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Research Highlights FY24

719

Total Awards in FY24

$183

Million in Sponsored Awards in FY24

$286

Million in Expenditures in FY24*
*Reported to the NSF HERD Survey; Includes Norman programs in Tulsa 

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Research Notices

 
  • Federal Grant and Assistance Directives FAQ Now Available

    In a recent communication, President Harroz acknowledged questions and concerns raised by recent federal executive orders and Executive Branch communications related to federal assistance and grants essential to the university’s research enterprise. Additional information is now available online and will be updated as needed.

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Research
February 16, 2026

Long-term Warming Transforms Mountain Meadows Above and Below Ground

In the longest-running field warming experiment of its kind, researchers have documented dramatic shifts in high-elevation mountain meadows, revealing that changes in climate alter not only the plants we can see above ground, but the invisible world of fungi and microbes in the soil below.


Research
February 09, 2026

OU–Industry Collaboration Harnesses AI to Accelerate Antibody Drug Production

In a study published in the journal Communications Engineering, Chongle Pan, an OU professor of computer science and biomedical engineering, and Penghua Wang, a doctoral student in data science and analytics, detail a machine learning model that dramatically accelerates the manufacturing timeline of monoclonal antibodies.


Research
February 02, 2026

OU Researcher Awarded Funding to Uncover Secrets of Cloud Formation

Scott Salesky, a researcher with the University of Oklahoma, has been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to study how clouds above the sea surface are created and changed by factors such as airborne particles and atmospheric instability.


Research
January 26, 2026

University of Oklahoma Researcher Awarded NIH Grant to Advance Tribally defined Approaches to Genomic Research

Jessica Blanchard, Ph.D., senior research scientist at the University of Oklahoma's Center for Applied Social Research, is a key collaborator on a competitive grant from the National Institutes of Health to advance tribally defined approaches to genomic research.


Research
January 20, 2026

OU Research Team Testing Drone Technology to Improve Weather Forecasting

The 3D Mesonet project aims to make advancements in gathering spatiotemporal atmospheric data in the United States, allowing scientists to better predict short-term, high-impact weather, like thunderstorms, severe winds and winter precipitation.


Research
January 14, 2026

OU Researcher Awarded Funding to Create Global Cloud Database

Greg McFarquhar, director of the Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research (CIWRO) and Operations and a researcher at the University of Oklahoma, has been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to compile and analyze cloud property measurements from around the world.


Research
January 08, 2026

Groundbreaking discovery reveals Africa’s oldest cremation pyre and complex ritual practices

Newly published research in Science Advances, led by Jessica Cerezo-Román, at the University of Oklahoma, documents the oldest known cremation in Africa and provides some of the earliest evidence for intentional cremation using a pyre in the world.


Research
December 17, 2025

OU Researcher Awarded Funding to Develop Cutting-Edge Light Detectors

Sarah Sharif, a researcher with the University of Oklahoma, has been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to create innovative light detectors that pick up mid-wave and long-wave infrared signals at higher temperatures than previously considered achievable.


Research
December 15, 2025

OU Researcher Awarded Funding to Pursue AI-Powered Material Design

Mike Banad, a researcher with the University of Oklahoma, has been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Defense to pursue the development of advanced materials that could shape the future of energy-efficient electronics and photonics.


Research
December 11, 2025

GLP-1 Drugs Show Potential Anti-Cancer Effects, Review Article Finds

University of Oklahoma researcher Elizabeth Wellberg, Ph.D., is the senior author of a review article in The Journal of Clinical Investigation that gathers current research evidence about the effects of GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic and Zepbound, on cancer risk.