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OSU DHM awarded NextFifty grant to explore innovative dementia programs

Tue, Feb 12, 2019

The Oklahoma State University Department of Design, Housing and Merchandising has been selected as a grant recipient by the NextFifty Initiative, a Denver-based nonprofit foundation dedicated to funding innovative, mission-driven initiatives that improve the lives of older adults and their caregivers.

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Improving lives: Tulsa's Center for Family Resilience works to help people across Oklahoma

Mon, Feb 04, 2019

At the Center for Family Resilience in Tulsa, people aren’t simply computer jockeys, analyzing data and making reports. The team is passionate about improving the lives of Oklahomans through research, outreach and engagement. The CFR, established in 2009, uses conferences, program evaluations and community events to educate and support people to reach their fullest potential, both socially and personally.

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OSU Center for Health Sciences announces medical school scholarships in honor of the nation’s first tribally affiliated medical school

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences (OSU-CHS) announced the establishment of multiple scholarship funds totaling $475,000 from the Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and 13 private donors in honor of the nation’s first tribally affiliated medical school – the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation.

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Mothers’ invisible workload is damaging their mental health

Wed, Jan 30, 2019

Unseen mental checklists accompany motherhood, changing as children are shepherded from infancy to adulthood, and researchers from Oklahoma State University and Arizona State University have defined the price mothers pay doing this invisible labor: less satisfaction with their lives and their partnerships.

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Don’t let pantry pests ‘bug’ you

Wed, Jan 30, 2019

With cold weather keeping you inside, take time to clean out your pantry to help avoid pantry pests.

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Medication collection program aims to combat opioid crisis in Oklahoma

Mon, Jan 28, 2019

Palace Drug, a locally owned pharmacy in Cleveland, Oklahoma, has become the first pharmacy to join forces with Oklahoma State University’s Prevention Programs (OSUPP), the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) and Covanta Environmental Solutions to collect and safely destroy leftover pharmaceuticals free of charge.

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Oklahoma State University provides new mental health resources to students

Wed, Jan 23, 2019

University Counseling Services at Oklahoma State University-Stillwater has expanded its mental health services for students both on and off campus.

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Health Data Shootout to target opioids

Fri, Jan 18, 2019

Oklahoma State University’s Center for Health Systems Innovation Institute for Predictive Medicine is set to host the 2019 Health Data Shootout from Feb. 20 through March 29.

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OSU now offers Board-Registered Certificate Program in Financial Planning

Fri, Dec 21, 2018

Oklahoma State University has been approved by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. (CFP Board) to provide a new financial planning certificate for undergraduate students.

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Student wins award for poster presentation

Mon, Dec 10, 2018

Ru Wang received the Outstanding Poster Presentation award at the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center Research Symposium last month in Oklahoma City.

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Chemical Engineering Professor Heather Fahlenkamp Part of a Research Group Awarded a $2.16M Grant from National Institutes of Health

Wed, Nov 28, 2018

A group of Oklahoma researchers has received a four-year, $2.16 million federal grant to investigate the causes of respiratory syncytial virus or RSV, a virus that often strikes young children.

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Avoid the temptation to eat raw dough

Thu, Nov 15, 2018

Raw dough, whether it be cookie dough, batter or bread dough, can make you sick.

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