TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, Feb. 13 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news: Cherokee Nation Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner, Northeastern State University alumnus, has been selected by NSU for the 2024 class of Centurions. Those recognized by NSU as Centurions embody strong leadership and community values. Established during the 2009 Centennial Founders Day Celebration, the Centurion honor is awarded annually to members of the Northeastern   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 13 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release: Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, introduced a measure aimed at addressing healthcare needs in rural communities. Senate Bill 1269 creates the Rural Hospital Replacement Grant Program under the State Department of Health, providing vital funding to support the construction of new hospitals to replace qualifying rural hospitals. "Access to quality healthcare is essential for all Oklahomans, especially t  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 13 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release: Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, has introduced Senate Bill 1551, a measure aimed at safeguarding firearm suppressors manufactured within the state from federal regulations. SB 1551 provides that a firearm suppressor manufactured and remaining in Oklahoma shall not be subject to federal law or federal regulation. "SB 1551 is about upholding our Second Amendment rights and supporting Oklahoma's firearm  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 13 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2024: Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, today announced the Senate Republican Caucus convened and voted for Sen. Greg McCortney, R-Ada, to be the Pro Tem Designee after Pro Tem Treat terms out of office in November of this year. Pro Tem Treat was elected in a special election in 2011 to represent District 47. He has been the leader of the Senate since 2019 and was re-elected Se  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 13 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond will be the featured speaker for the Puterbaugh Ethics Lecture at 2 p.m. Feb. 29 in the Student Union Theater on Oklahoma State University's Stillwater campus. The lecture, "Accountability, transparency and ethics in government," is free and open to the public. Drummond's visit is sponsored by the Center for Legal Studies and Business Ethics (CLSBE) in the Spears Sch  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 13 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Image Bhattarai, an Oklahoma State University Department of Computer Science Ph.D. student, was honored with the Best Paper Award at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Consumer Communications and Networking Conference in January. The paper, "A Lightweight Aggregate Authentication Protocol For Internet Of Drones," was co-authored by Dr. Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo from the University of Texas at  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Feb. 13 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: The University of Oklahoma has joined a newly formed U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium led by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology. This consortium aims to bring together the largest group of AI developers, users, researchers and affected groups worldwide to promote the creation of safe and trustworthy artificial intelligence. "OU is a na  more