ADA, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Cali Northcutt earns valedictorian title, looks toward future in medicine * TISHOMINGO, Okla. - Cali Northcutt believes in finishing anything she starts to the best of her ability. From a very young age, she knew she wanted to excel in academics. She had a goal to become the valedictorian of her high school class one day. Focused on putting her best foot f  more

ADA, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Educator named Oklahoma High School Principal of the Year * A longtime educator was recently recognized with a top state honor when he was named Principal of the Year from the Oklahoma Association of Secondary School Principals (OASSP). Chickasaw citizen Jason Hayes serves as principal of Santa Fe High School, in Edmond, Oklahoma. For the past 13 years, Ha  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Geared toward research: HTM faculty partner with Human Mode, ASU to study robotics in hospitality * Media Contact: Stephen Howard | Director of Marketing & Communications | 405-744-4363 | stephen.howard@okstate.edu A remote-controlled robot rolled into the Wayne Hirst Center for Beverage Education on Friday afternoon. Equipped with tiered trays, cup holders and a sleek digital interface, this mac  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU-Tulsa students gain practical industry knowledge during Webco Tubing Technology Center tour * Media Contact: Aaron Ross Campbell | OSU-Tulsa Communications Coordinator | 918-899-4960 | aaron.ross.campbell@okstate.edu Recently, a graduate student class from Oklahoma State University-Tulsa's Materials Science and Engineering program had a chance to tour Webco Tubing's new Technology Center in San  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Sept. 18 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * OU-led, NSF-Funded Collaboration Aims to Transform Fire Weather Warnings By Kat Gebauer, kathryngebauer@ou.edu When U.S. citizens are faced with the threat of tornadoes or hurricanes, a unified system issues short-term warnings. But nationally, individuals facing wildfire threats have no such system to rely on. A team of researchers, led by Joe Ripberger from the University of Oklahoma, is looking to ch  more