** Inside OU
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Photo of three OU nursing students who are wearing scrubs.
** OU to Meet Oklahoma's Workforce Needs by Nearly Doubling Nursing Class Sizes
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Beginning this fall, OU’s Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing will accept all qualified applicants to its BSN program, building up the state’s nursing workforce at a time when nurses are critically needed ... (https://www.ou.edu/web/news_events/articles/news_2022/OU-to-meet-oklahomas-workforce-needs-by-nearly-doubling-nursing-class-sizes?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Mar9)
First place winner Anae Bain (left) and runner-up/People’s Choice Award winner Oyindamola Okuwa pose with Norman Graduate College Dean Randall Hewes after this year’s 3MT® competition.
** Minutes Matter: OU Graduate Students Explain Research in 180 Seconds
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Ten OU graduate students had just three minutes to summarize their research in front of a live audience at OU’s fifth annual Three Minute Thesis Competition ... (https://www.ou.edu/insideou/articles/2022/march/minutes-matter-ou-graduate-students-explain-research-in-180-seconds?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Mar9)
Photo of canned goods on a shelf at the OU Food Pantry.
** OU Food Pantry Celebrates 5 Years of Service
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In the last five years, the OU Food Pantry has helped over 14,000 students, faculty and staff ... (https://www.ou.edu/insideou/articles/2022/march/ou-food-pantry-celebrates-5-years-of-service?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Mar9)
Group photo of the all-women ASPID cohort at the OU College of Dentistry.
** OU College of Dentistry Welcomes an All-Women ASPID Class
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For the first time, the College of Dentistry’s Advanced Standing Program for International Dentists newest cohort is not only the largest ever – the class is made up entirely of women ... (https://www.ou.edu/insideou/articles/2022/march/ou-college-of-dentistry-welcomes-an-all-women-aspid-class?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Mar9)
Photo of a person holding their cell phone that is displaying an OU Alert text message.
** OU to Test Emergency Communication System on March 10
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A university-wide test of OU’s emergency communication system will be conducted the morning of Thursday, March 10 ... (https://www.ou.edu/insideou/articles/2022/march/ou-to-test-emergency-communication-system-on-march-10?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Mar9)
Photo of Vanessa Morrison, seated at a table and writing.
** Passion for ‘Place’ Translates into Inclusive Approach to Supporting Communities
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As associate director of OU’s Institute for Quality Communities, Vanessa Morrison is reimagining community planning by intentionally involving populations that have been historically excluded from the process ... (https://www.ou.edu/insideou/articles/2022/march/passion-for-place-translates-into-inclusive-approach-to-supporting-communities?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Mar9)
Photo of Professors Wei Chen and Javier Jo.
** Engineering Professors Elected to Prestigious Medical and Biological Engineering Institute
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Professors Wei Chen and Javier Jo join the nation’s top 2% of medical and biological engineers with their election to the AIMBE College of Fellows ... (https://www.ou.edu/insideou/articles/2022/march/engineering-professors-elected-to-prestigious-medical-and-biological-engineering-institute?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Mar9)
Group photo of this year's WEI-UP stipend recipients.
** OU-Tulsa Tribal Social Work Students Honored in Signing Ceremony
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As recipients of Workforce Excellence Initiative University Partnership stipends, the students have agreed to work in tribal child welfare after graduation ... (https://www.ou.edu/insideou/articles/2022/march/ou-tulsa-tribal-social-work-students-honored-in-signing-ceremony?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Mar9)
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