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Innovation has a new name in Oklahoma. The Innovation Foundation at Oklahoma State University will focus on advancing and maximizing new discoveries, commercialization, technology transfers and partnerships to fuel OSU’s land-grant mission to serve all of Oklahoma and beyond.

OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences researcher Abdul Rafeh Naqash, M.D., serves as co-author of a study published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine that details the success of a newly approved drug for treating a rare form of sarcoma. The drug is a type of immunotherapy, which prompts the body’s immune system to recognize and fight cancer cells.

The University of Central Oklahoma secured several rankings on the 2023-24 Best Colleges list from U.S. News & World Report.

The University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma invites all alumni to celebrate 50 years of Drover Athletics Nov. 3-5 during the 2023 homecoming weekend. This year’s celebration will honor athletes throughout the university’s history. The weekend will feature special guests including Coach John Hudson and other members of the first men’s basketball team, the 50th anniversary of the Class of 1973, and all other members of the USAO family.

CDC recommends everyone 6 months and older get an updated COVID-19 vaccine to protect against the potentially serious outcomes of COVID-19 illness this fall and winter. Updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna will be available later this week.

On Sept. 22, 1980, a man carrying a gun concealed in a paper bag killed Glenn Dunn outside a Buffalo supermarket.

The Oklahoma Hall of Fame has selected 45 high school students from 23 high schools statewide to serve on the 2023 Oklahoma Hall of Fame Teen Board. The Teen Board is a group of high school students from across the state dedicated to learning about Oklahoma’s history and heritage while supporting the Oklahoma Hall of Fame’s education programs.

Are you an Eagle Scout? Do you currently reside in Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman, Harmon or Greer County? The Kickingbird District, Last Frontier Council, Boy Scouts of America values our Eagle Scouts (rank earned locally or afar) and will be hosting an Eagle Scout Alumni exclusive Day at Camp Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.