LAWTON, Oklahoma, April 18 -- Cameron University issued the following news release: Seventeen Cameron University students accepted the invitation to join Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and largest all-discipline honor society, after meeting the organization's rigorous requirements. Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and the top 7.5 percent of juniors. Students were inducted during a recent initiation ceremony. In addition to the student   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 17 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Yong Cheng, assistant professor in the Oklahoma State University Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has received the 2024 OSU Excellence in Research Mentoring Award. He was recognized at the OSU Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 16 in the Conoco-Phillips Alumni Center. The annual honor celebrates faculty mentors for their success and impact in supervising undergraduate research studen  more

LAWTON, Oklahoma, April 18 -- Cameron University issued the following news release: The Cameron University Department of Business has announced the student recipients of departmental awards. Students from each of the department's degree programs - Associate in Science in Business (AS), Bachelor of Accounting (BACC), Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership (ORGL), Master of Science in Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Organ  more

ADA, Oklahoma, April 18 -- East Central University issued the following news: East Central University alumnus, Dr. Charles Burchell, is set to be honored at ECU's Evening of Honors and Recognition, May 10 at 6 p.m. in the ECU Foundation Hall, located inside the Chickasaw Business & Conference Center. A 1963 graduate of ECU, Burchell received his bachelor's degree in biology. He left ECU having played for the ECU football team in the 1959 Christmas Bowl, 1960 Rice Bowl and the 1962 All Sports B  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, April 18 -- The city of Tulsa issued the following news on April 17, 2024: This evening, Mayor G.T. Bynum presented the proposed Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget to the Tulsa City Council with a total proposed budget of $1.023 billion. "This budget will be my last as Tulsa's mayor, and I am extremely grateful for the support from the Council and City staff over the past eight years," Mayor G.T. Bynum said. "As I look ahead to whoever our next mayor will be, it's important to me th  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: University of Oklahoma engineering researcher Sangpil Yoon, Ph.D., has been awarded a $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, for his project titled "Development of protein-based nanostructures activated by ultrasound." The five-year grant is part of the NIH's Research Project Grant (R01) program, which supports cutting-edge healt  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 18 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Drummond announced a new initiative today that gives him the authority to investigate consumer complaints about the actions of airline carriers and ticket agents. While such investigations historically are the sole purview of the federal government, AG Drummond recognized the need for additional consumer protection efforts and recently signed a m  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 18 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following statement on April 17, 2024, by State Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City: * * * Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, today released the following statement after the Senate passed a measure to strengthen prosecution penalties for individuals who possess or create child pornography through artificial intelligence. House Bill 3642 passed off the Senate floor 42-0. The measure ensures individuals w  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 18 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release: Senate Bill 1751, authored by Sen. Jo Anna Dossett, D-Tulsa, and Rep. Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa, has won the support of the full House. The legislation will prepare those stepping into the role of court-appointed guardian for a person with dementia. SB 1751 requires training specific to dementia, including understanding the disease, communication techniques, and information about resources for ca  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 18 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: The full Senate has given approval to a measure ensuring Oklahoma public schools will include instruction in cursive handwriting. House Bill 3727, by Senate principal author, Kevin Matthews, D-Tulsa, and House principal author, Rep. Jason Lowe, D-Oklahoma City, was approved with bipartisan support on Tuesday. "Even though children are learning keyboarding from an early age, there  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 18 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, on Wednesday secured final passage of a bill that will crack down on illegal medical marijuana sales by requiring growers to package cannabis flower in reasonably sized parcels. The Senate passed House Bill 3361, which requires medical marijuana processors and growers to sell marijuana flower and flower-based products to dispensaries in prepackage  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 17 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: After nearly 30 years on the job, Oklahoma State University Police Chief Leon Jones has announced his impending retirement. His last day with the OSUPD will be July 31. Jones got his start with the department in October 1994 -- his first job as a law enforcement officer. He worked his way up, becoming chief of police in 2017. As a patrolman, Jones was asked to start the first community policing prog  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: A team from the University of Oklahoma Gallogly College of Engineering has embarked on a pioneering partnership with scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, to advance research and technological development in advanced air mobility. This initiative aims to support NASA's efforts in integrating a range of new scalable traffic management operations, focusing on enh  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: Several members of the University of Oklahoma's Center for Restoration of Ecosystems and Watersheds - CREW - were recognized at the Oklahoma Clean Lakes and Watersheds Association's annual conference on April 10-11 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. James Queen was awarded first place in the student oral presentation category for his talk, "Examining the Role of Aeration on Emerging Contaminant Removal i  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 16 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The Oklahoma State University School of Global Studies hosted Dr. Sherry Mueller, a distinguished figure in public diplomacy, to discuss the important role of cultural diplomacy and international exchange programs in March. Mueller serves as the distinguished practitioner in residence at the School of International Service at American University in D.C. She teaches a graduate practicum on cultural diplomacy   more

WEATHERFORD, Oklahoma, April 18 -- Southwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release: Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) is proud to announce that the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) has awarded the SWOSU Foundation, Inc. a grant through the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program. "The Southwestern Oklahoma State University Foundation, under the leadership of Executive Director Garrett King, does phenomenal work in helping raise additional funds to me  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 18 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture Dean Hans Butzer and his partner, Torrey A. Butzer, recently received the Mayor's Award for Distinguished Service from OKC Beautiful, recognizing the Butzers' visionary architectural designs that have influenced many of Oklahoma City's buildings and landmarks. The Butzers received the award from Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, who congratula  more