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| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for 2026-09-12 ( 19 items ) |
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Annual CISO Summit allows leaders to discuss emerging threats, share solutions (10)
TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 10 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news:
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Annual CISO Summit allows leaders to discuss emerging threats, share solutions
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The Oklahoma Cyber Innovation Institute (OCII) at The University of Tulsa recently hosted its third annual CISO Summit, bringing together cybersecurity leaders from across Oklahoma for a day of networking, collaboration and candid discussion about the challenges facing today's information security community.
The gathering provides a private forum where cybersecurity executive more PR
BLS Southeast Region Issues Report on Consumer Price Index, South Region August 2026 (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, South Region August 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Sept. 11, 2026
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Regional prices rose 0.2 percent in August, up 3.1 percent over the year
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.2 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent over the month. The energy index increased 1.0 more PR
CareerTech Grant Helps Fund Aviation Program at Stillwater High School (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 12 -- The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education issued the following news release:
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CareerTech grant helps fund aviation program at Stillwater High School
How many high school students get to say they built a plane from scratch?
Some Stillwater High School students will get to make that boast, thanks to an innovative Perkins grant administered through Oklahoma CareerTech.
Stillwater High School aviation teacher Jessica Sigle talks about a vertical stabilizer that students in her class have more PR
Center for a Humane Economy: Former NFL Player LeShon Johnson Imprisoned for Dogfighting (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release on Sept. 11, 2026:
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Former NFL Player LeShon Johnson Imprisoned for Dogfighting
Group applauds federal prosecution of Johnson but says the prison term should have been doubled as a repeat offender tied to record seizure of 190 dogs
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Tulsa, Okla. -- Animal Wellness Action today applauded the U.S. Department of Justice and FBI for prosecuting former NFL player and repeat animal-fighting offender LeShon Eugene Johnson, but said he should have recei more PR
Chickasaw Annual Meeting and Festival Sept. 25-Oct. 3 (10)
ADA, Oklahoma, Sept. 10 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release:
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Chickasaw Annual Meeting and Festival Sept. 25-Oct. 3
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Chickasaws from across the country will gather to celebrate Chickasaw heritage, culture and traditions during the 2026 Chickasaw Annual Meeting and Festival, Sept. 25 to Oct. 3. The weeklong event, celebrated in communities throughout the Chickasaw Nation, culminates with Chickasaw Nation Governor Chris Anoatubby's State of the Nation Address at 9 a.m. more PR
Gorman named JEA's 2026 Broadcast Adviser of the Year (10)
MANHATTAN, Kansas, Sept. 11 [Category: Media] -- The Journalism Education Association issued the following news:
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Gorman named JEA's 2026 Broadcast Adviser of the Year
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Zack Gorman of Holbrook Middle-High School in Massachusetts is the Journalism Education Association's 2026 Broadcast Adviser of the Year.
Gorman was surprised Thursday, Sept. 10, at his school by JEA Massachusetts State Director Bretton Zinger, MJE.
The Broadcast Adviser of the Year program honors outstanding secondary school advisers and their exemplary work from th more PR
House Judiciary Subcommittee Sets Sept. 15 Hearing on Strengthening Public Safety in Tribal Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Missing and Murdered Indigenous People: Strengthening Public Safety in Tribal Communities" at 10 a.m. on Sept. 15, 2026, at 2237 Rayburn House Office Building:
The hearing will examine the disproportionate rates of violent crime and the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people in American Indian and Alaska Native communities, with a focus on coordination among Tribal, federal, st more PR
Immigrant Legal Resource Center: 25 Years Since 9/11 Changed Immigration Policy (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release:
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25 Years Since 9/11 Changed Immigration Policy
(San Francisco, CA) -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) reflects on the impact of the September 11th attacks for the last 25 years. We continue to mourn the senseless and tragic loss of thousands of lives that day, including many immigrants who were part of the fabric that made the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center function in the first place. We continue t more PR
Jordan Rainer returns to the McSwain Theatre Oct. 24 (10)
ADA, Oklahoma, Sept. 10 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release:
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Jordan Rainer returns to the McSwain Theatre Oct. 24
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ADA, Okla. -Much like her fans, country music artist Jordan Rainer has Oct. 24 circled on her calendar. It is the day she returns to the McSwain Theatre and brings her high-energy show. She is eagerly anticipating the delightful crowd of fans that awaits her.
Rainer and her band will take the McSwain stage at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 24, during a stop on more PR
K-State, NASA Highlight Satellite Technology for Kansas Farms at Flickner Innovation Farm (10)
MANHATTAN, Kansas, Sept. 12 -- Kansas State University issued the following news:
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K-State, NASA highlight satellite technology for Kansas farms at Flickner Innovation Farm
Partnership reflects scientists' efforts to make food production more efficient
By Pat Melgares
K-State Extension
Friday, Sept. 11, 2026
Scientists and officials from NASA stopped by the Flickner Innovation Farm in late August to check in on the progress of a partnership that is helping to shape the future of space-based tools for agriculture.
The event -- part more PR
New cropping systems researcher brings high tech to management decisions (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 11 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program:
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New cropping systems researcher brings high tech to management decisions
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Ravinder Singh, Ph.D., started on July 1 as a Texas A&M AgriLife Research intelligent cropping systems scientist at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Vernon and an assistant professor in the Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences.
Singh is developing intelligent cropping sys more PR
Northwest Missouri State University: Tapps Honored for Civic Contributions, Dedication to Community (10)
MARYVILLE, Missouri, Sept. 12 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release:
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Tapps honored for civic contributions, dedication to community
Sept. 11, 2026
Dr. Tyler Tapps, who serves as the associate provost of academic operations and assessment at Northwest Missouri State University, has been honored for his civic contributions and dedication to the greater Maryville area.
The Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce presented its Spearhead Award to Tapps on Thursday during its annual banquet at the Mozingo E more PR
Protein linked to cell death may also drive liver cancer (10)
NORMAN, Oklahoma, Sept. 10 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news:
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Protein linked to cell death may also drive liver cancer
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OKLAHOMA CITY - New research from the University of Oklahoma identifies a protein in liver cells that appears to help drive the development of liver cancer associated with obesity-related fatty liver disease. The finding, published in Hepatology, points to the protein as a potential new therapeutic target for liver cancer.
The protein, MLKL (mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein), is best k more PR
Retired Fire Department Major Chris Fields Calls for 'September 12 People' at Pepperdine's 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony (10)
MALIBU, California, Sept. 12 -- Pepperdine University issued the following news:
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Retired Fire Department Major Chris Fields Calls for "September 12 People" at Pepperdine's 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
September 11, 2026 Jacqueline Cleaveland
Pepperdine University held its 19th annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony on September 11, 2026, on Alumni Park against the backdrop of nearly 3,000 flags, each representing a life lost as a result of the 2001 terrorist attacks. In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the attacks and in recognition of more PR
Rooted in heritage: Airman carries generations of resiliency (10)
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news:
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Rooted in heritage: Airman carries generations of resiliency
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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - For Senior Airman Jared Eugene Wyaco, resilience is not just a military core competency, but a family inheritance spanning generations.
Born and raised in the Pueblo of Zuni, New Mexico, Wyaco belongs to the Dogwood and Child of Corn clans of the Zuni people. Raised by his mother, Tammy Wyaco, and his lat more PR
Sidwell honored with Outstanding New Advisor award (10)
NORMAN, Oklahoma, Sept. 11 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news:
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Sidwell honored with Outstanding New Advisor award
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NORMAN, Okla. - Bee Sidwell, an academic advisor in the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences at the University of Oklahoma, has been named a recipient of the 2026 Outstanding New Advisor Award, presented by NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising.
The Outstanding New Advisor Award is a national recognition given to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional academic advising more PR
University of Oklahoma Health: Protein Linked to Cell Death May Also Drive Liver Cancer (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 12 -- The University of Oklahoma Health campus issued the following news:
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Protein Linked to Cell Death May Also Drive Liver Cancer
Published: Thursday, September 10, 2026
OKLAHOMA CITY - New research from the University of Oklahoma identifies a protein in liver cells that appears to help drive the development of liver cancer associated with obesity-related fatty liver disease. The finding, published in Hepatology, points to the protein as a potential new therapeutic target for liver cancer.
The protein, more PR
Upcoming Cameron festival speaker feels 'primal intelligence' beats AI (10)
LAWTON, Oklahoma, Sept. 11 -- Cameron University issued the following news release:
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Upcoming Cameron festival speaker feels 'primal intelligence' beats AI
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Author and research Angus Fletcher believes that there are many things that humans do better than machines. That human advantage will be the subject of his visit to Lawton on Sept. 17 for Cameron University's 13th academic festival, "Being Human in the Age of AI."
Fletcher will visit Cameron on the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 17, to speak to CU students, followed by a community more PR
Utah A.G. Brown Pushes FCC to Strengthen 'Know Your Upstream Provider' Rules to Combat Illegal Robocalls (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news:
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Attorney General Brown pushes FCC to strengthen "Know Your Upstream Provider" rules to combat illegal robocalls
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Attorney General Derek Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general are urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to keep scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP rules require voic more PR
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