NORMAN, Oklahoma, March 15 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: Startup OU, a program of the Tom Love Innovation Hub at the University of Oklahoma's Price College of Business, has received a $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration to expand its entrepreneurial programs. The Tom Love Innovation Hub, known as the iHub, is the only organization in Oklahoma selected to receive funding from the Build to Scale Venture   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 14 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: David Horton, chief information officer and senior associate vice president at the University of Oklahoma, has been named Penn State's new vice president for Information Technology (IT) and chief information officer (CIO). Horton will begin his new role on a part-time basis before joining the University full time no later than June 1. As vice president and CIO, Horton will lead the University's   more

ADA, Oklahoma, March 14 -- East Central University issued the following news: East Central University alumnus, Jason Christopher, will deliver the annual Boswell Lecture on March 22 in the ECU Foundation Hall, located inside the Chickasaw Business & Conference Center. "We are very proud to present Jason Christopher as the next ECU Success Story in the Boswell Lecture Series." said Boswell Endowed Professor of Business Administration Deanna Hartley-Kelso. "Mr. Christopher is an ECU alum and Ada  more

WEATHERFORD, Oklahoma, March 15 -- Southwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release: Elissa Saunders has been appointed as the Chair of the Department of Nursing within the College of Nursing and Health Professions at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) in Weatherford. Saunders brings a wealth of experience to her new role, having served as a registered nurse for ten years before transitioning into nursing education. Before her appointment, she taught in the   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 15 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following statement on March 14, 2024, by State Sen. Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City: * * * Sen. Julia Kirt issued the following statement Thursday after the Senate approved legislation expanding the private school voucher law. Currently, the voucher tax credit can be redirected to cover outstanding debts to the state. If a parent chooses to send a child to private school and receives the voucher but owes back taxes, child s  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 15 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Sen. Jessica Garvin, R-Duncan, was recognized this week by the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) for her conservative voting record while serving in the Oklahoma Senate. The national group honored Garvin and several other Republicans at the Capitol. "I'm truly honored to receive CPAC's award for Conservative Achievement," Garvin said. "I don't work hard for the peop  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 15 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release: Sen. Todd Gollihare, R-Kellyville, was honored to accept a Conservative Achievement award from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this week. The award recognizes Gollihare's Republican voting record since he was elected in 2022. CPAC, the nation's leading conservative group, recognizes lawmakers who uphold core Republican values as they vote on hundreds of bills each year. Gollih  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 15 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The Oklahoma Agricultural Cooperative Council has joined forces with its members to support the New Frontiers campaign, helping to build a new home for Oklahoma State University Agriculture. "We wanted to ensure that the college had top-notch facilities to be able to recruit students from all over Oklahoma and around the world," said R.J. Gray, president and CEO of OACC. "We also wanted to ensure the faculty  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 15 -- The Oklahoma City government issued the following news release: Moody's Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings have each affirmed the City of Oklahoma City's high bond rating with a stable long-term outlook. S&P affirmed the City's AAA rating and stable outlook in a March 11, 2024, report and Moodys affirmed its Aaa rating in a March 13, 2024, report. The triple-A ratings are the highest awarded by each agency. "Our AAA/Aaa ratings are the result of a lo  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 15 (TNSres) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Dr. Laleh Tahsini, an associate professor in Oklahoma State University's Department of Chemistry, was selected as a recipient of the 2024 President's Fellows Faculty Research Award. Tahsini's research includes solving the global challenges of sustainable and clean energy by designing inexpensive earth-abundant metal catalysts that can both activate and functionalize small molecules and strong bonds.  more

PAWHUSKA, Oklahoma, March 15 -- The Osage Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Osage Nation proudly announces the launch of the Osage PathFinders Development (OPD) program, a remarkable initiative designed to cultivate the future of aviation and aerospace leaders. Inspired by legendary Osages in aviation, such as General Clarence Tinker and Esther Quinton Cheshewalla, the Osage PathFinder program aims to blend the Osage Natio  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 15 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Ashlyn Fiegener, assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Sciences, and Amanda Morris, Regents Professor and George Kaiser Family Foundation Chair in the College of Arts and Sciences, were recently commended with OSU-Tulsa's highest honors -- the President's Outstanding Teaching and Research awards. Excellent and impactful teaching Fiegener has left a huge impact on her students since comin  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, March 15 -- Oklahoma State University-Tulsa issued the following news: Ashlyn Fiegener, assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Sciences, and Amanda Morris, Regents Professor and George Kaiser Family Foundation Chair in the College of Arts and Sciences, were recently commended with OSU-Tulsa's highest honors -- the President's Outstanding Teaching and Research awards. Excellent and impactful teaching Fiegener has left a huge impact on her students since comi  more

WEATHERFORD, Oklahoma, March 15 -- Southwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release: The Al Harris Library at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) in Weatherford was awarded an Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant by the Oklahoma Historical Society, which will help preservation efforts for the Thomas P. Stafford Archives. SWOSU received $19,557 for a project titled "Digitization of Special Collections," where nearly 200 analog media assets were digitized from   more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, March 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: Christian Lemon, Ph.D., an associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Oklahoma, often thinks about temperature sensation and the brain when eating a chilled mint cookie. Now, research from his lab examining oral temperature perception has been published in The Journal of Neuroscience. In their research, Lemon's team investigates how cold receptors in the mout  more