NEWS
May 02, 2024
The University of Oklahoma will honor the achievements of the Class of 2024 during individual Commencement ceremonies at Lloyd Noble Center, 2900 S. Jenkins Ave. A time-honored tradition filled with pageantry, graduates and guests will be welcomed by bagpipers and color guards at each ceremony.
May 16, 2024
The University of Oklahoma announced today that Anna E. Carpenter will be appointed dean of the College of Law, effective July 15, pending the OU Board of Regents’ approval.
May 15, 2024
The University of Oklahoma announced today that John Antonio, Ph.D., has been appointed permanent dean of the Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy, effective July 1, pending OU Board of Regents’ approval. Antonio has served as interim dean since 2023.
April 23, 2024
The University of Oklahoma announced today the appointment of Andrea Miller as dean of the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication and holder of the Sue Rainbolt Van Natta Chair in Journalism, pending OU Board of Regents’ approval.
May 07, 2024
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma are studying a new blood test that potentially can identify more than 50 types of cancer, notably the ones that might otherwise go undetected until after the cancer has spread. The clinical trial, offered at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center, is studying a multi-cancer early detection test made by the company Grail.
May 06, 2024
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma have received a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration to examine and offer suggestions about the training U.S. air traffic controllers receive during their classroom, simulation and field-training learning experiences.
May 16, 2024
The University of Oklahoma announced today that Anna E. Carpenter will be appointed dean of the College of Law, effective July 15, pending the OU Board of Regents’ approval.
May 15, 2024
The University of Oklahoma announced today that John Antonio, Ph.D., has been appointed permanent dean of the Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy, effective July 1, pending OU Board of Regents’ approval. Antonio has served as interim dean since 2023.
April 22, 2024
NORMAN, OKLA. – The University of Oklahoma will award honorary degrees to four outstanding individuals in recognition of their extraordinary achievements and generous service to others. Receiving honorary degrees are: Barbara Ann Posey Jones, Toby Keith, Tom E. Love, and David Proctor.
March 12, 2024
During its March meeting, the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents elected Eric Stevenson of Westerville, Ohio, as chair and Anita Holloway of Stuart, Oklahoma, as vice chair for the 2024-2025 term.
May 17, 2024
Faculty members at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences campus in Oklahoma City recently published the scientific article they wanted for themselves four years ago: how to create a robust, efficient response to a global pandemic as a comprehensive academic health center.
April 25, 2024
This week, the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced its federal action plan to carry out the work of the new National Strategy for Suicide Prevention — a structure developed with expertise from the University of Oklahoma.
May 06, 2024
Jizhong Zhou, Ph.D., George Lynn Cross Research Professor and Presidential Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Oklahoma, has been elected to Academia Europaea as one of the 365 elected eminent scholars in 2024. This election is another on a long list of accolades for Zhou, one of OU’s most prominent scientists, demonstrating his international impact and reputation.
May 08, 2024
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma are creating and studying health interventions delivered via smartphones to make effective, evidence-based treatments available to those who cannot or don’t want to enter traditional in-person treatment.
April 03, 2024
University of Oklahoma leaders and Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) celebrated the recent funding to support improvements to the Max Westheimer Airport in Norman. Renovations include extending and strengthening the runway, developing a new taxiway and adding hangar space to accommodate OU’s growing aviation school and increased airport traffic. The improvements will also create safer ingress and egress passageways.
March 14, 2024
Startup OU, a program of the Tom Love Innovation Hub at the University of Oklahoma’s Price College of Business, has received a $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to expand its entrepreneurial programs.
March 12, 2024
Martin Scorsese’s film adaptation of the author David Gann’s 2017 book Killers of the Flower Moon entered the 96th Academy Awards with 10 nominations — and multiple connections to the University of Oklahoma.
February 20, 2024
When veteran music producer Scott M. Riesett thanked the cast and crew of the Best Musical Theater Album winning Broadway production of Some Like It Hot at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards February 4th, it included cast member and principal vocalist Adrianna Hicks.
May 15, 2024
From May 9-12, the University of Oklahoma celebrated graduates from the Class of 2024.
May 08, 2024
OU-Tulsa celebrated and honored its graduates at the 2024 OU-Tulsa Commencement Ceremony on Tuesday, May 7, at the Reynolds Center on the University of Tulsa campus.
May 07, 2024
The University of Oklahoma held its inaugural Party at the Palace to celebrate the graduating class of 2024, including the university's first-ever drone show. The Party at the Palace is a university-wide event for all graduating students that features food, games, and more.
