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ORU's golfer Jackson Drake named Scholar of the Championship
Sellersburg, Indiana – For the second year in a row, Oral Roberts golfer Jackson Drake was named the Summit League Scholar of the Championship, League officials announced Sunday. This is the second time Drake has earned this honor. He first won after the award last year at the 2023 Summit League Championship. Drake, a senior...
How to Know if Your Car Is Tracking You, Risking Higher Insurance
A recent New York Times investigation revealed some automakers sell data on driving behavior, like speeding, hard breaking and late night driving, which can then be purchased by car insurers. This data, known as “telematics” data, could be used to price already high auto insurance rates for the drivers of those vehicle models. Car insurance companies already use telematics data in their pay-per-mile and telematics programs. Good driving behavior can result in discounts and perks, while bad driving behavior can mean increased rates or even...
Way up north, Oral Roberts twice thumps South Dakota State, returns to Tulsa to host OU Sooners
Sioux Falls, South Dakota – The Oral Roberts baseball team put on a hitting clinic as they outscored the Jackrabbits in Sioux Falls with a combined score of 29-9.Game 1: In the opening game, ORU's jumped to an early 4-0 lead after Alex Rodgers, Holden Breeze, and Drew Stahl collected RBI's in the first two frames, but after Stahl knocked a homer of his own in the fourth, the Golden Eagles never looked backORU went on a 12-0 run to finish the game as five different players would register an RBI during that stretch to close out the game.Meanwhile on...
Odd Outcome: Sooners lost two games in 'abbreviated-doubleheader'
Norman, Oklahoma — No. 18 Oklahoma dropped both games of a marathon baseball doubleheader to Texas on Sunday. With weather pushing back Saturday's contest to a Sunday twinbill, Texas beat Oklahoma 8-6 in Game 1 before a bizarre Game 2 finish that saw the Horns win 12-10 in seven innings due to weather. The ending came even as the Sooners seemed to be making a late-game move to catch the...
Experience the Magic of 'Jersey Boys' at Thelma Gaylord Theatre: A Journey Through Music History
Hitting the high notes of music history, the international sensation "Jersey Boys" takes audiences on a captivating journey at the Thelma Gaylord Theatre at the Civic Center Music Hall, July 9th through 14th. It is a behindscenes look at the music of one of America's most iconic musical groups – Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Born in Jersey but made in America, this jukebox musical has earned acclaim worldwide, garnering four Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Now, audiences have the opportunity to experience the...
Dermatology Association of Radiation Therapy (DART) Opposes Move to Cancel Medicare Coverage for Nonsurgical Treatment of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Seven States
CHICAGO, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dermatology Association of Radiation Therapy (DART), a non-profit medical society working to heighten awareness of radiation therapy in the dermatological setting through advocacy, education, and research, filed comments in opposition to a proposed change in Medicare coverage in seven states of Image-Guided Superficial Radiation Therapy (Image-Guided SRT or IGSRT) for the treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC). "The local coverage determination, or...
Oklahoma State Cowgirls complete Kansas sweep with 9-1 victory
Reported from Oklahoma City -- Claire Timm's first-ever grand-slam home run sparked the Cowgirls of Oklahoma State as they defeated the Kansas State Jayhawks on Sunday afternoon. With Jilyen Poullard contributing two home runs for the victors, the win at Cowgirls Stadium in Stillwater took just five innings. The win kept Kansas (now 11-13 in Big 12 competition, but 27-21-1 overall) at bay. The Cowgirls are now 42-8 for the...
OU's Patty Gasso has 1,500 career wins in DI college softball, only the third head coach to that summit
Patty Gasso, softball head coach at the University of Oklahoma, is the third NCAA coach to reach 1,500 career wins in Division I softball. With a hard-fought 2-1 win over the University of Central Florida on Saturday, April 28, her Sooners (now 44-4 overall this season, 20-3 in the Big 12) garnered her the historic benchmark. The team won the Friday's game in the Sunshine State by a 10-2 score. ...
Nine runs and Nine in a row -- OU garners Red River Rivalry win over Texas
Oklahoma City -- The University of Oklahoma sustained their winning habits, scoring nine runs to win their ninth straight game. Sweetening the victory for the Sooners is the fact it came over the Texas Longhorns. The 9-4 victory is only part of the story from Norman. A record single-game crowd of 4,812 fans witnessed the game at L. Dale Mitchell Park. Even while savoring the win, with stormy weather almost...
Several Oklahoma City Public Schools Met OSDE Exit Criteria for School Improvement Status, exiting Superintendent McDaniel reports
Oklahoma City - Dr. Sean McDaniel of the Oklahoma City Public Schools system (OKCPS) announced this week announce that several of city schools had met Oklahoma State Department of Education’s (OSDE) exit criteria from School Improvement (SI) status. With collaborative efforts from students, educators, administrators, families and the community, the following schools have demonstrated substantial improvements. According to a memo released by OSDE, the following OKCPS schools have met exit criteria: ...
Central Oklahoma Bronchos Host Bearcats In Season Finale
Edmond, Oklahoma – Aiming to secure a "home field" advantage as the post-season begins next week, No. 20 Central Oklahoma wraps up the regular season this weekend with a three-game MIAA (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) series against Northwest Missouri State at Wendell Simmons Field. Game 1 is Friday at 6 p.m. The teams are also scheduled to play Saturday at 3 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. "It's the last...
Amid Tax Cuts, state revenue growth continues – Analysis
Low-tax states — specifically, states that don’t have a personal income tax — have been outgrowing the rest of the country. This trend has not gone unnoticed. The majority of states have jumped on the tax-cut bandwagon. Since 2021, fully 27 states have enacted some sort of tax cut. Opponents of those tax cuts claimed that state revenue, at the time being propped up by federal funds, would come crashing...
How to Help Your Loved One Navigate the Costs of Dementia Care
People with dementia who live in long-term care facilities are spending a significant portion of their income each month on care, according to an October 2023 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA). The study found that the median adult with dementia in an assisted living facility spent nearly all of their income (97%) each month on care, and those with dementia living in nursing homes spent 83% of their income each month on care. Currently, there are nearly 7...
Weekly Mortgage Rates Are Up, but Prices Are the Real Villain
Mortgage rates continued to rise for the week ending April 25. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.23% APR, up seven basis points from the previous week's average, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. (A basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point.) Rates for 30-year fixed-rate loans have been hovering in the general neighborhood of 7% for the past year-plus, causing considerable pain for home buyers. The rise of mortgage rates in recent years has drawn lots of attention — and ire....
Pinnacle Clinical Research Statement on Founder and Chairman Dr. Stephen Harrison
SAN ANTONIO, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinnacle Clinical Research, LLC ("Pinnacle") is deeply saddened by the death of Founder and Chairman Dr. Stephen Harrison. Pinnacle mourns Dr. Harrison and extends its heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones. During an illustrious 30-year career, Dr. Harrison pioneered the field of liver research and worked tirelessly in the pursuit of finding new treatment options and cures for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) / Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD). He revolutionized Hepatology and the greater research...
New Airline Requirements: Cash Refunds and Transparent Fees
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced two new sets of rules for airlines on Wednesday in an effort to curb what it calls “unfair and deceptive” practices in the industry. These rules aim to ensure cash refunds for travelers when airlines cancel or delay their flights, and to provide better upfront information about the cost of baggage and cancellation fees. “This is about airlines treating passengers better,” said Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in a video announcing the new rules, suggesting that the new...
Warning it will fuel litigation, Stitt vetoes Senate Bill 1737
Governor Kevin Stitt has vetoed a bill that would allow businesses to sue Oklahomans for speech activity alleged to be harassing — even if the citizen has been charged with no crime. (http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB%201737&Session=2400 ) Senate Bill 1737 was touted as allowing victims of stalking and harassment to go on the offense against their abusers. The bill allows for civil lawsuits to be filed against individuals who violate Oklahoma’s existing anti-stalking...
Orchid Welcomes Distinguished Clinical and Genetics Leaders to its Advisory Boards
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Orchid, a reproductive technology company offering the world's only commercially available whole genome embryo screening, today announced Dr. Amber Cooper, Dr. Roohi Jeelani, and Jerry Lanchbury, Ph.D as new members joining their Medical and Scientific Advisory Board. The boards support Orchid's mission to provide parents with more genetic information than ever before, enabling them to mitigate their child's risk for genetic forms of neurodevelopmental disorders, pediatric cancers, and birth defects that were previously impossible to detect in embryos. ...
Antengene Announces One Oral and Three Poster Presentations at ASCO 2024
Oral session:ATG-008 (mTORC1/2 Inhibitor) combined with PD-1 antibody in Phase II studies for cervical cancerThree Poster presentations: Phase I/II studies for ATG-031 (anti-CD24 monoclonal antibody) and ATG-022 (Claudin 18.2 antibody-drug conjugate) and selinexor (XPO1 Inhibitor) SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Antengene Corporation Limited ("Antengene", SEHK: 6996.HK), a leading innovative, commercial-stage global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class and/or best-in-class medicines for cancer, today announced the presentation of four abstracts (including one oral presentation and three poster presentations) at...
Summit Clinical Research Statement on Co-Founder and Chairman Dr. Stephen Harrison
SAN ANTONIO, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Clinical Research, LLC ("Summit") is deeply saddened by the death of Co-Founder and Chairman Dr. Stephen Harrison. Summit mourns Dr. Harrison and extends its heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones. During an illustrious 30-year career, Dr. Harrison pioneered the field of liver research and worked tirelessly in the pursuit of finding new treatment options and cures for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) / Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD). He revolutionized Hepatology and the greater research...
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