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OU researchers selected for Department of Energy Genesis Mission

August 21, 2026

With funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, the University of Oklahoma is helping build AI into the future of American science. Two OU-led research teams have been awarded nearly $1.4 million in funding under the DOE’s Genesis Mission, with a third researcher providing significant support for a Genesis Mission project being led by Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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Research

OU team clears new altitude milestone in drone weather research

August 17, 2026

A team of University of Oklahoma researchers has received a Federal Aviation Administration waiver authorizing drone flights to 10,000 feet above ground level at the Kessler Atmospheric and Ecological Field Station, a first for any university in the United States.

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Impact

OU Research Helps Protect Ancient Archaeological Site in Malawi

August 03, 2026

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.

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Impact

OU Hosts Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Showcases Statewide Health Efforts

August 03, 2026

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, visited the OU Health Campus on Saturday, Aug. 1 to learn more about the University of Oklahoma’s flagship academic health system and its efforts to improve health outcomes across the state.

CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY


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Campus & Community

OU’s historic momentum continues with largest freshman class in state and university history for sixth straight year

August 23, 2026

Historic demand for a University of Oklahoma education continues to drive record enrollment growth, expanding OU’s reach across the state and fueling generational impact for Oklahoma. At the center of that momentum is the largest freshman class in state and university history, with a record 6,437 students joining the Class of 2030 this fall.

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Campus & Community

OU retains title as Oklahoma’s best university employer

August 21, 2026

For the second year in a row, the University of Oklahoma is the No. 1 university to work for in the state of Oklahoma, according to Forbes and maintained its position as No. 6 in the magazine’s annual list of America’s Best Employers by State.

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