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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.

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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.

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"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.

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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 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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A New Semester

August 19, 2024

The fall 2024 semester has started at the University of Oklahoma.

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