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Tweet Tweet: Biology professor Gilbert co-authors research documenting impact of light pollution on avian activity

Wed, Sep 03, 2025

Around the globe, early birds are trying out the night owl lifestyle due to artificial lights. In a new study published in Science on Aug. 21, “Light pollution prolongs avian activity,” Oklahoma State University’s Dr. Neil Gilbert and Southern Illinois University’s Dr. Brent Pease found that birds in the brightest nighttime environments start singing 18 minutes earlier in the morning and continue 32 minutes later into the evening compared to birds in naturally dark areas.

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OSU launches Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

Wed, Sep 03, 2025

Oklahoma State University has created its first Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, a new resource dedicated to supporting postdoctoral researchers and the faculty members who mentor them.

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OSU research explores sustainability of cattle grazing in Kansas wheat–sorghum systems

Tue, Aug 26, 2025

Dr. Mary Foltz, assistant professor for the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is working with her master’s student Allie Thomas to find an alternative to traditional cattle feeding processes that could lessen the carbon footprint and water footprint that standard cattle feedlots produce.

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From vision to voltage: ECE researcher leads trustworthy AI-driven energy revolution

Thu, Aug 21, 2025

Researchers in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, led by Jack H. Graham Endowed Fellow of Engineering and Assistant Professor Dr. Ying Zhang, are involved in a three-year project through the Hamm Institute to help the energy sector meet its security needs for future energy networks.  

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Physics and Math secure $3M NSF grant to train next-gen quantum and AI workforce

Thu, Aug 21, 2025

Professors from Oklahoma State University’s Department of Physics and Department of Mathematics received a $3 million National Science Foundation Research Traineeship award to launch the Accelerating Transdisciplinary Training of an Oklahoma Workforce for the Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Revolution program.

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OSU wins bid to host International Physicists’ Tournament in 2026

Mon, Aug 18, 2025

For the first time in its history, the International Physicists’ Tournament will be hosted in the United States — at Oklahoma State University. In May 2026, around 200 faculty and students from 21 universities in Europe, South and Central America, Africa and Asia will come to Stillwater to compete in the “World Cup of undergraduate physics research,” said Dr. Flera Rizatdinova, head of the OSU Department of Physics.

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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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OSU researcher to develop ultralow-cost SWIR sensor technology 

Fri, Aug 15, 2025

Dr. Do Young Kim, associate professor of materials science and engineering, for the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology, has received a subaward from Ghost Display Technologies, LLC for a Department of Energy STTR Phase I grant to develop a groundbreaking shortwave infrared (SWIR) sensor that could revolutionize imaging technologies across industries.

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Summer 2025 Niblack Scholars complete research experience

Thu, Aug 14, 2025

This summer, five more students are putting the finishing touches on their projects and will present their findings to Dr. Niblack in October.

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Five OSU students named Fleming Scholars

Wed, Aug 13, 2025

Five Oklahoma State University students have been selected for the prestigious Sir Alexander Fleming Scholar Program at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, one of the state’s most competitive and respected biomedical research internships.

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FCEM research focuses on optimizing fleet management for electrical contractors

Thu, Aug 07, 2025

A team of researchers led by Dr. Amy Lewis, an assistant professor in the School of Fire, Construction and Emergency Management, is part of a project that was selected by ELECTRI members to be funded for one year. The team is undertaking the endeavor of analyzing how electrical contractors manage their fleets.

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CEAT researcher opening doors in integrated circuit design

Wed, Aug 06, 2025

In the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology at Oklahoma State University, Dr. James Stine is doing something quite radical: unlocking the black box of integrated circuit design for the next generation.

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