WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 11, 2025: * * * Cole Urges Support to Reopen the Government, Resume Appropriations Work Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) spoke before the House Committee on Rules in support of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026. Chairman Cole   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 11 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * From watchmaker to molecular biologist: Swift leads OSU-OKC's biomanufacturing program * Armond Swift's path to becoming director of the biomanufacturing program at Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City was a winding one. Appropriate in some ways, as along the way, Swift made plenty of winds and turns as a watchmaker. Now, he leads one of the leading biomechanical programs in the state. A Tulsa na  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Nov. 12 -- Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City issued the following news: * * * From watchmaker to molecular biologist: Swift leads OSU-OKC's biomanufacturing program Armond Swift's path to becoming director of the biomanufacturing program at Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City was a winding one. Appropriate in some ways, as along the way, Swift made plenty of winds and turns as a watchmaker. Now, he leads one of the leading biomechanical programs in the state  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 11 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Honoring service and building community: OSU's Veterans Faculty and Staff Association leads with heart * Oklahoma State University's Veterans Faculty and Staff Association continues to strengthen its mission of supporting military-affiliated students, faculty and staff through advocacy, connection and community engagement. OSU was recently recognized as a Champion Veteran Employer by Oklahoma Veteran  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Votes for 15th Time to Reopen Government as Senate Moves to End Longest Shutdown in American History * WASHINGTON, DC US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) criticized Senate Democrats for causing and prolonging the longest shutdown in American history, noting that tonight's vote to reopen the government came only after Democrats blocked 14 Republican efforts to reopen the government and resto  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 11 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Leaders, lawmakers celebrate transfer of new VA hospital * Federal, state and local lawmakers, leaders, stakeholders and supporters celebrated Veterans Day at the ownership transfer ceremony of the new James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center. The veterans hospital project was made possible by a public-private partnership between Oklahoma State University, the United States Department of Veterans Affa  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 11 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Letters of America: Robert Cottingham's alphabet finds a home at OSU * "Robert Cottingham: An American Alphabet" will open at the Oklahoma State University Museum of Art on Nov. 18. The exhibition features 26 works by the artist Cottingham, a keen observer of the built environment who playfully constructed the alphabet from photographs he captured of city life. By using hidden angles, shadows and cro  more

ALVA, Oklahoma, Nov. 12 -- Northwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release: * * * Northwestern-Enid Awarded TSET Built Environment Grant to Enhance Safety, Health ENID, Okla. - Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Enid campus has been awarded a Built Environment Grant from the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) to fund the Enid Campus Recreation Area project. The $25,000 grant is matched by an additional $25,000 from Northwestern. Awarded in June 2025, the  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 12 -- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences issued the following news: * * * Leaders, lawmakers celebrate transfer of new VA hospital Federal, state and local lawmakers, leaders, stakeholders and supporters celebrated Veterans Day at the ownership transfer ceremony of the new James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center. The veterans hospital project was made possible by a public-private partnership between Oklahoma State University, the United States Dep  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Nov. 11 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news: * * * OMRF receives $2.6 million to study early effects of Alzheimer's * Cellular deterioration in the brain begins long before someone with Alzheimer's shows symptoms. An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist, backed by a new National Institutes of Health grant, will explore whether this deterioration can be stopped. Tommy Lewis, Ph.D., will lead experiments focused on the redu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 11, 2025: * * * On Veterans Day, House Prepares to Keep America's Promise to Our Heroes As a grateful nation comes together on Veterans Day to honor the brave men and women who've worn America's uniform, we remember the promises made and the work needed to fulfill them. This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider the Senate Amendment to H.R  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 11 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU Army ROTC earns top 15 national ranking * Oklahoma State University's Army ROTC program has been recognized among the best in the nation, ranking No. 13 out of 294 programs evaluated by the U.S. Army Cadet Command. The distinction reflects the outstanding performance of OSU cadets at Advanced Camp, a rigorous 35-day training and evaluation exercise held each summer at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The na  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 11 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU's tribute to all who have served * "True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost." The great Arthur Ashe storied tennis player, activist and veteran uttered those words, which hold true every day, but mean something a little more on Veterans Day. Veterans Day rebranded in the United Sta  more