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State Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Friday June 25, 2021 ( 6 items )  

Northeast Oklahoma A&M Student Invited to N.E.W. Leadership Conference
MIAMI, Oklahoma, June 25 (TNSPro) -- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College issued the following news: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NEO) alumna Destiny Bridgeman recently attended the virtual National Education for Women's (N.E.W) Leadership program through the Carl Albert Center at the University of Oklahoma (OU). Bridgeman, a recent graduate from Grove, Okla., was selected through a competitive application process and spent five days engaging in virtual workshops, collaborative projects, and  more

Okla. Gov. Stitt Announces State Agency Awards at Third Annual Governor's Leadership Summit
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 25 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Governor Kevin Stitt and State Chief Operating Officer John Budd presented awards Wednesday to seven state agencies as part of the 2021 Governor's "Leading with Hope" Summit at the Oklahoma History Center. "My vision is to align all of our state agencies around the core purpose of changing Oklahomans' futures for the better," said Gov. Stitt. "We have talented leaders and publi  more

Oklahoma State University Announces Fulbright Awards for 2021-2022
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, June 24 (TNSAwa) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Oklahoma State University is pleased to announce that two faculty members have received a Fulbright International Education Administrators grant. Dr. Richard Frohock, associate dean of the Honors College, and Dr. Jami Fullerton, director of academic programs in the School of Global Studies, will travel to Europe during the fall semester to strengthen university connections and learn about higher educ  more

Oklahoma State University: Farm Succession Planning Difficult But Necessary
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, June 25 (TNSOps) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Lately, Merlin Schantz has been dwelling on what might seem like existential questions surrounding his mortality and what he will leave behind for the next generation. For Schantz and many other agricultural producers like him, such musings are not hypothetical. The family farm in Hydro, Oklahoma, represents an inheritance of monetary value as well as priceless childhood memories for his four adult c  more

Oklahoma State University: Researchers Deploy Virtual Fencing Technology to Improve Grazing and Water Quality
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, June 25 (TNSRes) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Oklahoma State University researchers have received funding from the Environmental Protection Agency to examine how virtual fencing technology could improve the water quality and ecosystems of cattle grazing lands. The new EPA grant totaling more than $800,000 supports research on how GPS-enabled collars worn by cattle can help producers not only better manage grazing, but also improve water quality   more

University of Kansas: Native American Fiction Writer Tries to Keep It Real
LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 24 (TNSOps) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: For Devon Mihesuah, a University of Kansas professor and enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, fiction is a way to get at some of the deeper truths she explores in her award-winning nonfiction writing on Indigenous people's issues. Or at least it's a chance to write about them in a compelling and inspirational way, with supernatural characters and role models. She does exactly that, explorin  more