Friday - March 14, 2025
*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Saturday February 01, 2025 ( 10 items )  

Guldiken named head of School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Jan. 31 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: * * * Guldiken named head of School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dr. Rasim Guldiken has been selected as the John Brammer Endowed Professor and head of the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in OSU's College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology. # Friday, January 31, 2025 Media Contact: Tanner Holubar | Communications Specialist | 405-744-2065 | tanner.holubar@okstate.edu  more

Horvath heads Cowboy Chef's Table Series to benefit OSUIT Culinary Arts students
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Jan. 31 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: * * * Horvath heads Cowboy Chef's Table Series to benefit OSUIT Culinary Arts students Chef Chad Horvath # Friday, January 31, 2025 Media Contact: Allison Bailey | Communications Coordinator | 918-293-4966 | bailean@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology announces the next installment of its renowned Cowboy Chef's Table Series featuring Chef Chad Horvath, general manager at Ca  more

Oklahoma Gov. Stitt Won't Back Down, Calls to Cut & Eliminate Income Tax
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Oklahoma Gov. Stitt Won't Back Down, Calls to Cut & Eliminate Income Tax Oklahoma has fallen behind as the state tax cut revolution has swept the nation in the past few years. Their neighbor Arkansas has enacted multiple income tax cuts, trimming down to a rate of 3.9%, Louisiana just passed a 3% flat tax plan late last year. The Mississippi House of Representatives approved an incom  more

Oklahoma Water Resources Center welcomes Mirchi as associate director
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Jan. 31 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: * * * Oklahoma Water Resources Center welcomes Mirchi as associate director # Friday, January 31, 2025 Media Contact: Breanna Barker | Communications Specialist, Oklahoma Water Resources Center | 405-744-7093 | breanna.barker@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University Agriculture has announced Ali Mirchi, associate professor of water resources engineering, as the new associate director of the Oklahoma Wate  more

Olds named associate provost for the arts, OSU Museum of Art director
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Jan. 31 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: * * * Olds named associate provost for the arts, OSU Museum of Art director Dr. Kirsten Olds # Friday, January 31, 2025 Media Contact: Jeff Hopper | Communications and Media Relations Manager | 405-744-5827 | jeff.hopper@okstate.edu The Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents has approved the appointment of Dr. Kirsten Olds as the inaugural associate provost for the arts and Marilynn and Carl Thoma professor,  more

OSU-OKC fills a need in growing field of medical imaging
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Jan. 31 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: * * * OSU-OKC fills a need in growing field of medical imaging # Friday, January 31, 2025 Media Contact: Matthew Price | Director of Marketing & Communications | 405-945-6733 | matthew.l.price@okstate.edu The growing medical field requires diagnostic medical imaging professionals, and Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City is at the forefront of filling that demand in Oklahoma. Diagnostic medical i  more

OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Jan. 31 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: * * * OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions # Friday, January 31, 2025 Media Contact: Shannon Rigsby | Associate Director of Public Information | 405-744-9081 | shannon.rigsby@okstate.edu Numerous Oklahoma State University personnel actions were approved during the OSU/A&M Board of Regents meeting Friday on the Stillwater campus. # New Appointments * * * # Ferguson College of Agriculture:   more

OU Faculty Member Co-Leads Newly Published Study Comparing Types of Dementia Care
NORMAN, Oklahoma, Feb. 1 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OU Faculty Member Co-Leads Newly Published Study Comparing Types of Dementia Care Researcher using study data to analyze end-of-life care experiences OKLAHOMA CITY - Lee Jennings, M.D., a geriatrician and researcher at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, is a co-investigator on the largest nationwide pragmatic clinical trial comparing different approaches to dementia care for people wi  more

OU President Calls for Bold Plan to Strengthen Oklahoma's Future Through Strategic Investment
NORMAN, Oklahoma, Feb. 1 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OU President Calls for Bold Plan to Strengthen Oklahoma's Future Through Strategic Investment OKLAHOMA CITY - At the University of Oklahoma's Board of Regents meeting, OU President Joseph Harroz Jr. underscored the profound impact of state investment in its flagship university and outlined OU's vision for continued partnership with the state. Harroz outlined a plan designed to accelerate Oklahoma's  more

USAO ranks No. 4 for best bachelor's programs in Oklahoma
CHICKASHA, Oklahoma, Jan. 31 -- The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * USAO ranks No. 4 for best bachelor's programs in Oklahoma The University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma ranks fourth in the state for the best bachelor's programs, according to University Headquarters. The ranking, based on several factors including undergraduate tuition for in-state and out-of-state students, enrollment, and student-to-faculty ratio, places USAO above 21 other col  more