46 boats competed for cardboard glory to benefit food bank
Media contact:
Randy Mertens
Coordinator of Media Relations
University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Phone: 573-882-3237
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The swan raced neck-and-neck with the Gumdrop Express, the yellow duck with its giant head steadily guided her ducklings to shore, while the...
Campus tours give future students upclose experience
Oklahoma State University’s Stillwater campus is made up of over 1,400 acres of property. Touring this sprawling campus can be a daunting experience for incoming students and their families. Cue the OSU Admissions staff and tour guides.
According to Ben Hagan, assistant director of Undergraduate Admission, because of the high number of weekday tour...
Bailey Study Abroad scholarship recipients named
Ten Oklahoma State University students have been awarded Bailey Family Memorial Trust Scholarships that will enable them to study abroad during the current academic year.
The trust was established in 1982 by J.B. Bailey, and OSU graduate and Tulsa attorney, and his brother, Richard E. Bailey, longtime OSU humanities professor and founder of the...
OSU student named Udall Scholar
Ariel Leff, a mechanical engineering major at Oklahoma State University, has been named a 2013 Udall Scholar for his commitment to the environment. A junior from Tulsa, Leff is active through Engineers Without Borders at OSU in bringing clean drinking water to villages in Central America with the use of filtration systems.
“Ariel h...
OSU professor to receive 2013 Oklahoma Medal for Excellence
The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence has selected chemistry professor Dr. Richard A. Bunce from Oklahoma State University to receive an Oklahoma Medal for Excellence award, along with four other outstanding educators from Oklahoma’s public schools during ceremonies set for next month.
The awards will be presented at the foundation’s 27th a...
Planting corn in wet soil can damage root system
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Brent Myers, 573-882-4257; William J. Wiebold, 573-673-4128 (cell); 573-882-0621
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri corn growers chomping at the bit to plant should practice patience to prevent harm to their plants’ root...
Agriculture Secretary Visits San Diego Summer Meals Site; Calls on Communities...
Missouri’s Voluntary CWD Program Receives National Approval
One Big Day. One Big Difference. One Big Event!
Oklahoma State University's Student Government Association will host the Big Event, a service project for the Stillwater community, on Saturday, April 20 starting at 10 a.m. The Big Event promotes campus and community unity as students come together for one day to express their gratitude for the surrounding community.
"The purpose of Big Event is...
Farmland values: Boom or bubble?
Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Ron Plain, 573-882-0134
COLUMBIA, Mo.–Low interest rates and record income per acre have driven farmland values much higher over the last decade. The increase has led to concerns of a repeat of the farm crisis of the...
