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University of Oklahoma Scientist Receives U.S. Government’s Highest Academic Research Honor

January 27, 2025

University of Oklahoma engineering professor Steven P. Crossley has been awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers by the U.S. government through the National Science Foundation. This award is the highest honor bestowed by the federal government to outstanding scientists and engineers for early career achievements.

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OU Researcher Leads Investigation of Global Power Dynamics

January 16, 2025

International security is a global concern. With support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the University of Oklahoma’s Center for Peace and Development is leading the exploration of the ongoing economic and political power competition among powerful and rising nations.

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Campus & Community
February 10, 2025

OU Engineer Chairs International Biophotonics Conference He Founded 20 Years Ago

Wei R. Chen, Ph.D., Stephenson Endowed Chair, Professor, and Interim Director of the Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, recently chaired an international conference, “Biophotonics and Immune Responses XX”, at the Photonics West Symposium sponsored by the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE).


Research
February 05, 2025

How AI Bias Shapes Everything from Hiring to Health Care

Naveen Kumar, an associate professor at the University of Oklahoma’s Price College of Business, has co-authored a study emphasizing the urgent need to address these biases by developing and deploying ethical, explainable AI. This includes methods and policies that ensure fairness and transparency and reduce stereotypes and discrimination in LLM applications.


Research
February 04, 2025

Zhu Receives NSF Career Award to Advance Cardiac Arrhythmia Research

Rui Zhu, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award to uncover the mechanisms behind cardiac arrhythmias.


January 27, 2025

Student-Led Research Suggests Urban Gardens Key to Pollinator Resilience

Recently published research conducted by University of Oklahoma students under the mentorship of professor James Hung offers practical solutions to help pollinators, like bees, wasps and flies, adapt to changes in seasonal patterns.


Impact
January 27, 2025

University of Oklahoma Scientist Receives U.S. Government’s Highest Academic Research Honor

University of Oklahoma engineering professor Steven P. Crossley has been awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers by the U.S. government through the National Science Foundation. This award is the highest honor bestowed by the federal government to outstanding scientists and engineers for early career achievements.



Research
January 22, 2025

Copper’s Surprising Role in Green Lighting

University of Oklahoma researchers have unveiled a novel method of creating smart luminescent materials that change their light-emitting properties when exposed to different heat or chemical conditions. This discovery, published in the journal Aggregate, could lead to advancements in radiation detection, anti-counterfeiting technologies, information storage and LED lighting.


Research
January 21, 2025

New Research Could Unlock Secrets in Hydrogen-Powered Energy

Researchers from the University of Oklahoma have pioneered a method to measure hydrogen transfer energy in complex materials, paving the way for advancements in energy storage and renewable energy technology.


Research
January 16, 2025

OU Researcher Leads Investigation of Global Power Dynamics

International security is a global concern. With support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the University of Oklahoma’s Center for Peace and Development is leading the exploration of the ongoing economic and political power competition among powerful and rising nations.


Research
January 14, 2025

Researcher to Study How Climate Warming Impacts Farm Ponds

Chengbin Deng, a professor in the OU Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability, has received funding from the National Science Foundation to monitor farm ponds across Oklahoma to improve understanding of how small bodies of water respond to human- and climate-based changes.


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