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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Friday July 11, 2025 ( 13 items )  

'The Oval is Open': OU Unveils New Tailgating Experience on the Iconic North Oval
NORMAN, Oklahoma, July 11 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * "The Oval is Open": OU Unveils New Tailgating Experience on the Iconic North Oval NORMAN, OKLA. - The University of Oklahoma is excited to announce a new game day tradition this fall: free, public tailgating on the historic North Oval, also known as the Parrington Oval. For the first time in university history, fans have the opportunity to set up their tailgates on one of the most recognizable places on c  more

Child Advocacy Organization Sponsors National Petition to Support Weather Prediction Funding
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 11 -- The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy issued the following news release on July 10, 2025: * * * Child Advocacy Organization Sponsors National Petition to Support Weather Prediction Funding In the wake of the tragic flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas, the ever-present risk of tornadoes in Oklahoma, an already-active hurricane season, and droughts across much of the U.S., the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is urging federal decision  more

General Motors donates engines, vehicles to enhance OSUIT's GM ASEP Program
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, July 10 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * General Motors donates engines, vehicles to enhance OSUIT's GM ASEP Program * Media Contact: Josh Gammon | Integrated Marketing Specialist | 918-293-5034 | josh.gammon@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology's General Motors Automotive Service Educational Program (GM ASEP) has received a major donation from General Motors to help ensure students are learning on the most current  more

Healing the Land: USACE, Quapaw Nation Take First Steps Toward Comprehensive Assessment for Land Restoration
TULSA, Oklahoma, July 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Tulsa District issued the following news: * * * Healing the land: USACE, Quapaw Nation take first steps toward comprehensive assessment for land restoration By Brannen Parrish, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District and the Quapaw Nation cohosted a multi-faceted, multi-government, and multiagency planning and visioning meeting to address restoration goals for Quapaw Nation land  more

ICYMI: Mullin tells Fox News: Trump Worked with Congress Every Single Day to Secure Our Borders in His OBBB
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Mullin tells Fox News: Trump Worked with Congress Every Single Day to Secure Our Borders in His OBBB * Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined a special edition of Fox News' Hannity with guest host, Kellyanne Conway. The senator called out the outrageous silence from Democrats as attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have skyrocket  more

Molly Dolan receives Vertical Flight Society scholarship after gaining research experience
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, July 10 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Molly Dolan receives Vertical Flight Society scholarship after gaining research experience * Shown is the Recirculation-Delayed Anechoic Chamber (RDAC) at Dr. Sicheng Kevin Li's Rotorcraft Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics (RAA) Lab. Molly Dolan gained research experience with Dr. Li, helping lead her to receiving a scholarship from the Vertical Flight Society. Media Contact: Tanner Holubar | Communica  more

OU Anthropology Researchers Illuminate Global Cultural Heritage
NORMAN, Oklahoma, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * OU Anthropology Researchers Illuminate Global Cultural Heritage By Josh DeLozier NORMAN, OKLA - Two anthropology faculty members at the University of Oklahoma are earning international recognition for recent publications that shed light on critical aspects of cultural heritage and ancient innovation. Marc Levine, associate professor of anthropology and associate curator at the Sam Noble Museum   more

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History to Repatriate Human Remains, Associated Funerary Objects to the Muscogee Nation
WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSFR) -- The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, establishing cultural affiliation with The Muscogee (Creek) Nation. This action, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, prepares for the return of these ancestral items. The inventory identifies human remains representing at least two individuals and three associated funerary   more

University of Alabama Birmingham Campus to Return Ancestral Remains to 5 Native American Tribes
WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSFR) -- The University of Alabama, Birmingham Campus, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, establishing a cultural affiliation with five Indian tribes and native Hawaiian organizations. This includes the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Seminole Tribe of Florida, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town. This action is in accordance with the N  more

University of Florida to Return Ancestral Remains to 4 Native American Tribes
WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSFR) -- The University of Florida Museum of Natural History has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, establishing a cultural affiliation with four Indian tribes and native Hawaiian organizations. These include the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, Seminole Tribe of Florida, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. This action is in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The museum h  more

University of Oklahoma: Research Examines How Faith and Failure Shaped the Du Pont Empire
NORMAN, Oklahoma, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * New Research Examines How Faith and Failure Shaped the Du Pont Empire By Josh DeLozier NORMAN, OKLA. - University of Oklahoma Associate Professor of French, Julia Abramson, has published an article with Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment that reveals how religion, transatlantic networks and political upheaval shaped the earliest business efforts of the Du Pont family decades before t  more

USCM President Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt Honored at SEICon II
WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors issued the following news: * * * USCM President Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt Honored at SEICon II * Las Vegas, Nevada - Yesterday, U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) President Oklahoma City (OK) Mayor David Holt received USCM's Mayors' Sports Legacy Award at SEICon II - the leading conference at the intersection of sports, entertainment, and innovation - for his leadership in using sports to bui  more

Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site to Return Items to 4 Native Tribes
WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSFR) -- The Kentucky State Parks Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, establishing cultural affiliation with the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Quapaw Nation, the Osage Nation and the Chickasaw Nation. This action aligns with national guidelines, allowing for their return. The site identified human remains representing at least 524 individuals, along with 41,857 associated funerary objects. These objec  more