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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Wednesday April 09, 2025 ( 6 items )  

CIBS research project focuses on refrigerant innovations
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 8 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * CIBS research project focuses on refrigerant innovations Media Contact: Tanner Holubar | Communications Specialist | 405-744-2065 | tanner.holubar@okstate.edu The College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology at Oklahoma State University's Center for Integrated Building Systems brings HVAC industry professionals together with CEAT students and faculty. CIBS meetings are held twice a year betw  more

College of Education and Human Sciences hosts Future Teacher Day 2025
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 8 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * College of Education and Human Sciences hosts Future Teacher Day 2025 Media Contact: Kirsi McDowell | Communications Coordinator | 405-744-8320 | kirsi@okstate.edu High school students intending to teach gathered in the Wes Watkins Center for International Trade Development on April 2 for a keynote address, tour, and breakout sessions to showcase how Oklahoma State University prepares highly qualifie  more

Kansas and Oklahoma State Earn Big 12 Baseball Weekly Recognition
IRVING, Texas, April 8 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Kansas and Oklahoma State Earn Big 12 Baseball Weekly Recognition Kansas' Brady Ballinger (player) and Oklahoma State's duo of Harrison Bodendorf (pitcher) and Sean Youngerman (newcomer) were named the Big 12 Baseball weekly award recipients for games ending April 6. Ballinger recorded his second career multi-homer game in the series opener against UCF as he finished 3-for-5 with   more

NEA Urges Supreme Court to Reject Attempts to Force States to Fund Religious Charter Schools
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The National Education Association issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * NEA urges Supreme Court to reject attempts to force states to fund religious charter schools Forcing taxpayers to fund charter schools that provide a religious curriculum is a 'direct attack on public education' and will have broad repercussions By Staci Maiers The National Education Association joined a broad-based coalition of education groups in filing an amicus brief with   more

OSU-CHS once again earns a top spot in U.S. News & World Report medical school rankings
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 7 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU-CHS once again earns a top spot in U.S. News & World Report medical school rankings Media Contact: Sara Plummer | Senior Communications Coordinator | 918-561-1282 | sara.plummer@okstate.edu For the second time, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences has earned the No. 1 ranking in the percentage of graduates practicing in medically underserved areas in U.S. News & World Report's ann  more

University of Oklahoma Researchers Study Effects of Cannabis on Sedation, Cancer Treatment Symptoms
NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 8 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * University of Oklahoma Researchers Study Effects of Cannabis on Sedation, Cancer Treatment Symptoms OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. - As more patients report using cannabis in a state where medical marijuana is legal, researchers across several disciplines at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences are uncovering insight into the effects of cannabis use on sedation and cancer symptoms. In a journal publi  more