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OU Unveils ‘Lead On, University: The Next Phase’ to Position the University for Further Transformative Success and Impact

March 11, 2025

The University of Oklahoma is embarking on a bold and ambitious new chapter with a refresh of its “Lead On, University: The Next Phase” Strategic Plan that builds on the momentum and progress of the last five years while embracing transformative new aspirations to position it for even greater success.

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With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which meteorologists and former agency leaders said will degrade the accuracy of forecasts. University of Oklahoma environment professor Renee McPherson said, “This frankly is just dangerous.”

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“The Alawites are not organized or united. But the spread of discontent and demonstrations against the regime will embolden militias across Syria, those that oppose the (new) regime and those that presume to speak in the name of the revolution,” said Joshua Landis, head of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma.

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“Surfactant [in dish soap] is fundamentally what causes the dishes to become clean,” says Dr. Brian P. Grady, Professor and Douglas and Hilda Bourne Chair in Chemical Engineering and Director of the Institute for Applied Surfactant Research at the University of Oklahoma.

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The study is “very insightful because it lets us understand how our tools are working in a real-world construct,” said Usman Baber, MD, from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City.

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