STILLWATER, Oklahoma, July 26 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: In 2020, as Oklahoma State University wheat geneticist Brett Carver prepared to release the OSU Wheat Improvement Team's latest variety, he had a creative idea for its official name. It was the first summer of the pandemic, and the Olympic games in Tokyo had been postponed. When an article in The Oklahoman about James Butler, a former OSU track and field star and 1980 Olympic hopeful, caught Carver's eye, he   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, July 26 -- Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business issued the following news: Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business will induct Vickie Carr, Eddy Ditzler, Dr. Ken Eastman and Carl Wiese into the school's Hall of Fame on Oct. 4 at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center. The annual Spears banquet recognizes outstanding alumni and individuals who have provided exemplary leadership within and beyond the business school. This year, the Spears Busine  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, July 26 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Dr. Paritosh Ramanan, assistant professor of industrial engineering and management, and Dr. Zheyu Jiang, assistant professor of chemical engineering, were recently awarded the National Science Foundation EAGER award. This two-year grant from the National Science Foundation serves as part of the NSF-wide Clean Energy Technology initiative to develop potentially transformative, convergent, fundamental solution  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As JD Vance fundraises with Big Oil megadonors in Oklahoma today, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "Donald Trump has already made it clear he's bought and for by Big Oil and Gas, and now JD Vance is cozying up to the same special interest backers while putting the ultra-wealthy over hardworking Americans. Vance is all-in on Donald Trump's reckless Project 2025 ag  more