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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Thursday April 10, 2025 ( 7 items )  

Body Remembers: OU Researchers Publish New Study on Oklahoma City Bombing Survivors' Trauma 'Imprint'
NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 10 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * The Body Remembers: OU Researchers Publish New Study on Oklahoma City Bombing Survivors' Trauma 'Imprint' By April Wilkerson OKLAHOMA CITY - Recent research from the University of Oklahoma suggests that survivors of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing carry physiological traces of the trauma, even though study participants have gone on to lead healthy and resilient lives. Essentially, their bodies "r  more

KU's and OSU's Multi-Event Specialists Tabbed Big 12 OTF Athletes of the Week
IRVING, Texas, April 10 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * KU's and OSU's Multi-Event Specialists Tabbed Big 12 OTF Athletes of the Week Kansas' Alexander Jung (men's) and Oklahoma State's Annie Molenhouse (women's) were named this week's Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week. Jung competed in the men's decathlon at the Jim Click Shootout & Multis, earning second place after collecting 7,738 points in ten events. The senior  more

OKA+ Schools Institute at UCO Awarded Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma Grant
EDMOND, Oklahoma, April 10 -- The University of Central Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OKA+ Schools Institute at UCO Awarded Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma Grant Oklahoma A+ Schools Institute (OKA+) at the University of Central Oklahoma was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma to support the implementation of the A+ model in two Oklahoma high schools. The funds will allow a rural public high school and a metro alternative school t  more

Oklahoma 4-H empowers youth at first Rising Leaders Conference
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 9 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Oklahoma 4-H empowers youth at first Rising Leaders Conference Media Contact: Dakota Ballard | Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development | 405-744-9645 | dakota@okstate.edu More than 100 Oklahoma 4-H'ers in third through seventh grades gathered in Stillwater on April 5 for the inaugural Rising Leaders Conference, hosted by Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development. "The conference was developed to provide younger 4-H me  more

OU Receives Funding to Enhance Care for Babies Exposed to Substances in Womb
NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 10 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OU Receives Funding to Enhance Care for Babies Exposed to Substances in Womb By April Wilkerson OKLAHOMA CITY - In years past, health care providers took a punitive stance toward women giving birth to babies exposed to substances like opioids in the womb. Today, backed by research showing better outcomes through an educational, compassionate approach, providers at Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU  more

Two OU Researchers Elected Fellows of Distinguished Engineering Institute
NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 10 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Two OU Researchers Elected Fellows of Distinguished Engineering Institute Ann West and Resham Bhattacharya recognized for leadership in biomedical and cancer research. By Josh DeLozier NORMAN, OKLA. - Two University of Oklahoma scientists, Ann West and Resham Bhattacharya, were recently elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering's College of Fellows, representing t  more

University of Nebraska: Center for Great Plains Studies, Otoe-Missouria to Create Indigenous Garden
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 10 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Center for Great Plains Studies, Otoe-Missouria to create Indigenous garden By Katie Nieland The Center for Great Plains Studies and the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma are building an Indigenous garden. The project is part of Walking in the Footsteps of Our Ancestors, a joint initiative that aims to promote healing and reconciliation in southeast Nebraska by reconnecting the Otoe-Missouria to their h  more