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This year’s National Center for Wellness & Recovery Addiction Medicine Conference is bringing together experts in addiction and mental health with attendees from Oklahoma and throughout the country. Via a virtual online conference, healthcare professionals will learn the latest in addiction research, treatment and prevention in courses led by experts from NCWR and the OSU Center for Health Sciences. The conference begins Sept. 16 and is available at a workat-your-own-pace format through Sept. 30 as Continued Medical Education. Registration is open through Sept. 28.
Read moreAttorney General O’Connor and 23 other state attorneys general sent a letter to President Biden today, warning that litigation will follow the implementation of the proposed mandate on private sector employees to either get a COVID-19 shot, submit to weekly testing, or be fired. The coalition of AGs outlined their legal and policy concerns with the mandate, which will be carried out through an Occupational Safety and Health Act emergency temporary standard.
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Some changes are taking place in my house—my daughter, Scarlette, is doing the harder, heavier work and I’m doing the lighter but enough to take me away from thinking and researching. So, in times like these, I like sharing a few unique, Southern recipes.
Read moreThe Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden is thrilled to announce another addition to its animal family, a giraffe calf born to six-yearold, Julu. First-time mom, Julu, gave birth to a female calf on Wednesday, September 15 at 8:21 a.m. at the Zoo’s giraffe habitat barn. The yet-to-benamed calf is the second to be fathered by four-year-old, Demetri, and the second calf born at the Zoo this summer following the arrival of Kioni, born on June 3, to mom, Ellie, 21. The Zoo’s newest youngster stood up in less than an hour after birth and began nursing shortly after. The calf weighs approximately 130 lbs. and stands at five-foot seven. She will continue to spend time bonding with Julu and her herd mates behind the scenes.
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If you think older Americans have struggled to cope through the pandemic, think again. According to new research by financial services firm Edward Jones, they have actually been faring far better than their younger counterparts.
Read moreEarlier this week, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK- 03) joined Oklahoma State University (OSU) President Dr. Kayse Shrum and Vice President for Research Dr. Kenneth Sewell in hosting National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan for a tour of OSU research facilities, including the University’s newest unmanned systems research and mixed reality labs.
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Tom and Katie were in love. After two years of courting, Tom finally worked up his courage to pop the question. No, not the “Will you marry me?” to Katie. The real question back in those years was the one asked of the bride’s father, “Do I have your permission to ask your daughter to marry me?”
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