Saturday - November 23, 2024
*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Thursday November 07, 2024 ( 5 items )  

2024 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll - Final
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 7 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Dalton State (Ga.) finishes the regular season on top of the NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll claiming 13-of-17 first-place votes. The Roadrunners have been the No. 1 team for three poll periods and are the fourth different team to hold the top line at some point this season. Oklahoma Wesleyan stays second with four first-place votes followed by Mobile (Ala.) in third.  more

High-tech hospitality: Ph.D. student Abraham Terrah offers insight into AI's growing role in hotel service
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 6 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: After a long day of navigating noisy airports and congested highways, an exhausted traveler enters a hotel room with expectations of peace and comfort. Then, an unexpected voice greets the guest, and it doesn't belong to a person. No, this isn't the beginning of a fantastical ghost story. As hotels implement artificial intelligence-powered technologies such as voice assistants, the aforementioned scene is a g  more

Northwestern Oklahoma State University: Supreme Court Attorney, Northwestern Alumna to Deliver Fall 2024 Commencement Address
ALVA, Oklahoma, Nov. 7 -- Northwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release: Northwestern Oklahoma State University alumna Judith Ridgeway will deliver the commencement address at her alma mater during the University's fall commencement ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2:30 p.m. in Percefull Fieldhouse. Ridgeway's history with Northwestern began at an early age. Born in Missouri, she moved in with her aunt Aurice Huguley at a young age. Huguley worked at the university for  more

OU Leading First-of-Its-Kind National Trial Exploring Potential of Antibiotics for Lowering C-Section Rates in Women With Obesity
NORMAN, Oklahoma, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2024: * * * Success of pilot study led to $3.1 million NIH grant * * * Pregnant women with obesity face an increased risk of complications, including the need for a cesarean section, which carries its own set of risks. A University of Oklahoma physician-researcher recently earned a $3.1 million National Institutes of Health grant to lead a multicenter national clinical trial studying   more

Weathering the storm: OSU students help with hurricane relief
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 6 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Oklahoma State University senior Coralee Castle woke up in the middle of the night and knew she had to do something. Over the next few days, she gathered supplies, collected donations and then drove a fully loaded 28-foot livestock trailer from Purcell, Oklahoma, to the mountains of North Carolina. Hurricane Helene had struck the Atlantic Coast in late September, leaving widespread destruction, especially in   more