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Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Gaylord News

Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

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The National Weather Center in Norman. Photo supplied.

NOAA, National Weather Center cuts leave staff concerned as severe weather season approaches

Abby Young March 17, 2025

WASHINGTON — Midafternoon on a late February day, a meteorologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association in Norman received an email notifying them of their termination. “I was just...

The OU-Tulsa Medical School is under Federal investigation for alleged “impermissible” race-based scholarships and segregation. This comes as the department announces investigations to a total of 45 separate university systems.

Feds investigating OU-Tulsa Medical school for alleged “impermissible” race-based scholarships

Madeline Cantrell March 14, 2025

WASHINGTON – The University of Oklahoma’s Tulsa medical school is under federal investigation for alleged “race-based” practices in its admissions process. However, the initial announcement...

U.S. Rep. Tom Cole addresses the House of Representatives during debate on HR-1968. The bill allocates funding for the federal government until Sept. 30, 2025. Cole said on the floor, “It's pretty short, it's 99 pages. Read it.”

Cole scores major win as House passes stopgap spending bill

Madeline Cantrell March 11, 2025

WASHINGTON - House Republicans passed on Tuesday a stopgap spending bill in a significant win for the GOP majority but more importantly for Oklahoma’s Congressman Tom Cole, who challenged the Freedom...

Rally attendees approach the Oklahoma State Capitol during the Stand Up For Science gathering on Mar. 7.

Cole promises National Weather Service, two other federal offices to remain open

Abby Young, Multimedia Journalist March 8, 2025

WASHINGTON – Rep. Tom Cole (R-Moore) announced in a statement on Friday that three federal offices, including Norman’s National Weather Center and the Social Security office in Lawton, will not terminate...

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin alleged earlier this week on NBC’s meet the press that the University of Oklahoma and other research institutions have abused grants received from the National Institutes of Health. 
Photo Courtesy of NBC Universal.

OU, OSU stand firm against allegations of grant abuse

Madeline Cantrell February 25, 2025

WASHINGTON - The University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University are standing firm against challenges made toward federal education grants made earlier this month. On Sunday, Senator Markwayne...

University of Oklahoma’s Stephenson Cancer Center at the Health Science Center in Oklahoma City.  Photo provided by OU.

Hundreds of OU, OSU, TU employees at risk due to research funds changes

Madeline Cantrell February 13, 2025

WASHINGTON – Colleges and universities nationwide are outraged over a new policy from the National Institute of Health that would decrease overall grant funding nationwide. Last Friday, the NIH shocked...

Photos by Madeline Cantrell/Gaylord News

Inauguration weekend in photos

Madeline Cantrell January 20, 2025

WASHINGTON-Over inauguration weekend, thousands flocked to the nation’s capitol both in support and opposition of President Donald Trump. Saturday:  “The People’s March” saw individuals...

Oklahoma’s own Carrie Underwood sang a rendition of America the Beautiful during President Trump’s Inauguration. Underwood joined the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation in the Rotunda for the ceremony. Photo courtesy CSpan.org

Oklahoma’s GOP delegation gathered Monday to celebrate Trump inauguration

Madeline Cantrell January 20, 2025

WASHINGTON – Oklahoma’s Republican delegation gathered Monday in the Nation’s Capitol to celebrate the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. Trump, who won Oklahoma...

Oklahoma National Guard troops deployed to Washington D.C. to bolster inauguration security

Michael Buchanan, Multimedia journalist January 19, 2025

WASHINGTON – National Guard troops from Oklahoma joined nearly 8,000 other soldiers in Washington D.C. this week to bolster security efforts during the inauguration of President-elect Trump. Around...

Women of the Alpha Gamma Delta chapter at the University of Oklahoma coordinate a sorority recruitment video for TikTok. Starting in the summer of 2021, sorority recruitment became a viral trend on the platform due to the prevalence of dance videos created by chapters at universities across the country, specifically at the University of Alabama. “Alabama RushTok” has impacted the university’s admissions and recruitment and is credited by some at SEC universities to have led to the increase in enrollment at institutions with large Greek Life presences.

Gen Z will lose a formative platform if TikTok ban is upheld

Madeline Cantrell January 10, 2025

WASHINGTON – It appears that my generation is about to lose its crutch. In a little more than nine days the government is set to take TikTok away if arguments held Friday before the Supreme Court...

The hearse carrying the casket of 39th U.S. President Jimmy Carter drives down Massachusetts Avenue in Georgetown on its way to the National Cathedral for a state funeral attended by all five living presidents. Kevin Eagleson/Gaylord News

President Carter remembered for life, legacy and connection to Oklahoma

Madeline Cantrell and Kevin Eagleson January 9, 2025

WASHINGTON — Thousands of mourners gathered in Washington this week to honor the life and legacy of the nation’s 39th President Jimmy Carter. Carter arrived in the capital city on Tuesday after...

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