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State Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Tuesday April 02, 2024 ( 11 items )  

Cameron University: Visiting Writer's Series Continues With Alumna Wendy Dunmeyer
LAWTON, Oklahoma, April 2 -- Cameron University issued the following news release: Cameron University's Visiting Writer's Series continues on Friday, April 26, with poet Wendy Dunmeyer. The author will read samples of her work starting at 7 p.m. in Room 2005 in Nance-Boyer Hall. Dunmeyer's poetry collection, "My Grandmother's Last Letter," is forthcoming this spring from Lamar University Literary Press. She has presented her poetry at the Scissortail Creative Writing Festival and Sigma Tau Del  more

FSU's College of Fine Arts and Native and Indigenous Studies Center Host Indigenous Language Revitalization Panel
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 2 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Jasmine Hur, Anna Prentiss Florida State University's College of Fine Arts and Native and Indigenous Studies Center hosted a panel Thursday, March 28, where experts discussed the challenges of preserving and revitalizing Indigenous languages. "Let All Languages Live: Celebrating Language Revitalization" featured Manchan Magan, a native Irish speaker, writer and documentary filmmaker; Everett Osceola, cultu  more

Oklahoma Schools Win Sweepstakes at SWOSU SWIM
WEATHERFORD, Oklahoma, April 2 -- Southwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release: The annual Southwestern Oklahoma State University Interscholastic Meet (SWIM), Oklahoma's longest running academic competition for high school and junior high students, recently took place at SWOSU on Thursday, March 28. Established in 1913, SWIM has been a key event for schools statewide, promoting academic excellence and friendly competition. This year, SWIM drew participation from ove  more

Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business: Center for Legal Studies and Business Ethics to Host Former Governors
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 2 -- Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business issued the following news: The Center for Legal Studies and Business Ethics (CLSBE) will host the third annual "Conversations on Ethical Leadership" at 3 p.m., April 23, at the Student Union Theater on Oklahoma State University's Stillwater campus. Former Republican Gov. Frank Keating and former Democratic Gov. Brad Henry will join in a conversation with Spears School of Business Dean Jim Payne about what et  more

Oklahoma State University: Center for Legal Studies and Business Ethics to Host Former Governors
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 2 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The Center for Legal Studies and Business Ethics (CLSBE) will host the third annual "Conversations on Ethical Leadership" at 3 p.m., April 23, at the Student Union Theater on Oklahoma State University's Stillwater campus. Former Republican Gov. Frank Keating and former Democratic Gov. Brad Henry will join in a conversation with Spears School of Business Dean Jim Payne about what ethical leadership means to th  more

Oklahoma State University: Joint Research Study Found Native American Teens Underrepresented in CDC Database
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 2 (TNSres) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: A team from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation and the University of Oklahoma-University of Tulsa School of Community Medicine studied how teens who self-reported as American Indian/Alaska Natives were reclassified using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ashton Glover Gatewood, a fourth-year medical student from OSU-COM at the Cher  more

Oklahoma State University: Lung Disease Treatment Changing With AI Inhaler
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 2 (TNSres) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Dr. Yu Feng of the Oklahoma State University School of Chemical Engineering has received funding from the University of Oklahoma Foundation for his project titled "Artificial Intelligence (AI) Empowered User-Centered Smart Inhaler for Targeted Drug Delivery to Small Airways for Effective Lung Disease Treatment." The project aims to develop a groundbreaking smart inhaler that uses artificial intellig  more

Osage Nation Museum: Launching Web Page for Allottee 2229 Digitization Project
PAWHUSKA, Oklahoma, April 2 -- The Osage Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: The Osage Nation Museum (ONM) invites Wahzhazhe citizens to contribute to the museum's archive of photographs and biographies of Osage original allottees named in the Osage Allotment Act of June 28, 1906. The webpage to donate submissions online launches Tuesday, April 2, 2024. For more information on the project and to contribute material online, pl  more

OU College of Medicine Researchers Identify Unique Behavior of Aging Brain
NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Upcoming clinical trial to test vitamin supplement for improving memory * * * What causes memory problems as people age, and can anything be done to slow the rate of cognitive decline? Researchers at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine have discovered a key difference in the brains of older adults and recently launched a clinical trial to test a vitamin supplement for its pote  more

SWOSU Nursing Achieves 97% NCLEX Pass Rate With Elsevier 360
WEATHERFORD, Oklahoma, April 2 -- Southwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release: At Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU), the faculty are the driving forces of progress. Four years ago, they initiated a pivotal shift in the nursing curriculum and technology partnership. After a thorough evaluation, the faculty endorsed Elsevier 360 to the administration, a decision that has proven transformative for the Department of Nursing. Elissa Saunders, MSN, RN, and Ch  more

University of Oklahoma Promotes Exchange Program for International Business Leaders
NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 2 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: Twice a year since 2012, the University of Oklahoma has participated in the Professional Fellows Exchange Program, welcoming emerging business leaders from across South Asia to Oklahoma. Through this collaboration with the U.S. Department of State, more than 150 local businesses have engaged in this initiative, building lasting international partnerships and experiencing enriching cultural exchanges. Und  more