STILLWATER, Oklahoma, June 5 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Ahead of the Game: Spears Business designs playbook for future sports industry leaders * Media Contact: Stephen Howard | Director of Marketing & Communications | 405-744-4363 | stephen.howard@okstate.edu Chad Weiberg braced himself for the possibility of a tough crowd. The Oklahoma State University athletic director had experience meeting with the most influential leaders in college sports. But his  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Carter, Cole at FY26 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Markup Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee met to consider its Fiscal Year 2026 bill. The measure was approved by the Subcommittee. Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Sub  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, June 5 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Commitment to the Future: Spears Business builds network for tribal finance * Media Contact: Stephen Howard | Director of Marketing & Communications | 405-744-4363 | stephen.howard@okstate.edu Jason Doxtator has the answers when it comes to technology support and cybersecurity for the Oneida Nation in Green Bay, Wisconsin. But when his job as chief information officer started overlapping with finan  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice of inventory completion concerning human remains and associated funerary objects held by the University of Oklahoma Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman. This notice, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), signifies the museum's determination of a cultural affiliation between these materials and specific Indian Tribes. The   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 6 -- The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy issued the following news release on June 3, 2025: * * * Dozens of Organizations & Individuals Express Concern with HR1 in Letter to Okahoma Members of Congress A total of 25 civic organizations and 135 individuals have signed on to a letter to Oklahoma's members of Congress expressing concern about the "Big Beautiful Bill" passed recently by the U.S. House of Representatives. The organizations and individuals are a  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, June 5 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Hamm Institute for American Energy announces new deputy executive director * Media Contact: Dara McBee | Hamm Institute for American Energy | 580-350-7248 | dara.mcbee@hamminstitute.org The Hamm Institute for American Energy at Oklahoma State University announced the appointment of Katie Altshuler as deputy executive director Thursday. Altshuler brings more than two decades of experience in energy, p  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Harris, Cole at FY26 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Subcommittee Markup Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee met to consider its Fiscal Year 2026 bill. The measure was approved by the Subcommittee. Agriculture, Rural Developmen  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news: * * * Heartland Flyer Faces Imminent Suspension without Funding * While Amtrak operates the service, states are legally required to fund costs For more than 25 years, the Heartland Flyer has been a vital link between Dallas-Fort Worth and Oklahoma City along the I-35 corridor. Operated in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT),  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, June 5 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU-COM's Urban Underserved Medical Track aims to improve health care access * Media Contact: Kayley Spielbusch | Digital Communications Specialist | 918-561-5759 | kspielb@okstate.edu OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine is working to improve health care access for rural and underserved Oklahoma, and one way is through its Urban Underserved Medical Track. "The track is designed for medical students w  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, June 5 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Rankings rush: Spears Business rising up U.S. News list * Media Contact: Stephen Howard | Director of Marketing & Communications | 405-744-4363 | stephen.howard@okstate.edu At the Spears School of Business, excellence isn't just an aspiration -- it's becoming a tradition. Thanks to its industrious faculty, engaged alumni and the dedication of leadership and staff, the business programs at Oklahoma   more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, June 6 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * Recovering From Disaster: OU Professor Awarded Junior Faculty Fellowship to Study Life After Mass Extinctions By Alexander Mann NORMAN, OKLA. - Understanding how life recovers in the aftermath of a mass extinction is critical to unraveling the broad patterns of evolutionary development that have shaped Earth's history. To further this understanding of Earth's turbulent history, David Wright, Ph.D., assis  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSFR) -- A notice from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service confirms the completion of an inventory of human remains by the University of Oklahoma Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, Norman. This action aligns with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, establishing a cultural affiliation between the remains and specific Indian Tribes. The Sam Noble Museum of Natural History has identified human remains representing at least two i  more

NEW YORK, June 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * U.S. District Court Temporarily Blocks Oklahoma's Unconstitutional Immigration Law * OKLAHOMA CITY - This week, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Oklahoma'  more