WACO, Texas, April 19 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Baylor, UCF, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech To Play in Big 12 Women's Tennis Championship Semifinals No. 1 Texas Tech, No. 2 UCF, No. 3 Oklahoma State and No. 4 Baylor advanced to the semifinals of the 2025 Big 12 Women's Tennis Championship with wins Friday at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas. Saturday's semifinal matchups will feature top-seeded Texas Tech facing No. 4 Baylor and  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, April 22 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Big 12 Men's Golf Championship Set For Southern Hills The 2025 Big 12 Men's Golf Championship comes to Southern Hills Country Club, an eight-time major championship host, April 22-24. All 16 programs will take to the par 70 / 7,556-yard layout for the three-day, 72-hole stroke play format. The event commences with a 36-hole day on Tuesday, followed by 18 holes apiece on Wednesda  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Conservative Leaders Support Oklahoma Income Tax Phaseout Today, a coalition of conservative groups and leaders on fiscal policy from across the nation and in Oklahoma sent a joint letter of support for phasing out the state income tax. The letter states: " There is no way to sugar coat it -- Oklahoma has fallen behind in the tax cut revolution with a top rate of 4.75%. This burdens  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, April 21 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Energy Transfer Drivers Across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana Demand Vote to Remove Steelworkers Union From Power Nurse contends that union is discriminating against nonmember nurses and violating duty of fair representation Washington, DC (April 21, 2025) - Drivers for Energy Transfer, an oil and gas transportation company with nearly 30 facilities across Texas,   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 21 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Enroll in the Summer 2025 session of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute courses Media Contact: Christy Lang | Director, Marketing and Communications | 405-744-9740 | christy.lang@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute offers unique ways for adults aged 50 or older to continue their education for the fun of learning. "OSU's OLLI program is for lifelong learners," s  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 22 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * New OU Engineering Building to Create Hub of Infrastructure Innovation By Kat Gebauer NORMAN, OKLA. - The University of Oklahoma Gallogly College of Engineering has broken ground on a new Infrastructure Innovation Building called I2B. This new facility will house transformative infrastructure research and education. "We aim to bring together brilliant minds in engineering and artificial intelli  more

ADA, Oklahoma, April 22 -- East Central University issued the following news: * * * Oka' Institute and Chickasaw Nation Launch Tribal Center for Community Excellence to Advance Water Sustainability The Oka' Institute at East Central University, in partnership with the Chickasaw Nation Office of Natural Resources, has launched a groundbreaking initiative aimed at advancing water-based community development: The Tribal Center for Community Excellence (TCCE). This partnership is designed to stre  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 21 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU recognizes students during inaugural Ideal Graduate Celebration Media Contact: Sydney Trainor | Communications and Media Relations Specialist | 405-744-9782 | sydney.trainor@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University recognized students, faculty and staff committed to a student-focused initiative during the inaugural Ideal Graduate Celebration on Thursday in the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center. Ro  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 21 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU students dominate Research Day at the Capitol Media Contact: Sydney Trainor | Communications and Media Relations Specialist | 405-744-9782 | sydney.trainor@okstate.edu Bringing bold ideas and a land-grant spirit, four Oklahoma State University students were selected to compete in the 30th annual Research Day at the Capitol. They claimed the grand prize and two of the top three overall awards i  more

WACO, Texas, April 22 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * UCF and Texas Tech to Play for 2025 Big 12 Women's Tennis Championship Title Top-seeded Texas Tech and No. 2 seed UCF advanced to the 2025 Big 12 Women's Tennis Championship final with semifinal wins Saturday at the Hurd Tennis Center. The Lady Raiders clinched their spot in the Championship first with a 4-2 win over No. 4 seed Baylor, while the Knights edged No. 3 seed Oklahoma Sta  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 22 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * James Sluss named IEEE Fellow By Bonnie Rucker TULSA, OKLA. - James J. Sluss, Jr., a professor in the University of Oklahoma Gallogly College of Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his contributions to advancing global engineering education through entrepreneurship and professional development. The grade of Fellow is conferred upon I  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 22 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Shining a Light on Age-Related Blindness By April Wilkerson It's an unfortunate fact of aging: Live long enough and, eventually, reading this sentence will get difficult, even impossible. Three in 10 Americans older than 80 have some form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), while for Oklahoman octogenarians, it's closer to 50%. Now, new research from the University of Oklahoma aims to il  more