
Anthony Kim may only be 23, but he has already earned more than $4 million this year as a pro golfer, including his first PGA Tour victories in 2008 at the Wachovia Championship and the AT&T National, and is regarded as the sport’s newest wunderkind. The former OU All-American is considered by some sports analysts to be the best young golfer since Tiger Woods. Click here and here to read about Kim’s inspiring performance at the Ryder Cup. (link opens in new window)
OU made one of the largest renewable energy commitments ever by a U.S. public university, when President Boren announced Sept. 10 that the University’s Norman campus will purchase 100 percent of its electricity from wind power by 2013.
Read more about OU's energy commitments.
OU medical researchers have found a way to isolate cancer stem cells in tumors, allowing them to be targeted and killed and thereby preventing cancer from returning. Read more about stemming cancer.