The investment includes $50 million for diabetes research and $100 million to educate health professionals, recruit researchers, and expand OU’s medical research infrastructure.
A partnership with High Plains Technology Center links technical training to employment, with 51 graduates hired since 2023.
August hiring outpaced the average monthly gain over the previous year, with growth in restaurants, local government education, and manufacturing.
New programs at OU, OSU, and Rogers State University will require between 90 and 103 credit hours, compared with the traditional minimum of 120.
The university will organize its defense research around six mission areas, including radar, autonomous systems, advanced manufacturing, and workforce training.
The two-year initiative will examine how Oklahoma can better coordinate 19 early childhood programs spread across six state agencies.
After 82 job applications and a rain-soaked trip to an interview, Crawford earned an opportunity at AAON and turned it into a leadership role.
The longtime higher education administrator will oversee a system of six universities serving more than 40,000 students.
The Employer Microcredential Summit will focus on skills-based hiring, customized training, employee development, and stronger talent pipelines.
House Bill 4317 adds a new route to certification as Oklahoma works to address a shortage of accounting professionals.
Five days of intensive training gave Oklahoma educators new tools to strengthen reading instruction, coach their colleagues, and lead literacy improvement in their schools.
Education leaders, lawmakers, and national experts examined how Oklahoma can turn recent reading reforms into lasting classroom change.
