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Civics education is crucial to getting young people engaged in democracy

The late Sandra Day O’Connor spoke often about the importance of civics education. Encouraging democratic participation and civic learning among students is essential, two political science professors write.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 27, 2023

Graduate student dies in freak hunting accident in Oklahoma lake

The 24-year-old graduate student from Oklahoma State University drowned while duck hunting over the weekend

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023

Workplace discrimination saps everyone's motivation − even if it works in your favor

When people work for discriminatory managers, they put in less effort. That’s true both when managers are biased against them and when they’re biased in their favor, according to a new paper that Nicholas Heiserman of Oklahoma State University and I have published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour.

The Conversation · Oct 31, 2023

Inside Garth Brooks' private life - gorgeous daughters, divorce heartbreak and astonishing net worth

Despite being one of the biggest names in the music world, not much is known about Garth Brooks private life. There have, however, been some nuggets of information that have dropped over the years.

Irish Mirror · Sep 1, 2022

Monarch butterflies join Red List of endangered species

On July 21, 2022, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature placed the migratory monarch butterfly on its Red List of threatened species and classified it as endangered. Monarchs migrate across North America each year and are one of the continent’s most widely recognized species. The Conversation asked Oklahoma…

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2022

Oklahoma State University Offering New ATV Youth Safety Course

The Oklahoma State University Extension Office through the sponsorship of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau offers a new ATV Youth Training course.

RideApart · Jul 25, 2022

How a poet and professor promotes racial understanding with lessons from history

Quraysh Ali Lansana is the director of the Center for Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation at Oklahoma State University in Tulsa, part of a nationwide, community-based initiative to “plan for and bring about transformational and sustainable change, and to address the historic and contemporary effects of racism.” He is also…

The Conversation · Apr 6, 2022