Wednesday - September 9, 2026

Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma

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4th Webinar in the WebAIM-ATAP/AT3 Series September 2, 2026
DETROIT LAKES, Minnesota, Aug. 23 -- The Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs, a nonprofit organization funded under the Assistive Technology Act, issued the following news release: * * * 4th Webinar in the WebAIM-ATAP/AT3 Series September 2, 2026 Our fourth webinar in our ATAP/AT3-WebAIM Series, Professional Development that Works, is on September 2, 2026! * Session Description:One of the larger needs within organizations is making sure that the right people have the right knowl  more
Federal Register: BIA Issues Notice on Caddo Nation Liquor Control Code
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * This notice publishes the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma Liquor Control. The liquor control code is to regulate and control the possession, sale, manufacture and distribution of alcohol in conformity with the laws of the State of Oklahoma for the purpose of generating new Tribal revenues. Enactment of the code will help provide a source of revenue to   more
HHS Welcomes Mark Cruz as 12th Director of the Indian Health Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * HHS Welcomes Mark Cruz as 12th Director of the Indian Health Service * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that the U.S. Senate has confirmed, and President Donald Trump signed the Commission for, Mark Cruz, a citizen of the Klamath Tribes, to serve a four-year term as director of the Indian Health Service (IHS). Cruz becomes the federal agency's  more
OKCMOA Announces New Board Chair, Board Members
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 20 -- The Oklahoma City Museum of Art issued the following news: * * * OKCMOA Announces New Board Chair, Board Members Lawrence Davis named Chair of the Board of Trustees - OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKCMOA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Lawrence Davis as its new Board Chair. Additionally, three community leaders have joined OKCMOA's Board of Trustees. Davis has supported OKCMOA for over two decades. He joined the Board of Tr  more
OSU hits record high full-time and online enrollment
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Aug. 21 -- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences posted the following news: * * * OSU hits record high full-time and online enrollment * System enrollment again tops 37,000 students as in-state and Native American enrollment show historic strength BY THE NUMBERS: OSU ENROLLMENT 2026 * 37,411 -OSU System enrollment * 23,233 -Full-time enrollment, an all-time high * 3,289 -Online enrollment, an all-time high * 17,999 -Oklahoma resident enrollmen  more
OSU-COM student builds community through medicine and social media
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Aug. 21 -- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences posted the following news: * * * OSU-COM student builds community through medicine and social media * One medical student is using social media to show others that they can achieve whatever they set their minds to. Zora Szabo, a Dallas native and daughter of Hungarian immigrants, is a first-year medical student at Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She decided to pursue a career as   more
Pilot Innovation Challenge inspires next generation of Oklahoma entrepreneurs
TULSA, Oklahoma, Aug. 22 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news: * * * Pilot Innovation Challenge inspires next generation of Oklahoma entrepreneurs * UTulsa's inaugural Innovation Challenge gave high school students experience turning real-world challenges into practical solutions. Working in teams, students learned about customer discovery, prototyping and pitching while developing ideas that addressed accessibility, mobility, social connection and more. The initiative demons  more
Pilot Innovation Challenge inspires next generation of Oklahoma entrepreneurs
TULSA, Oklahoma, Aug. 22 -- The University of Tulsa Collins College of Business posted the following news: * * * Pilot Innovation Challenge inspires next generation of Oklahoma entrepreneurs * UTulsa's inaugural Innovation Challenge gave high school students experience turning real-world challenges into practical solutions. Working in teams, students learned about customer discovery, prototyping and pitching while developing ideas that addressed accessibility, mobility, social connection and  more
Rachel Gold receives inaugural namesake award from Tulsa Schweitzer Fellowship
TULSA, Oklahoma, Aug. 21 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news: * * * Rachel Gold receives inaugural namesake award from Tulsa Schweitzer Fellowship * The University of Tulsa is celebrating a decade of impact through the Tulsa Schweitzer Fellowship with the creation of the Rachel Gold Impact Award, honoring the namesake for her leadership in founding and growing the Tulsa chapter of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship over its first decade. Presented this year during the Tulsa S  more