Human Health and Wellness

Wed, Aug 09, 2017

Wolfberries have been used in China for centuries to ensure longevity and treat age-related conditions of the liver and the eye, but those qualities and many more have only recently been confirmed due to researchers using modern high performance analytic methods.

Wed, Aug 09, 2017

As a nutritional sciences professor in the College of Education and Human Sciences at Oklahoma State University, Smith has been instrumental in the development of undergraduate student research.

Thu, Aug 03, 2017

The U.S. Senate has confirmed the nomination of Lance Allen Robertson for U.S. Assistant Secretary and Administrator for the Administration on Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. President Donald J. Trump nominated the Oklahoma State University alumnus earlier this year. Robertson has been Oklahoma Department of Human Services’ Director of Aging Services for the past decade, overseeing a range of programs that included the Older Americans Act and the State’s Home & Community Based Services Medicaid Waiver (ADvantage). He led a statewide team of 225 staff members.

Fri, Jul 28, 2017

Universities across the country are learning how the dogs in the Oklahoma State University Pete’s Pet Posse have become a student’s best friend.

Thu, Jul 27, 2017

Fri, Jul 21, 2017

When Dr. Paula Tripp joined the College of Human Sciences to develop the family and consumer sciences education program at Oklahoma State University, she had a national reputation as a leader in the field. During its national leadership conference, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America recognized her efforts to build a degree option at OSU and increase the number of professionals in FACS Ed.

Mon, Jul 17, 2017

Recognizing extraordinary community outreach, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) announced today that Oklahoma State University is a regional winner of the 2017 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Award. OSU now competes with three other regional winners -- East Carolina University, the University of New Hampshire and Purdue University -- for the national C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award, which will be announced during the APLU Annual Meeting November 12-14 in Washington, D.C.

Wed, Jun 14, 2017

The apparel design and merchandising degree options at Oklahoma State University are among the highest ranked programs in the country. According to Fashion-Schools.org, the apparel design program is ranked sixth nationally among public school and colleges offering fashion design. The merchandising program is ranked seventh nationally.

Wed, May 31, 2017

Getting into college and making it through can be hard no matter what your circumstances. But for first-generation students — the first in their families to attend college — the challenges are even greater because they must tackle them largely on their own.

Fri, May 05, 2017

Oklahoma State University-Tulsa has established Oklahoma’s University for Parents, a statewide initiative to help Oklahoma families strengthen parent-child relationships and build positive parenting skills.

Fri, May 05, 2017

In addition to the Cleo L. Craig Foundation, other donors to the project include: John and Margie Harris, Piyush and Lisa Patel, Jim Rutledge, Wade and Michal Shaw and the 2016 CDL Parent Teacher Organization.

Tue, Apr 25, 2017

The Oklahoma State University Center for Health Systems Innovation (CHSI) was awarded $500,000 from The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation to expand the Rural Oklahoma Network...