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State Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Thursday August 08, 2024 ( 4 items )  

MAE students take on challenge to design compressor assembly for unmanned aircraft
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Aug. 7 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Students in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology's School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering recently worked on a project to develop an engine to power a unique unmanned aircraft made by W9er Engineering. Overseen by Dr. Kurt Rouser, an MAE associate professor, the challenge students undertook was to design a compressor assembly retrofitted to a small gas turbine engine to supply high-  more

Okla. A.G. Drummond Comments on Clemency Vote on Emmanuel Littlejohn
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 8 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond said he is disappointed by the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board's 3-2 vote today recommending clemency for Emmanuel Littlejohn. The death row inmate was convicted of brutally murdering 31-year-old Kenny Meers during a convenience store robbery in June 1992. His execution is scheduled for Sept. 26. The Attorney General appeared befor  more

Sam Noble Museum Researchers to Lead Expeditions Investigating Planet Earth's First Mass Extinction
NORMAN, Oklahoma, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Researchers at the Sam Noble Museum at the University of Oklahoma have been awarded a $621,781 grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate the first major mass extinction in Earth's history. This funding is part of a $1.17 million collaborative effort between OU researchers and Melanie Hopkins of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The team, led   more

With New Grant, University of Oklahoma Expands Breastfeeding Initiative to Rural Hospitals
NORMAN, Oklahoma, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * The health benefits of breastfeeding are significant for mother and baby. * * * By April Wilkerson Research increasingly shows the health benefits of breastfeeding, including a reduced risk of obesity, diabetes, cancer and infections for the baby and a lower chance of hypertension, heart disease, obesity, diabetes and cancer for the mother. However, new mothers often need support to beg  more