TULSA, Oklahoma, Oct. 1 -- The city of Tulsa issued the following news: With the resurgence of business and residency in Downtown Tulsa, the Tulsa Police Department is making an impact on crime and safety within the Inner Dispersal Loop (IDL) with the deployment of its location-focused micro units. These units, which were launched in 2014, are led by Sergeant April Harding - who leads the AM Impact Team - and Sergeant Heath Brownell - who leads the PM Impact Team. These teams work daytime shif  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- George Washington University issued the following news: The parachuting, venomous Joro spider was apparently spotted in a Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood, a reported sighting that may confirm these spiders appear to be moving north. According to USA Today, the invasive spiders were first spotted in Georgia ten years ago and they've spread across Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee, with reports of the spider in Alabama, Maryland, Oklahoma and West Vi  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 30 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Oklahoma State University alumna Cassie Mitchell participated in her fourth Paralympics for Team USA this summer in Paris. Although 4,770 miles might have separated her from Stillwater, Mitchell said OSU was with her the entire journey. Mitchell sat next to pilot Adam Wiley, a proud father of a current OSU student, on her flight from Tulsa to Atlanta. The two chatted about OSU while in the air, and once t  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 30 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Registration is now live for the 2024 Oklahoma State University Extension Winter Crops School Dec. 16-18 in OSU's Agricultural Hall. The event is open to the first 160 registered individuals and costs $175 per person. After Dec. 2, registration increases to $225. Refunds will not be issued, but substitutions are allowed if registrants cannot attend. Certified crop advisor exam preparation will be held on De  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: Amanda Vicente-Santos, a post-doctoral researcher in the University of Oklahoma School of Biological Sciences, has won the Early Career Researcher Award from the journal Ecology Letters for her published research on stressors in bats. "My research focuses on how human-caused disturbances, like climate change or deforestation, could potentially increase the prevalence of diseases that affect anima  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * The hydrogeologist's research has addressed water security issues across India. * * * Himanshu Kulkarni, Ph.D., was named the 2025 recipient of the International Water Prize at the University of Oklahoma WaTER Symposium on Wednesday, Sept. 4. The prize is a biennial award sponsored by the OU Water Technologies for Emerging Regions (WaTER) Center and presented to an individual who has made  more

CHICKASHA, Oklahoma, Oct. 1 -- The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma issued the following news: University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma President Kayla Hale was recently invited by Congressman Frank Lucas to attend a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in Washington, D.C., honoring the contributions of women to NASA's space program. The ceremony was held in recognition of the "Hidden Figures" and other women who played a pivotal role in early space exploration from 1930-1970. "It's an   more