University of Oklahoma News

Editor's note: This is the first of a weekly series published each Monday between Memorial Day and Veterans Day honoring local veterans.

EMILY BOURKE: Despite the international condemnation, it's unclear if the diplomatic wrangling over Syria will lead to any action.

Finishing up the 2012 Community Mock Draft with a review of the National League West.

A paleontologist from Pennsylvania has his eye on a nearby dinosaur that may answer debated questions within the paleontology community.

Miss Southeastern Oklahoma Tiffany Legg sings "Run" accapella during a send-off party Tuesday night.

Education funding didn't rise and a much-ballyhooed bond issue to fund a popular-culture museum didn't pass, but Tulsa supporters say the just-ended legislative session was a relatively successful one for the city.

Dr. John P. Naughton, the longest-serving dean in the history of the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, died Monday in his Cheektowaga home.

Time to invest. Strong R&D investment is especially important in times of economic stress, said White House science and technology adviser John P. Holdren.

An exhibit featuring rare and exotic dinosaurs from China will open June 1 at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History in Norman.

A 1947 episode of "The Indians for Indians Hour" was one of 25 sound recordings named Wednesday by the Library of Congress to a selective national registry A 65-year-old episode of a radio show about American Indians that aired out of Norman was announced Wednesday as an entry into the Library of Congress ' National Recording Registry, an exclusive ... (more)

Coaches vs. Cancer, held in Las Vegas May 20-22, raised $250,000 for the fight against cancer .

It didn't hit - really hit - Wylie High School senior Gregory Boyle that he had reached the end of his high school career until Tuesday morning.

About 80 percent of endowed chairs and lectureships are dedicated for disciplines in science, technology, engineering, math and science, said Ben Hardcastle, spokesman for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

The US Department of Energy has selected for further development and awards totaling up to $35.4 million 13 projects aimed at reducing risks while enhancing the environmental performance of drilling for natural gas and oil in ultra-deepwater settings.

Syrian President Bashar Assad's cousin Rami Makhlouf, Syria's most influential businessman, looks on during the laying the foundation stone of a hotel project, in Damascus, Syria.

You could spend a couple thousand dollars for a week's vacation at Finca Bellavista, a tree house community in Costa Rica .

Even though the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued tornado warnings and activated siren alerts ahead of time, it was clear that some people ignored, disregarded or waited too long to react to them.

"The 112th Congress has proven itself to be the most inept in recent memory. Their approval rating is in the 12% range, the lowest approval rating since our country began.

University of Oklahoma junior Ed Murphy looked only four days for a summer job before he found one with Lowe's in Norman .

Local resident Robert Kirk will be at the Victorville Barnes & Noble on Saturday, Armed Forces Day, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. He will be discussing "Myths of the Vietnam War" and signing copies of his book, "Warriors at 500 Knots." The event is free and open to the public.