WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued the following news release: * * * ACOG Warns about Effect of Oklahoma Executive Order 2025-16 * The following is a statement from Steven J. Fleischman, MD, MBA, FACOG, president of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists : "Doctors across the state of Oklahoma have been put in a precarious position as their privacy and their ability to provide patients with medical care i  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 29 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Amazing Gracie: Father plays bagpipes at daughter's OSU graduation after 11 years of commencements * Media Contact: Jeff Hopper | Communications and Media Relations Manager | 405-744-5827 | jeff.hopper@okstate.edu When Tony Spurlock decided to honor his family's Scottish heritage by becoming a bagpiper in 2010, he didn't know the deep connection it would make between his family and Oklahoma State Un  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 29 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Cancer Sucks donation helping train OSU-CHS students in flow cytometry * Media Contact: Kayley Spielbusch | Digital Communications Specialist | 918-561-5759 | kspielb@okstate.edu The immune system and its responses are the backbone of medicine and health, according to Rashmi Kaul, a professor of immunology in the School of Biomedical Sciences at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences.   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 30 -- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences issued the following news: * * * Cancer Sucks donation helping train OSU-CHS students in flow cytometry The immune system and its responses are the backbone of medicine and health, according to Rashmi Kaul, a professor of immunology in the School of Biomedical Sciences at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences. That's why her research is dedicated to examining immune response and disease susc  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 29 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Chancellor Sean Burrage to address OSU Fall Commencement * Media Contact: Page Mindedahl | Communications Specialist | 405-744-9782 | page.mindedahl@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University will welcome Chancellor Sean Burrage, chief executive officer of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, as the keynote speaker for its fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 12 and 13 inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 30 -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business issued the following news: * * * Chancellor Sean Burrage to address OSU Fall Commencement Oklahoma State University will welcome Chancellor Sean Burrage, chief executive officer of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, as the keynote speaker for its fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 12 and 13 inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. Burrage oversees the state's public higher education system, which includes 25   more

ADA, Oklahoma, Oct. 29 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Chickasaw artists represent at Southwestern Association for Indian Arts in Santa Fe * This year, six Chickasaw artists attended the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) annual Santa Fe Indian Market in August. SWAIA is the largest juried First American art show in the world, with more than 100,000 people in attendance annually. Started in 1922, it  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Fights to Pay Capitol Police as Democrats Keep Government Closed * WASHINGTON, DC US Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) today introduced the Pay Our Capitol Police Act, legislation ensuring members of the United States Capitol Police, their civilian staff, and essential contractors continue to receive pay during a government shutdown. "The Uni  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Oct. 29 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * Newly funded research to develop defenses against wireless inference threats * NORMAN, Okla. - Song Fang, a researcher with the University of Oklahoma, has been awarded funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation to create training-free detection methods and novel countermeasures to protect sensitive information from emerging wireless eavesdropping techniques. Wi-Fi networks blanket homes, office  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Oct. 29 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news: * * * OMRF receives $1.7 million to study arthritis progression * The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has received a new $1.7 million National Institutes of Health grant. The award will fund studies aimed at understanding how the body's immune system changes when a person develops osteoarthritis. The project may provide clues about who's at risk of developing the disease and how rap  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 29 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU Extension leaning into simulation programs to teach financial skills * Media Contact: Dean Ruhl | Communications and Media Relations Specialist | 405-744-9152 | dean.ruhl@okstate.edu Surrounded by 40 of his classmates, Grant Henderson was assigned a role. Henderson, a freshman human development and family science student at Oklahoma State University, was participating in OSU Extension's povert  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 29 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU-OKC open house to showcase hands-on learning and career opportunities * This Thursday, Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City will host an Allied Health Open House for the School of Health Sciences from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Allied Health Building and the John Kirkpatrick Building. The School of Health Sciences prepares students to enter high-demand careers across nursing, imaging, allied health,   more

WEATHERFORD, Oklahoma, Oct. 30 -- Southwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release: * * * Partnership with Mexican Consulate Brings IME Becas Scholarships to SWOSU Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) continues to expand opportunities for its students through its ongoing partnership with the Consulate of Mexico in Oklahoma City and the Institute for Mexicans Abroad (IME). Representatives from the consulate recently visited the Weatherford campus to recognize   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 29 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * PETE researchers publish paper on how hydraulic fractures propagate and interact with discontinuities * Media Contact: Tanner Holubar | Communications Specialist | 405-744-2065 | tanner.holubar@okstate.edu Researchers in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology have advanced the understanding of how fracture propagation in naturally layered sedimentary rocks influences the development  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by G. Keith Smith, co-founder of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma and the Free Market Medical Association, from an Oct. 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Modernizing Health Care: How Shoppable Services Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs": * * * The Surgery Center of Oklahoma was founded in May of 1997. Our goal was to gain control of the medical and financial treatment of our patients. The problem was that even  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 29 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Top Contenders Steady in NAIA Men's Soccer Poll as Oklahoma Wesleyan Holds No. 1, While LSU Shreveport and Life Crack Top 10 * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - In the latest NAIA Men's Soccer Netting Professionals Top 25 Coaches' Poll, Oklahoma Wesleyan remains at No. 1 for a second consecutive week after receiving 14 first-place votes, staying unbeaten and sh  more