Professor David Neal of Oklahoma State University’s Department of Political Science and Fire and Emergency Management Program was recently presented the Wayne Blanchard Award for Academic Excellence in Emergency Management Higher Education during the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s annual Higher Education Conference at Emmitsburg, Maryland on June 3rd.
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Uncover the printmaking mastery of Loraine Moore
Uncover the artistic mastery of printmaking techniques found in the featured exhibit “Between Reality and Imagination: The Works of Loraine Moore” in the Gardiner Gallery of Art at Oklahoma State University from June 17 to Aug. 7. An opening reception and curator’s talk is set for Thursday, June 18, from 5 - 7 p.m. in the gallery.
Keyboard area of the OSU music department to host the Oklahoma Music Teachers Association annual state conference
The Keyboard Area of the OSU Music Department is hosting the Oklahoma Music Teachers Association (OMTA) annual State Conference this weekend on campus. It is a three day event from Thursday, May 28 through Saturday, May 30 that brings guest artists, Oklahoma piano faculty, independent music teachers, and student competition winners from across the state to campus.
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OSU Museum of Art to offer three summer exhibitions
Paintings and sculptures from two regional artists will be featured in the OSU Museum of Art starting Monday, May 11, in honor of Malinda Berry Fischer’s dedication and advocacy for the arts and her deep roots in Stillwater.
Event planning class helps local philanthropy meet fundraising goals
Big Brothers Big Sisters’ nationally branded fundraising campaign, Bowl for Kids’ Sake, raised more than $36,500 for the Stillwater community.
OSU students selected for NSF summer research experience
Sam Morse and Scott Woodbury, political science majors at Oklahoma State University, have been selected to take part in the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates in Civil Conflict Management and Peace Science.
OSU graduate students honored for research, scholarly accomplishments
Oklahoma State University graduate students were recognized with awards presented by the Graduate College April 15 during the college’s annual spring awards ceremony.
Commencement Time Changes/Reception Canceled Due To Weather
Due to the threat of severe weather Saturday afternoon, May 9, Oklahoma State University has changed the times of its three undergraduate commencement ceremonies. In addition, all college receptions have been canceled because of the change.
Botany Professor Awarded NSF Grant to Study Milkweed Evolution
The National Science Foundation awarded Dr. Mark Fishbein, associate professor of Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution at Oklahoma State University and director of the University Herbarium, a three-year grant totaling $642,000 to study the evolution of milkweed, a species crucial to the rapidly declining monarch butterfly population, using genome sequences. In previous research, Fishbein has investigated the evolution of milkweed defenses in response to monarch feeding. However, the evolutionary relationships among milkweed species are still not well understood.