reduce food waste

Thu, Feb 04, 2021

How OSU Extension is helping consumers cut down on food waste.

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Cowboys Helping Cowboys initiative set to raise money for food insecurity on OSU’s campus

Tue, Feb 02, 2021

A partnership between the Oklahoma State University Student Government Association, the Oklahoma Collegiate Cattlewomen, and the Oklahoma Beef Council to raise money for food insecurity across OSU’s campus kicks off Feb. 8.

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Supplements are no substitute for good nutrition

Fri, Jan 29, 2021

Dietary supplements are no substitute for healthy eating.

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OSU med students help with state's vaccine rollout

Mon, Jan 25, 2021

OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine students are assisting with vaccinating Oklahomans at OSU Medicine's Tulsa drive-thru clinic and Cherokee Nation Health Systems vaccine clinic in Tahlequah

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Dietary Guidelines revision now has recommendations for infants and toddlers

Fri, Jan 22, 2021

Dietary Guidelines for Americans now includes information geared toward infants and toddlers up to age 23 months.

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OSU Extension project helps fight childhood obesity

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

Safer Routes to School project helps fight childhood obesity in Adair County.

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Pedersen connects with others through service

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

Zane Pedersen has spent his whole life in Oklahoma and hopes to attend medical school in Oklahoma starting next fall. He is an honors student majoring in physiology with a pre-med focus and a psychology minor. He has an impressive list of accolades and has held leadership positions in multiple organizations across campus and in his fraternity.

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Nutritional sciences grad seeks to feed the world

Wed, Jan 20, 2021

Studying agronomy in Madagascar lit a fire in Dr. Hasina Rakotomanana’s heart for rural food insecurity, as he realized the farmers he worked with were unable to feed their own families.

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Health and human performance doctoral student wins national scholarship

Tue, Jan 19, 2021

Stephanie Sontag, a health and human performance doctoral student, received the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Foundation Women’s Scholarship.

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