Their peers may spend much of June, July and August sleeping late and lounging by the pool, But for a dozen of Oklahoma’s most talented high school and college science students, summer will mean donning lab coats and safety goggles in laboratories at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. OMRF today announced its 2007 class of […]
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State Mothers’ Clubs raise money for biomedical research
At its annual banquet Friday in Stillwater, the Oklahoma Association of Mothers’ Clubs presented the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation with a check for $2,150 to support scientific research. The donation was the result of fund-raising efforts by Mothers’ Clubs chapters statewide and represented the 52nd straight year the association has given to OMRF.“Almost since the […]
Putnam City students don lab coats for Junior Scientist Day at OMRF
The white lab coats may have been a bit baggy and the safety goggles slightly loose, but that didn’t stop 36 Putnam City School District students from learning about science at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation this week. On Tuesday and Wednesday, OMRF hosted the 32nd annual installment of Putnam City Junior Scientist Days. The […]
Campfires, canoes and cancer research: Scouts earn scientist technology badges from visit to OMRF
When Chris Hartman joined the Cub Scouts, he probably expected to learn how to tie knots and build a campfire. But the Edmond 10-year-old likely never imagined that the experience also would take him to state-of-the-art research labs for lessons about biomedical research. On Saturday, Hartman was among a group of Cub Scouts from metro-area […]
You’re doing fine, OMRF! State’s namesake musical benefits medical research
In any successful development office, donations arrive in the mail with regularity. Some come from individuals, others from corporations and foundations. But one envelope that arrived recently left Penny Voss scratching her head. “The return address said Rodgers and Hammerstein,” said Voss, who joinedOMRF in January as vice president of development. “OMRF receives gifts from […]
