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** OU to Recognize Free Speech Week Oct. 18-22
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The third week of October marks Free Speech Week, a national non-partisan celebration of First Amendment freedoms. Learn more about the events being hosted at OU and how you can participate … (https://ou.edu/freespeechweek?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Oct06)
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** Returning Home: OU Welcomes Back Annual Homecoming Festivities
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Next week marks the return of a time-honored tradition at the University of Oklahoma: Homecoming ... (https://www.ou.edu/content/insideou/articles/2021/october/returning-home-ou-welcomes-back-annual-homecoming-festivities.html?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Oct06)
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** OU to Recognize Pattye Moore at Ring Ceremony
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OU will honor its senior class and Pattye Moore, an OU alumna who has led a successful career as a senior corporate executive, during its Fall 2021 Ring Ceremony ... (http://www.ou.edu/web/news_events/articles/news_2021/ou-to-recognize-pattye-moore-at-ring-ceremony?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Oct06)
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** OU Receives Nearly $5 Million to Support Defense Research
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OU has received nearly $5 million from the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and the Air Force Research Laboratory to fund research that addresses sustainment and modernization needs for the Air Force ... (https://www.ou.edu/content/insideou/articles/2021/october/ou-receives-nearly-5-million-to-support-defense-research.html?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Oct06)
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** Vaccines Can't End Pandemics Alone: OU Professor's Analysis of Past Pandemics Featured in TIME Magazine
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What can the eradication of smallpox teach us about controlling future pandemics? OU Professor of Classics and Letters Kyle Harper explores this in a piece he penned for TIME Magazine ... (https://time.com/6103612/covid-pandemic-vaccine-smallpox-eradication/?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Oct06)
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** OU Community Steps Up to Help Afghan Refugees
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Over the last several weeks, OU community members have been actively preparing to welcome approximately 1,800 Afghan refugees to Oklahoma ... (https://www.ou.edu/content/insideou/articles/2021/october/ou-community-steps-up-to-help-afghan-refugees.html?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Oct06)
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** OU Law Students Offer Help with Protective Order Filing Process
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Law student volunteers spend several hours a week at the Cleveland County Courthouse helping survivors of domestic violence file protective orders ... (https://www.ou.edu/content/insideou/articles/2021/october/ou-law-students-offer-help-with-protective-order-filing-process.html?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Oct06)
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** OU-Tulsa Students Address Health Needs in Oklahoma Through Schweitzer Fellowship
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Six OU-Tulsa students are addressing the health needs of underserved and underrepresented populations in Oklahoma through the Tulsa Schweitzer Fellowship ... (https://www.ou.edu/content/insideou/articles/2021/october/ou-tulsa-students-address-health-needs-in-oklahoma-through-schweitzer-fellowship.html?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Oct06)
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** OU Partners with United Way to Make a Difference Across the State
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OU faculty, staff and students are making a difference in communities across Oklahoma by donating to United Way ... (https://www.ou.edu/content/insideou/articles/2021/october/ou-partners-with-united-way-to-make-a-difference-across-the-state.html?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Oct06)
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