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February 09, 2026
The University of Oklahoma has been recognized by the Fulbright Program for its academic excellence and impactful contributions to international education and research, with its Health Campus earning the university recognition as a “Top Producer” of Fulbright U.S. Scholars.
Joshua Landis, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, said the deal ended the Kurdish hope of retaining a large measure of autonomy and would benefit Turkey.
While optimism is the belief that the future will be better, hope is the belief “that we have the power to make it so,” said Chan Hellman, the director of The Hope Research Center at the University of Oklahoma.
“Cremation is very rare among ancient and modern hunter-gatherers, at least partially because pyres require a huge amount of labor, time, and fuel to transform a body into fragmented and calcined bone and ash,” said lead author Jessica Cerezo-Román.
These sorts of studies, combining historical sources with climate records, can help researchers better understand what drives the emergence and transmission of disease, says Kyle Harper, a historian at the University of Oklahoma.
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January 26, 2026
The University of Oklahoma’s Norman and Health campuses were blanketed in snow from January 24–26, while Oklahoma City set a new daily snowfall record.
January 15, 2026
Look back on 2025 in pictures through the best of University of Oklahoma photography.
December 22, 2025
More than 1,650 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students received degrees this semester and were honored during the December 2025 Commencement ceremonies as graduates, families and friends gathered to celebrate.
