Study sheds new insight on forest loss and degradation in Brazilian Amazon
An international team led by Xiangming Xiao, George Lynn Cross Research Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma College of Arts and Sciences, published a paper in the April issue of the journal Nature Cli.....»»
Unreturned VHS Tape 21 Years Ago Leads to Surprise "Felony Embezzlement" Charge
"An Oklahoma woman was recently informed that she was charged with felony embezzlement of rented property for not returning a VHS tape over 20 years ago," reports Business Insider: Caron McBride reportedly rented the "Sabrina The Teenage Witch" tape.....»»
Oklahoma-based Cortado Ventures raises $20M
The team behind Cortado Ventures thinks there’s plenty of untapped investment opportunity in the Midwest. To change that, it’s raised $20 million in what appears to be Okalhoma’s largest venture fund to date. The firm is led by part.....»»
Radar study shows 46 million grasshoppers descended on Las Vegas
A team of researchers from the University of Oklahoma, and one from Notre Dame University, has found that on July 27, 2019, approximately 46 million pallid-winged grasshoppers hovered over Las Vegas, Nevada—one of the brightest-lit cities in the Un.....»»
Best Buy lays off 5,000 workers as it shifts focus to online sales
The pandemic has accelerated Best Buy's transition to selling online. Enlarge / Snow outside of a Best Buy store in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on Feb. 17, 2021. (credit: Nick Oxford/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Best Buy says it has trimmed its he.....»»
Study highlights need for improving methane emission database
A University of Oklahoma-led study published in 2020 revealed that both area and plant growth of paddy rice is significantly related to the spatial-temporal dynamics of atmospheric methane concentration in monsoon Asia, where 87% of the world's paddy.....»»
Research delineates the impacts of climate warming on microbial network interactions
Climate change impacts are broad and far reaching. A new study by University of Oklahoma researchers from the Institute for Environmental Genomics explores the impacts of climate warming on microbial network complexity and stability, providing critic.....»»
Are Texas Blackouts a Warning About the Follow-on Effects of Climate Change?
This week in America, "continent-spanning winter storms triggered blackouts in Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi and several other states," reports the New York Times. But that was just the beginning... One-third of oil production in the nation was halte.....»»
Dobson Technologies Announces Rebranding, Changes Name to Dobson Fiber
Dobson Technologies Announces Rebranding, Changes Name to Dobson Fiber OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. – February 1, 2021 – Dobson Technologies, a leading provider of high-speed, fiber-optic networks, announced today that it has changed its name to Dobson.....»»
Can Oklahoma Return Its $2 Million Stockpile of Hydroxychloroquine?
A nonprofit watchdog news site in Tulsa, Oklahoma reports: The Oklahoma Attorney General's Office has been tasked with attempting to return a $2 million stockpile of a malaria drug once touted by former President Donald Trump as a way to treat the co.....»»
When salespeople advocate for sellers and customers
Researchers from Oklahoma State University, University of Missouri, Iowa State University, and University of Georgia published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that investigates the question of how salespeople should balance advocacy for the s.....»»
Research explores the relationship between nitrogen and carbon dioxide in greenhouse gas emissions
A University of Oklahoma-led interdisciplinary study on a decade-long experiment (1997-2009) at the University of Minnesota found that lower nitrogen levels in soil promoted release of carbon dioxide from soils under high levels of atmospheric carbon.....»»