TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, June 6 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news: The Cherokee Nation is accepting applications for WAVE Technology Training, a mentor-led Salesforce career training program through a partnership with Deloitte for citizens of federally recognized tribes. This is the second year for the program, which last year saw 385 Cherokee citizen applicants. The success of the program in 2023 inspired the Cherokee Nation and its pa  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, June 5 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The Growing Hops & Grapes in Oklahoma Field Day will be an opportunity for Oklahoma residents and potential growers to learn more about the state's specialty crops. "We are hopping into year three in the Cimarron Valley Research Station hopyard," said Katie Stenmark, a doctoral student in the OSU Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. "We will discuss all things hops -- cultivar selection, trel  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, June 5 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The damage was heartbreaking when the Smokehouse Creek Fire tore through western Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Panhandle and Texas in late February. Livestock, forage, hay and fencing were destroyed, and it will take years for producers and their operations to bounce back. Unfortunately, western Oklahoma is familiar with the threat and destruction of wildfire. Oklahoma State University Extension asked the Extension a  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, June 5 -- The city of Tulsa issued the following news: Mayor G.T. Bynum has signed a memorandum of understanding that formalizes Tulsa's new Sister City partnership with Mwanza, Tanzania. Mwanza now becomes Tulsa's ninth Sister City and first on the continent of Africa. "Mwanza is a city with wonderful people, tremendous opportunities, and serves as the front door to Serengeti National Park - one of the great natural wonders of the world," Mayor G.T. Bynum said. "It is also   more

ALVA, Oklahoma, June 5 -- Northwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release: Thirteen Northwestern Oklahoma State University students have been selected as members of the Northwestern Scholar Ambassadors (NSA) for the 2024-2025 academic year. NSA is a group of academically high achievers led by Ethan Sacket, student success coordinator and transfer student recruiter. Their stated goal is to look beyond themselves to discover opportunities to serve the campus and the Alva  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 6 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: The Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board today awarded $11 million in grant awards to 71 cities, counties, schools districts and public trusts to help address Oklahoma's opioid crisis. Attorney General Gentner Drummond said the grants represent the first distribution for the board. Another 31 applicants were invited to resubmit applications that were incomplete or did not  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 6 -- Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education issued the following news: Three Oklahoma high school seniors have been named Chancellor Hans Brisch Scholars for outstanding leadership, civic involvement and academic talent. Gracey E. Coffelt, Locust Grove High School, Aaron David Mauk, Coalgate High School, and Samuel Keaston Gonzalez, Walters High School, will each receive a $2,000 award through the Chancellor Hans Brisch Scholarship program. The Chancellor's   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 6 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, held a press conference at the state Capitol on Wednesday to give medical providers and Medicaid recipients an opportunity to talk about the serious challenges they're facing because of the state transitioning to Medicaid managed care. Bullard said that since the Oklahoma Health Care Authority switched to Medicaid managed care for medical coverage in Apr  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, June 5 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: With the aging of the nation's aviation fleet, the urgency for efficient and effective aircraft sustainment grows. While the aerospace industry supports over 2.2 million jobs nationally, the complexity of these maintenance processes is typically beyond the average person's comprehension. Shivakumar Raman, Ph.D., an industrial and systems engineer at the University of Oklahoma, is not your average person.   more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, June 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: With a $1.2 million grant to the University of Oklahoma, an OU Health urologic oncologist is leading an innovative new clinical trial for the treatment of prostate cancer when the cancer is beginning to spread beyond the prostate. The trial, offered at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center, will study the combination of two drugs, each of which is already used to treat prostate cancer but has not bee  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, June 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * $3.5 million research project will explore the impact of warming ocean temperatures on nitrogen microorganisms * * * Wei Qin, an assistant professor of microbiology at the University of Oklahoma, will study marine microbial ecology in the North Pacific thanks to a combined $3.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation and the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System.   more