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OSU Extension’s Grape Management Course to begin March 5

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

Enrollment is open for the 2020 Grape Management Course. Participants will take part in classroom and hands-on learning opportunities about the grape industry in Oklahoma.

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Register now for OSU’s 2020 Pecan Management Course

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

Those interested in learning more about the pecan industry can enroll now in the 2020 Pecan Management Course.

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Professor’s passion for audiology, speech-language pathology spans continents

Tue, Feb 04, 2020

For Dr. Sabiha Parveen, it wasn’t so much a question of what she’d study, but rather how she’d go about it. So after graduating from the University of Calcutta in her home country of India and working for a year in audiology and speech-language pathology, she headed to Bowling Green State University in Ohio for postgraduate work. Although Parveen had initially wanted to focus her studies on aphasia and stroke, her mentor presented another option: Parkinson’s disease.

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Cherokee Nation chief speaks on tribal history at OSU

Mon, Feb 03, 2020

The leader of the Cherokee Nation — with more than 380,000 tribal citizens worldwide including over 141,000 in northeastern Oklahoma — recently spoke about its storied history during a Sovereignty Speaks speakers series luncheon at the Oklahoma State University Student Union.

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OSU senior wins prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Fri, Jan 31, 2020

For the first time in 15 years, an Oklahoma State University student has been named a Gates Cambridge Scholar.

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Rural and urban Oklahomans alike urged to take part in upcoming 2020 Census

Fri, Jan 31, 2020

The U.S. Census is easy and quick to fill out, plus it is a constitutional requirement.

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Get prepared for grape-growing season

Fri, Jan 31, 2020

A free educational workshop will help Oklahoma grape growers prepare for the new growing season.

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Spears Business program receives top honor from national continuing education group

Fri, Jan 24, 2020

The Center for Executive and Professional Development (CEPD) in the Spears School of Business is being recognized with the 2020 Outstanding Noncredit Program Award, given annually to noncredit professional, continuing or online education programs for excellence in achieving their educational objectives.

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Transformational gift from alumni leads to new name for OSU’s agriculture college

Wed, Jan 15, 2020

Oklahoma State University and alumni Kayleen and Larry Ferguson announced a $50 million gift from the Ferguson Family Foundation that will transform the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources in a variety of ways, including a new name. Pending approval next week from the Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents, the college will be renamed the Ferguson College of Agriculture in recognition of the gift, which is among the largest in OSU’s nearly 130-year history.

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February dates set for OSU Chisholm Trail Beef Improvement Conference

Tue, Jan 14, 2020

Sponsored by OSU Cooperative Extension, the conference is a merger of two past successful events: The Cattle Trails Wheat and Stocker Conference and the Northwest Oklahoma Beef Conference.

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Still time to pre-register for Jan. 22-23 Red River Crops Conference

Tue, Jan 14, 2020

A collaborative effort by OSU Cooperative Extension and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, the annual conference focuses on providing relevant management information applicable to the Red River region that can help enhance the potential profitability of farm and ranch enterprises.

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FAPC impacts Oklahoma food industry in 2019

Tue, Jan 14, 2020

The Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center continued to support innovation and growth of food and agricultural businesses throughout Oklahoma in 2019, providing a total economic impact of more than $28 million.

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