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OU to Lead One of Four National Stormwater Centers of Excellence

October 01, 2024

The University of Oklahoma, led by principal investigator Jason Vogel, Ph.D., P.E., has been selected to lead one of four new Stormwater Centers of Excellence funded by a two-year federal grant.

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Research

Award-Winning Research Links Human Activity to Wildlife Disease

September 30, 2024

Amanda Vicente-Santos, a post-doctoral researcher in the University of Oklahoma School of Biological Sciences, has won the Early Career Researcher Award from the journal Ecology Letters for her published research on stressors in bats.

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Research
October 08, 2024

OU Biologist Receives Early Career Award for Climate Research

Microbes in the soil play a crucial role in climate warming by affecting the release and absorption of greenhouse gases. Wei Qin, an assistant professor of microbiology at the University of Oklahoma, has received an Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy to examine how these bacteria and microorganisms impact the way nitrogen changes and moves through soil environments.


Research
October 07, 2024

University of Oklahoma Receives $4.8 Million to Develop Non-Toxic Primer for Aerospace Applications

The University of Oklahoma has received a $4.8 million commitment from the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex at Tinker Air Force Base to create a primer free of chromium containing materials to protect U.S. military aerospace equipment from corrosion.


Impact
October 01, 2024

OU to Lead One of Four National Stormwater Centers of Excellence

The University of Oklahoma, led by principal investigator Jason Vogel, Ph.D., P.E., has been selected to lead one of four new Stormwater Centers of Excellence funded by a two-year federal grant.


Research
September 30, 2024

Award-Winning Research Links Human Activity to Wildlife Disease

Amanda Vicente-Santos, a post-doctoral researcher in the University of Oklahoma School of Biological Sciences, has won the Early Career Researcher Award from the journal Ecology Letters for her published research on stressors in bats.


Campus & Community
September 27, 2024

Tribal Leaders Gather at OU for Historic Renewable Energy Symposium

Members of 36 Native American tribes gathered to discuss Oklahoma renewable energy initiatives at the Native Renewable Energy Symposium on Sept. 12 and 13 on the University of Oklahoma campus.


Campus & Community
September 26, 2024

OU Honors Air Force Pilot, Former Pride Member for Military Service

U.S. Air Force pilot Jason “Mongoose” Dotter was recognized alongside five OU alumni and current KC-135 flyover crew members from the 507th Air Refueling Wing from Tinker Air Force Base, during the home OU football game against Tennessee on Sept. 21.


Research
September 25, 2024

OU Researchers to Use Deep Learning to Understand Tornadoes

The National Science Foundation has funded a team of OU scientists to take a cutting-edge approach to understanding the life cycle of tornadoes.


Research
September 20, 2024

OU Researchers Publish Findings on Novel Immunostimulant

Scientists in the Biophotonics and ImmunoEngineering Research Laboratory at the University of Oklahoma recently published a study concerning a novel drug that increases the body’s ability to fight certain diseases.


Research
September 16, 2024

Bolivian Climate, Social Issues Focus of OU Historical Research

University of Oklahoma associate professor Sarah Hines has received a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation for research into Indigenous ecological knowledge in the Bolivian highlands


Research
September 12, 2024

Researchers Study Cloud Data from Tasmania to Texas

Two atmospheric researchers at the University of Oklahoma have received funding from the Department of Energy’s Atmospheric System Research program. Greg McFarquhar and Zachary Lebo will both lead projects to advance understanding of cloud processes by utilizing datasets from distinct atmospheric field campaigns.


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