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United We Can program wins 2024 OSU Public Impact Research award

Fri, Dec 13, 2024

For his groundbreaking work in creating United We Can — a program that enhances academic achievement, empowers families and strengthens peer relationships among middle school students — Dr. Ronald Cox was honored with the 2024 Oklahoma State University Public Impact Research Award during the University Awards Convocation on Dec. 12.

Human Development and Family ScienceCollege of Education and Human SciencesResearchOSU ExtensionPublic Impact Research Award

$400K NSF grant to develop digital twin models for chickens granted to IEM professor 

Wed, Dec 11, 2024

Dr. Lizhi Wang — professor and Ken and Lynn Case Endowed Chair of industrial engineering and management at Oklahoma State University — has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop digital twin models of chickens.

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OSU hunting research supports wildlife conservation, removes barriers for female hunters

Thu, Dec 05, 2024

Thanks to research conducted by Oklahoma State University Agriculture, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation now hosts hunting events for women seeking opportunities to hunt with their families.

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The cost of sleep loss: Spears professor studies daylight saving time impact on financial forecasters

Wed, Dec 04, 2024

Dr. Carina Cuculiza’s research offers a revelation about the impact of daylight saving time on the accuracy of financial forecasts. Her groundbreaking, award-winning paper is the first to analyze this topic on an individual level rather than looking at overall market trends.

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New wheat variety to combat head scab fungal disease

Thu, Nov 21, 2024

Oklahoma State University Agriculture recently released Scab Stryker, a wheat variety resistant to the fungal disease fusarium head blight. Scab Stryker research trials performed the best against head scab for four years in a row.

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Oklahoma State University postdoctoral fellow receives NASA funded grant

Thu, Nov 14, 2024

Ali Ettehadi, a postdoctoral fellow and researcher in petroleum engineering at Oklahoma State University’s School of Chemical Engineering, recently received approximately $30,000 as a NASA EPSCoR Research Initiation Grant.

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2023 Highly Cited Researchers in CEAT

Wed, Nov 13, 2024

The College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology at Oklahoma State University is pleased to announce that Dr. Weili Zhang, professor of electrical and computer engineering, was named a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher in the field of physics for the fifth year in a row.

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OSU, United WE childcare licensing research reveals opportunities for Oklahoma childcare to meet demand

Tue, Nov 12, 2024

A new state of Oklahoma research study, commissioned by United WE and conducted by researchers from the College of Education and Human Sciences and the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University, illustrates that there are many more children in Oklahoma than there are spots in licensed facilities, and the supply is not evenly distributed.

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OSU research supports national Million Veteran Program

Tue, Nov 12, 2024

Charles Chen, an associate professor in the OSU Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and River Smith, a researcher and clinical psychologist in the Eastern Oklahoma VA system, are trying to determine if there is a connection between post-traumatic stress disorder and obstructive sleep apnea in veterans.

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School of Hospitality and Tourism Management among best in U.S.

Mon, Nov 11, 2024

The School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) at Oklahoma State University has a long history of success, and the program recently earned a landmark milestone as a top-10 program in the United States.

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: How OSU’s Helium Recovery System is leading innovation in sustainability

Mon, Nov 11, 2024

After a time of uncertainty and scarcity — when consumers were stockpiling toilet paper and hand sanitizer — things were easing into normalcy in 2022. But that's when a different shortage began plaguing the Oklahoma State University Department of Chemistry. Due to widespread shortages, helium suppliers nationwide cut the amount of helium consumers could typically purchase. Because liquid helium is essential for conducting chemistry research at OSU, Drs. Margaret Eastman and Jimmie Weaver were challenged to think outside of the box to keep their department’s work going. The result was Oklahoma’s only helium recovery system (HRS) that liquefies recovered helium gas.

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Enhancing animal and human health: Chemistry’s Pitre awarded NIH R35 grant

Mon, Nov 11, 2024

Oklahoma State University chemistry professor Spencer Pitre recently received an R35 grant award of $1,820,030 from the National Institute of Health that will support research contributing to the enhancement of human and animal health.

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