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*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Thursday December 12, 2024 ( 4 items )  

$400K NSF grant to develop digital twin models for chickens granted to IEM professor
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Dec. 11 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Dr. Lizhi Wang professor and Ken and Lynn Case Endowed Chair of industrial engineering and management at Oklahoma State University has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop digital twin models of chickens. The project aims to understand how chickens respond to environmental stresses and improve poultry productivity and disease resistance. Wang and his team will build   more

Alumni Q&A: Sprague uses Spears Business education to open comic shop with father
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Dec. 11 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Pete Sprague turned the pages of a Marvel Adventures comic book and entered a world he never wanted to leave. At age 4, before he could read every word, he was already holding the item that would launch his business path. Sprague is a co-founder and co-owner of Sparky's Comic Shop, which has quickly grown into a hub for collectors since its April 13 opening in Catoosa, Oklahoma. Sprague, a December 2023 Spea  more

Northwestern Oklahoma State University: Division of Business Professor to Present at 3rd Annual MOBTS Oceania Conference
ALVA, Oklahoma, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- Northwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release: Northwestern Oklahoma State University associate professor of business Dr. Theresa McBride will be presenting at the third annual Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (MOBTS) Oceania conference Jan. 29 - 31, 2025, at the University of Auckland in Auckland, New Zealand. McBride will present with colleagues from Norwich University and the U.S. Coast Guard. She is being  more

OMRF experts say now is best time for flu, Covid vaccines
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Dec. 11 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation issued the following news: Thinking about getting a flu shot but worried that you've waited too long? Don't fret; your timing is perfect, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation experts say. That goes for getting a Covid-19 booster, too. "Normally by this point of flu season we've seen at least an initial surge," said OMRF physician-scientist Hal Scofield, M.D. "And this year, right on track, we began seeing it last wee  more