The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents decided not to raise tuition and flat fees for the second year in a row. The new budget does have funding for faculty and staff salary increases – the first salary increase plan in Norman for the past five years. Tuition has been the same since 2017. “The…
OKLAHOMA CITY — Physician-scientists at the Stephenson Cancer Center at OU Medicine recently gave 30 presentations about their cutting-edge cancer research at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the largest oncology meeting in the world. Their presentations focused on the results of clinical trials and research studies for new cancer therapies…
When Baker Mayfield transferred to Oklahoma from Texas Tech, former OU football coach Bob Stoops didn’t meet him until he was already on campus and enrolled in classes. That transfer was disastrous for the Red Raiders but a boon for OU. At first, Texas Tech wanted Mayfield to lose a year of eligibility as punishment…
The best player in America will play football for the Oklahoma Sooners. But quarterback Brock Vandagriff first has to finish high school and he won’t sign with the Sooners until sometime perhaps in 2020. His high school class graduates in 2021. Rivals.com has already named the record-setting quarterback as not only the best pro-style quarterback…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The American Athletic Conference has announced a number of kickoff times and television designations for the 2019 football season. It includes the kickoff times for much of The American’s Thursday and Friday prime time games on ESPN networks. The prime time package begins Thursday, August 29, as Cincinnati hosts UCLA at Nippert…
The Red River Rivalry between Oklahoma and Texas will kick off at 11 a.m. October 11 in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. OU beat Texas 39-27 in the Big 12 Championship game last year but Texas won the Red River Shootout, 48-45 in October. OU has won seven of the last 10 games against the…
When dentists discover cavities in their patients, they are often filled with a tooth-colored material that looks just like a person’s own teeth. However, tooth-colored fillings usually require replacement every five to seven years, often because tooth decay has formed under the filling. A researcher at the OU College of Dentistry in Oklahoma City is…
Jim Gallogly surprised everyone by announcing his retirement as president of The University of Oklahoma shortly after spring commencement. Gallogly was under fire because of his conservative fiscal views and his apparent unwillingness to toe the line with some ultra-liberal professors and staffers at OU. Add to that the allegations of sexual harassment against former…
With less than a year in office amid periods of controversy and upheaval, University of Oklahoma President James L. Gallogly announced his resignation Sunday. Gallogly, 66, resigned as president just a day after the university finished with its 2019 commencement ceremonies. In his 10 months as university president, OU has been rocked by an investigation…
The advantage of a tough college football schedule is that if you win, it helps your argument for a spot in the College Football Playoff. No has accused Oklahoma of dodging hard games and that is part of the reason the Sooners have been in four of the first five playoffs. OU likes to schedule…