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OU Health Surgeons First in Oklahoma to Use ‘Glowing’ Imaging Agent for Lung Cancer Surgery
November 15, 2024
OU Health has become the first health system in Oklahoma to utilize an innovative new imaging agent that causes lung cancer cells to glow during surgery. This marks a significant advancement in lung cancer treatment for the state, with the potential to improve surgical outcomes and recovery times for patients.
Research
November 12, 2024
Buzzworthy Breakthrough: New Bee Species Discovered in Oklahoma and Texas
Our experts are making headlines
Kyle Harper, a historian at the University of Oklahoma and author of “Plagues Upon the Earth,” said that not long ago, before archaeologists and geneticists began collaborating, the plague was not credibly implicated in the Neolithic decline.
A recent study found that by 2026, data centers will consume more than 1,000 terawatt hours of electricity, about the same as the entire nation of Japan. Hank Jenkins-Smith, University of Oklahoma professor of public policy, joins CBS News to explain.
"What we’ve seen in the few last years is that private school choice programs are expanding rapidly, among almost exclusively red states," said Deven Carlson, a professor and associate director of education at the University of Oklahoma's Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis.
Newsweek spoke to Allyson Shortle, associate professor in American politics at the University of Oklahoma, to learn more about these discrepancies.
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- OU Health Surgeons First in Oklahoma to Use ‘Glowing’ Imaging Agent for Lung Cancer Surgery
- OU Hosts Comanche Nation Chairman for Tribal Engagement Series
- OU Professor Elected Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
- OU Law Names Sharon Thomas 2024 Kuntz Award Recipient
- University of Oklahoma Partners with Space Technology Company Phase Four
- Two Engineering Students Awarded Prestigious Astronaut Scholarships
- OU Continues Momentum: Advances Facility Enhancements to Strengthen Student Preparedness, Research and Workforce Training
- Buzzworthy Breakthrough: New Bee Species Discovered in Oklahoma and Texas
- Aviation and Aerospace Innovation Rising High at the University of Oklahoma
- Study Advances Understanding of Metformin Effects on Fetus, Including Future Risks of Obesity and Diabetes
- OU Polytechnic Institute Hires Cyber, AI, Software Experts and Student Success Administrator
- $2.3 Million NIH Grant Furthers Research Into Retinopathy of Prematurity
- OU Instructor Amanda Kis Earns Data Skills Certification
- Congressman Tom Cole Visits OU’s Sooner Advanced Manufacturing Lab
- President Harroz Inducted in 2024 Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame
- OU College of Medicine Appoints New Assistant Deans to Lead Graduate Medical Education Program
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OU Homecoming 2024
October 18, 2024
The University of Oklahoma celebrated Homecoming by welcoming alumni back to campus with a parade, the annual Rah Rally, and the OU vs. South Carolina football game.
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Capital Campaign Gala 2024
October 18, 2024
The University of Oklahoma held its Capital Campaign Gala on Friday, Oct. 18, where the OU community gathered to celebrate the raising of over $1.27 billion toward our ambitious $2 billion goal.
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