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Research
November 21, 2025

Two OU Researchers Ranked Among World’s Top Sociology Scholars

Two University of Oklahoma faculty in the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences have been ranked by analytics site ScholarGPS as among the world’s most productive and impactful sociologists over the past five years.


Impact
September 26, 2024

The Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation Commits $4.5 Million to Elevate OU’s Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work

The Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work at the University of Oklahoma has received a transformative $4.5 million gift from The Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation. This significant investment will help establish a doctorate-level program and position the school – named for the Zarrows due to their extraordinary and continued generosity – among the top 25 schools of social work in the nation.


Research
September 09, 2024

Two OU Faculty Top ScholarGPS Rankings

Two faculty members are currently the only University of Oklahoma researchers to be globally ranked among the top 10 Social Sciences scholars based on data from the past five years gathered by ScholarGPS.


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Campus & Community
May 14, 2026

OU Students Receive Awards for Study, Research Abroad

Three students at the University of Oklahoma have been awarded nationally competitive scholarships, including two Fulbright recipients and one Gilman awardee.


Campus & Community
May 13, 2026

OU Philosophy Ph.D. Program Surpasses National Placement Rate

The Shyam Dev Patwardhan Department of Philosophy at the University of Oklahoma is outperforming national benchmarks for doctoral student success, according to newly released 2026 data from the Academic Placement Data and Analysis project.


Campus & Community
May 12, 2026

OU Senior Supports Communities in Need

Kamal Mahatara experienced deep-rooted poverty growing up in Nepal. Overcoming the odds, the University of Oklahoma student is earning his Bachelor of Science in Biology and Community Health and plans to help low-resource communities.