History of Science Professor Hunter Heyck will co-direct the University of Oklahoma's new Center for the Study of Emerging Technologies. The center will advance interdisciplinary research on the human impact and evolution of emerging technologies, from AI to quantum science.
Cecilia Slane, a Ph.D. student in the history of science, technology, and medicine at the University of Oklahoma, is one of 100 doctoral students in the U. S. and Canada selected to receive a $25,000 Scholar Award from the P.E.O. Sisterhood. She was sponsored by Chapter HB of Norman, OK.
An international research team featuring professor Jessica Cerezo-Román, Ph.D., uncovered the earliest known evidence of cremation in Africa. The government of Malawi has now moved to safeguard the ancient site at Mount Hora used by a 9,500-year-old hunter-gatherer community.
Four University of Oklahoma faculty members have been selected to be a part of the 2026-27 cohort of Fellows of the Southeastern Conference’s Academic Leadership Development Program, an initiative designed to identify, prepare and promote the next generation of academic leaders in the SEC to meet current and future challenges in higher education.
A new study tracking soil microbial communities across six years of experimental drought in a tallgrass prairie finds that prolonged water stress diminishes biodiversity, pushing communities toward less predictable, harder-to-reverse configurations.
University of Oklahoma professor Naim M. Bautista, Ph.D., is part of an international team working to uncover how Andean leaf-eared mice have adapted to survive extreme elements of low oxygen and freezing temperatures.
June Abbas, Ph.D is the co-lead author of a study on how parents make digital media decisions for their children. She and her collaborators have offered nuanced guidance to families and experts on how resources like the Internet and television can be managed effectively.
