TULSA, Oklahoma, March 11 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * 2025 Big 12 Wrestling Championship Breaks Conference Attendance Record The 2025 Big 12 Wrestling Championship set a Conference record with a total attendance of 21,309 over the weekend at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Big 12 surpassed its previous record of 19,892 at the venue in 2019. The Conference began holding its wrestling championship at the BOK Center in 2017 an  more

LAWTON, Oklahoma, March 11 -- Cameron University issued the following news release: * * * Regents select Hunt to lead Cameron Dr. Shane Hunt will be the next president of Cameron University. The Board of Regents for the University of Oklahoma, Cameron University and Rogers State University announced Hunt's selection today during its regular meeting in Norman. Hunt - who will be Cameron's 18th president since its founding in 1908 - will begin his duties July 1. "The board was exceptionally i  more

CHICKASHA, Oklahoma, March 10 -- The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma posted the following news: * * * Droverstock Music Festival Announces 2025 Band Lineup Chickasha's most anticipated night of music returns April 3 for an electrifying evening of live performances, food trucks and more. Droverstock Music Festival is a free family friendly event that invites students and the community to experience some of the best Red Dirt bands in the region. The night starts at 4 p.m. and goes   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 10 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news: * * * For lupus patient, research studies offer a chance to pay it forward Pennie Sandt is a daredevil. She loves flying over waves on a jet ski, the wind in her hair. But once upon a time, bouts of pain caused by lupus threatened to derail her life. Her joints and muscles constantly ached. "There was a day at work when I could not physically grab a binder from overhead," she said. In   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 10 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * IEM professor looking to make digital twin model to improve almond production Media Contact: Desa James | Communications Coordinator | 405-744-2669 | desa.james@okstate.edu Professor Lizhi Wang of the School of Industrial Engineering and Management at Oklahoma State University has been awarded a grant from the U.S. - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD). In collabora  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, March 11 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Oklahoma State Claims Big 12 Wrestling Crown in Final Session Thriller Sunday's final session of the 2025 Big 12 Wrestling Championship entered the final match with Oklahoma State and Northern Iowa tied at 149.5 points. The heavyweight thriller saw OSU's Wyatt Hendrickson use a takedown and escape to in the second period to help clinch his title at 285 pounds as well as the Cowb  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, March 11 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OU Health Sciences Opens Innovative Lab Space OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. - The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences recently announced the opening of more than 29,100 square feet of new laboratory space at University Research Park in Oklahoma City. The innovative facility represents an $11 million investment in OU's strategic plan to become a top-tier research-driven academic health center. "By stre  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, March 11 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OU Price College of Business Receives $6 Million Gift Toward Scholarships for First-Generation Students NORMAN, OKLA. - The University of Oklahoma is proud to announce a transformational $6 million gift from Oklahoma entrepreneurs and philanthropists Leo Mingee and Lauren Von Mingee, who have generously established a scholarship for first-generation students at the Price College of Business. The  more