Thursday - May 22, 2025
State Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Saturday May 03, 2025 ( 8 items )  

A Schweitzer Fellow's dedication to community and maternal health
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 2 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * A Schweitzer Fellow's dedication to community and maternal health MacKenzie Toliver, an OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine student. Media Contact: Kayley Spielbusch | Digital Communications Specialist | 918-561-5759 | kspielb@okstate.edu For MacKenzie Toliver, becoming a physician is about providing her future patients with the resources they need to achieve wellness. Toliver is a second-year medi  more

Governor Stitt Announces Series of Actions to Address ODMHSAS in Letter to Hilbert, Paxton
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 2 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * Governor Stitt Announces Series of Actions to Address ODMHSAS in Letter to Hilbert, Paxton Today, Governor Kevin Stitt sent a letter to Oklahoma House Speaker Kyle Hilbert and Oklahoma Senate Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton announcing a series of immediate, decisive steps to stabilize the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) and restore public confidence following disc  more

Governor Stitt Issues Statement After U.S. Supreme Court Hears St. Isidore Case
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 2 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * Governor Stitt Issues Statement After U.S. Supreme Court Hears St. Isidore Case Today, Governor Kevin Stitt issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond, otherwise known as the St. Isidore case. "The United States Supreme Court heard a case that goes to the very heart of what makes our nation grea  more

Oka' Institute, Chickasaw Nation, and Partners Celebrated for Outstanding Collaboration in Conservation Through Pulaski Award Partnership
ADA, Oklahoma, May 3 -- East Central University issued the following news: * * * Oka' Institute, Chickasaw Nation, and Partners Celebrated for Outstanding Collaboration in Conservation Through Pulaski Award Partnership ADA, Okla. - The Oka' Institute at East Central University was honored on the floor of the Oklahoma House of Representatives for its role in presenting the prestigious Pulaski Award to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Eastern Oklahoma Region on behalf of the National Interage  more

Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health Joins Pediatric Pandemic Network
NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 3 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health Joins Pediatric Pandemic Network Expansion increases access to care for children across the region By April Wilkerson OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health is proud to announce its partnership as an affiliate hub site in the Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN), significantly expanding the network's reach to Region 6, which encompasses Oklahoma a  more

OU Architecture Students Partner With Community to Reimagine Historic School Building
NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 3 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OU Architecture Students Partner with Community to Reimagine Historic School Building By Lorene Roberson NORMAN, OKLA. - Sixteen students in the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma are gaining hands-on experience while working on a community project in northeast Oklahoma City. Taught by instructor LaTasha Timberlake, the students are developing architectural r  more

OU Health Sciences Named Among Top 2% of Medical Schools, According to Carnegie Foundation
NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 3 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OU Health Sciences Named Among Top 2% of Medical Schools, According to Carnegie Foundation By April Wilkerson OKLAHOMA CITY - The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences has achieved a new Carnegie Classification for its research enterprise and medical school program from the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. "The Carnegie Classification for   more

Zinc-Transporting Protein Contributes to Aggressive Growth of Brain Tumor, OU Researchers Find
NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 3 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Zinc-Transporting Protein Contributes to Aggressive Growth of Brain Tumor, OU Researchers Find By April Wilkerson OKLAHOMA CITY - In a study published Wednesday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), University of Oklahoma researchers detail their discoveries about why the brain tumor glioblastoma is so aggressive. Their findings center on ZIP4, a protein that transports zin  more