WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * AFT's Weingarten on Supreme Court Religious Charter School Case WASHINGTON --AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond and St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond. The two Oklahoma cases could undercut the separation of church and   more

ADA, Oklahoma, May 1 -- East Central University issued the following news: * * * Computer Scientist and Chickasaw Technologist Urges Indigenous Inclusion in Global AI Policy at United Nations Rusty D. Pickens, ECU Computer Science instructor, proud citizen of the Chickasaw Nation and a seasoned public interest technologist, delivered remarks before the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, urging the inclusion of Indigenous voices and leaders in global artificial intelligence (  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 30 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU hosts first Pete's Pet Posse symposium Pete's Pet Posse, Oklahoma State University's pet therapy program, hosted its inaugural symposium on Wednesday, April 30, at the Oklahoma State University Student Union Ballroom.  The event explored the transformative impact of pet therapy on campus well-being and academic success. Established in 2013 by former First Cowgirl Ann Hargis, Pete's Pet Posse ha  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 30 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU Medicine, Choctaw Nation launch innovative virtual care clinic in Antlers Media Contact: Melani Hamilton | Marketing and Communications Managing Director | 918-561-8462 | melani.hamilton@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University Medicine and The Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority have joined forces to establish the Antlers Community Health Clinic, a first-of-its-kind in Oklahoma. This clinic w  more

PLANO, Texas, April 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Parents Deserve Education Choice, Not Bigotry, Oklahoma Education Superintendent Says As Supreme Court Hears Charter School Case Washington, DC --Today, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral argument in St. Isidore v. Drummond, a case involving the constitutionality of the Okla  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 1 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markwayne Mullin Visits OU's Sooner Advanced Manufacturing Lab By Chelsea Julian NORMAN, OKLA. - U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin visited the University of Oklahoma's Sooner Advanced Manufacturing Lab (SAML) in Norman, which is soon to expand through a new collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory. SAML is at the forefront of high-tech manufacturing research and workforce training, serv  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 30 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news: * * * VA awards OMRF scientist $710,000 grant for Alzheimer's research With a new $710,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist will study the role of a family of immune cells in Alzheimer's disease. Bill Freeman, Ph.D., will investigate the connection between Alzheimer's and the brain's primary immune cells, known as micro  more