STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Aug. 7 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Students in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology's School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering recently worked on a project to develop an engine to power a unique unmanned aircraft made by W9er Engineering. Overseen by Dr. Kurt Rouser, an MAE associate professor, the challenge students undertook was to design a compressor assembly retrofitted to a small gas turbine engine to supply high-  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 8 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond said he is disappointed by the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board's 3-2 vote today recommending clemency for Emmanuel Littlejohn. The death row inmate was convicted of brutally murdering 31-year-old Kenny Meers during a convenience store robbery in June 1992. His execution is scheduled for Sept. 26. The Attorney General appeared befor  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Researchers at the Sam Noble Museum at the University of Oklahoma have been awarded a $621,781 grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate the first major mass extinction in Earth's history. This funding is part of a $1.17 million collaborative effort between OU researchers and Melanie Hopkins of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The team, led   more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * The health benefits of breastfeeding are significant for mother and baby. * * * By April Wilkerson Research increasingly shows the health benefits of breastfeeding, including a reduced risk of obesity, diabetes, cancer and infections for the baby and a lower chance of hypertension, heart disease, obesity, diabetes and cancer for the mother. However, new mothers often need support to beg  more