George Kaiser Family Foundation endowed chairs announced for Human Sciences

Mon, Aug 22, 2016

The College of Human Sciences has named three George Kaiser Family Foundation Endowed Chairs for the Tulsa area. They are faculty members in the Department of Human Development and Family Science on the OSU-Tulsa campus.

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Osteen to lead Human Development and Family Science

Mon, Aug 15, 2016

Sissy Osteen, Ph.D., has been named department head for the human development and family science department in the College of Human Sciences. Osteen is an associate professor and has been the state resource management specialist for Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service.

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Human Sciences celebrates north wing opening

Fri, Aug 12, 2016

College of Human Sciences faculty and staff celebrated two milestones in its history on the Oklahoma State University campus Aug. 9. Warren Pratt, a member of the Pawnee tribe provided a blessing in Pawnee and English for the redesigned central courtyard entrance.

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Hubach Awarded $86,000 OCAST Grant

Thu, Aug 04, 2016

College of Education assistant professor of health education and promotion Randolph Hubach was recently awarded a grant by the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science & Technology (OCAST)

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OSU Study Examines Pilots’ Visual Detection of Unmanned Aerial Systems

Tue, Jul 26, 2016

An OSU College of Education faculty member has initiated a rigorous study focused on the abilities of pilots of manned aircraft to see and avoid unmanned aerial vehicles occupying the same airspace and on a potential collision trajectory.

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College of Education Introduces New Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Exercise Science

Fri, Jul 22, 2016

The Oklahoma State University College of Education will offer a bachelor’s degree in applied exercise science beginning this fall. The degree plan, housed in the School of Applied...

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Coaching Science Students Offer Sports Camp in Haiti

Tue, Jul 12, 2016

Oklahoma State University students minoring in coaching science traveled to Pignon, Haiti, in June to offer a sports camp for local children.  “I wanted our students to experience a

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National Institutes of Health awards Oklahoma State University $11.3M grant to establish Children’s Health Equity Solutions Center

Wed, Jul 06, 2016

Collaboration includes researchers from OSU’s Center for Health Sciences, colleges of human sciences and education and OU-Tulsa.Hays-Grudo Jennifer The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded an $11.3 million Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) grant to establish the Children’s Health Equity Solutions Center (CHESC) through Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences. The grant is a multi-institutional group of OSU and University of Oklahoma researchers with the long-term goal of eliminating unjust differences in children’s health by race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status through effective translational science.

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Dr. Jane Swinney to lead Design, Housing and Merchandising

Fri, Jun 24, 2016

Jane Swinney, Ph.D., has been named department head of Design, Housing and Merchandising in the College of Human Sciences. Swinney joined the department in 2000 and was promoted to associate professor in 2006. She has provided leadership for DHM as program coordinator for the merchandising degree option, graduate program coordinator, associate department head, internship coordinator for apparel design and production and merchandising, and interim department head.

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COE Students Recognized by National Sports Medicine Organization

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

Oklahoma State University graduate students were recognized at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the field's largest organization, held May...

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College of Education Students Awarded Summer Research Fellowships

Mon, Jun 13, 2016

Eight College of Education doctoral students are receiving financial support for their research efforts this summer in the form of Robberson Summer Research Fellowships from the Oklahoma State

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Research: Fitness monitors may not motivate

Mon, Jun 06, 2016

Story by Sage Emily Watson, courtesy OSU Research Communications Research conducted at Oklahoma State University shows wearable fitness monitors might not help you go the extra mile after all. Timothy

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