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*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Tuesday November 12, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Enhancing animal and human health: Chemistry's Pitre awarded NIH R35 grant
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 11 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Oklahoma State University chemistry professor Spencer Pitre recently received an R35 grant award of $1,820,030 from the National Institute of Health that will support research contributing to the enhancement of human and animal health. "Our research aims to develop sustainable syntheses of medicinally relevant molecules using visible-light-mediated reactions of carbon-centered radicals," Dr. Pitre said. "Spec  more

Lalman recognized with 2024 Excellence in Extension award
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 11 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: David Lalman, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle specialist, is the recipient of the 2024 Southern Region Individual Excellence in Extension Award for impactful integrated beef Extension programs. He was recognized during an awards ceremony at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities on Nov. 10. The recognition is a partnership between the United States Departm  more

OK Governor, Education Groups Voice Support for Religious Charter School in SCOTUS Appeal
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Nov. 11 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: * * * Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board, represented by ADF, receives broad support asking Supreme Court to review case * * * WASHINGTON - Multiple education groups, Oklahoma officials, and eight states have filed friend-of-the-court briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to hear the case Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys repres  more

OSU Mortar Board names 7 CEAT students in top 20 Freshmen men and women for 2024
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 11 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The Oklahoma State University chapter of the Mortar Board honor society recently named seven College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology students to its annual list of Top 20 Freshmen men and women for the 2023-24 class. "The Top 20 Men and the Top 20 Women were selected after grading 154 student applications," said Gunar Aune, Mortar Board Top 10 coordinator. "These individuals completed a series of  more

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: How OSU's Helium Recovery System is leading innovation in sustainability
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 11 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: After a time of uncertainty and scarcity when consumers were stockpiling toilet paper and hand sanitizer things were easing into normalcy in 2022. But that's when a different shortage began plaguing the Oklahoma State University Department of Chemistry. Due to widespread shortages, helium suppliers nationwide cut the amount of helium consumers could typically purchase. Because liquid helium is essential for c  more

School of Hospitality and Tourism Management among best in U.S.
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 11 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Oklahoma State University has a long history of success, and the program recently earned a landmark milestone as a top-10 program in the United States. The school, housed in the Spears School of Business, is ranked eighth in the United States (up from No. 11 a year ago) and comes in at 22nd in the world (the same ranking as last year) in the 2024 edition of   more

University of Oklahoma: $2.3 Million NIH Grant Furthers Research Into Retinopathy of Prematurity
NORMAN, Oklahoma, Nov. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Faizah Bhatti, M.D., first to discover key protective protein in the eye * * * A University of Oklahoma neonatologist and researcher has earned a five-year, $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to further her studies on retinopathy of prematurity, a serious eye disease that can affect babies born prematurely and cause lifelong complications, including blindness. Fai  more