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OU College of Pharmacy Names New Dean

The University of Oklahoma announced today the appointment of Melissa Medina, Ed.D., as dean of the OU College of Pharmacy, pending approval from the OU Board of Regents. Medina will begin the new role on June 16.

Newly Published Study Reveals Effects of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome on Breast Cancer

Both obesity and metabolic syndrome – a cluster of conditions like high blood pressure and high blood sugar – increase the risk of breast cancer, but in differing ways for different subtypes of the...

OU Receives Grant to Fund Clinical Trial for Aggressive Prostate Cancer

With a $1.2 million grant to the University of Oklahoma, an OU Health urologic oncologist is leading an innovative new clinical trial for the treatment of prostate cancer when the cancer is beginning to spread beyond...

App Created to Support Black Prostate Cancer Patients Post-Diagnosis

A University of Oklahoma researcher recently received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to test a newly created mobile app designed to address health disparities among Black men diagnosed with...

Biostatistics Professor Awarded Prestigious ASA/NSF/CENSUS Research Fellowship

Dr. Sixia Chen, associate professor of biostatistics at the Hudson College of Public Health, has been honored with the esteemed American Statistical Association (ASA)/National Science Foundation (NSF)/US Census...