ADA, Oklahoma, March 6 -- East Central University issued the following news: East Central University's Academic Success Center was recently awarded more than two million dollars through a Strengthening Institutional Programming grant. This grant, funded by the Department of Education, was awarded last October and is already providing increased academic resources to ECU students. "Being a part of this amazing grant team and being able to build the Purple Program has been a great adventure so  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 6 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release: Sen. Jo Anna Dossett, D-Tulsa, has won the support of the full Senate for her legislation to better prepare those stepping into the role of guardian for a person with dementia. Senate Bill 1751 would require training specific to dementia, including understanding the disease, communication techniques, and information about resources for caregivers. "Being a caregiver for someone for dementia, and th  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 6 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: The full Senate approved legislation Tuesday that ensures Oklahoma schools are prepared in the event of a cardiac emergency. Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, authored Senate Bill 1921, which requires all public schools across the state to formulate a sudden cardiac emergency response plan. Additionally, the legislation requires athletic coaches, school nurses, and athletic trainer  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 6 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: On Monday, the Oklahoma Senate took a major step to enhance public safety by passing two significant pieces of legislation introduced by Sen. Julie Daniels (R-Bartlesville) aimed at strengthening protections for businesses and their employees by making it easier to prosecute repeat offenders and career criminals. "The staggering rise in criminal activity in our state is simply unac  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 6 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Oklahoma State University is pleased to host "Irish Spring," an upcoming series of events featuring discussions with Deaglan de Breadun (Declan Bredin), an acclaimed Irish journalist and author. Bredin's first presentation will be at the Stillwater Classic Cinema monthly showing on Friday, March 8, with a welcome reception at the Stillwater Community Center before the   more

PAWHUSKA, Oklahoma, March 6 -- The Osage Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: The Osage Nation hosted national and state leaders in the broadband industry on Monday, March 4, 2024, for Wahzhazhe Connect's groundbreaking on its National Telecommunication Information Administration (NTIA) broadband expansion projects. The event held at Wakon Iron Hall in Pawhuska kicked off construction funded by $40.6M in federal grants to the   more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, March 6 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: Wei R. Chen, Ph.D., a biomedical engineering professor at the University of Oklahoma, has been honored with the title of Senior Member by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Chen's induction into NAI recognizes his contributions to biomedical engineering and to his inventions that are helping revolutionize cancer treatment. The research by Chen's team has resulted in the development of technologies   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 6 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences grew its funding from the National Institutes of Health to $64.4 million in 2022-23, an increase of more than $4 million over the previous year. That improves the campus's ranking to 122 out of 2,886 institutions and other entities that receive NIH funding. The listing is compiled by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, which is regarded as the g  more