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A new study released Wednesday, March 23, shows that Native American tribes in Oklahoma made a $15.6 billion positive impact on the state in 2019. The study was sponsored through the Oklahoma Tribal Finance Consortium and was released during a press conference at the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City.
Read moreSeminole State College Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Program Director and Assistant Professor Kelly Hankal was recently honored with the Outstanding Instructor award at the 2022 Making It Work Day Awards held by the Oklahoma Career and Technical Education Equity Council. Hankal received the award for her impact with non-traditional students.
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Gordon Cooper Technology Center Superintendent Julie McCormick (left) and Seminole State College President Lana Reynolds (right) congratulate MLT Program Director Kelly Hankal (center) on her Outstanding Instructor award. —Courtesy Photo
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Former SSC MLT Program Directors Malinda Browning (left) and Perthena Latchaw (right) celebrate with current Director Kelly Hankal (center). The three women have a combined 120 years of experience working in labs and 75 years of experience teaching MLT classes. —Courtesy Photo
Read moreAn online American Sign Language Course looking to help people improve communication with members of the Deaf community has attracted more than 100,000 users including thousands of international students.
Read moreThe Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art announced a new program, Art & Nature in Health and Wellness that consists of hands-on training with 56 instructional hours. The Art & Nature in Health & Wellness program is led by Madeline Rugh, PhD., ATR-BC and consists of three parts. Two full Saturday training sessions at the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art and one week of intensive hands-on workshops at the Pecos Monastery in Pecos, New Mexico. The two Saturday training sessions are available via zoom, but the week of intensive work is in-person only. The first session begins March 26 at the MGMoA from 9am – 5pm.
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In the process of aging, many older adults bear the heavy burden of dementia and vascular cognitive impairment, conditions that can rob them of quality of life and put them at risk for falls and injuries. To explore a promising premise in aging research — that changes to the brain’s tiniest blood vessels may play an outsized role in cognitive decline — an OU College of Medicine researcher recently received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
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