It was a day away from school, but not a day off from learning when students from Tulsa’s Edison Preparatory High School visited the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. About 40 students, part of Edison’s advanced science classes, spent Wednesday afternoon touring OMRF’s world-class facilities and got a closer look at the science that takes a […]
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OMRF names six science teachers as Foundation Scholars
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has selected six Oklahoma science teachers as its 21st class of Foundation Scholars. As Foundation Scholars, the middle and high school teachers—who hail from Oklahoma City, Edmond, Medford, Moore, Yukon and Norman—will spend four weeks this summer in OMRF’s labs. Under the guidance of an OMRF researcher, they will perform […]
Getting a Closer Look: Youth Leadership Exchange students see science in 3-D
It was a day away from school, but not a day off from learning when a dozen students from across Oklahoma County visited the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. The students, part of the Youth Leadership Exchange, spent an afternoon touring OMRF’s world-class facilities and got a closer look at the science that takes a closer […]
OMRF provides glimpse of future for UCO students
It was crystallography, not a crystal ball, which gave some University of Central Oklahoma students a look into the future. A group of UCO chemistry students toured the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Friday and found their current studies might be a sign of careers to come. Senior members of the Chemistry Club got an up-close […]
OMRF teacher scholarship deadline nearing
The application period for the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation’s 2008 Foundation Scholar Program closes March 1. The program, which offers scholarships to Oklahoma science teachers, includes a $2,000 stipend plus housing (if needed) and $1,000 in laboratory and classroom supplies. Selected teachers participate in a 4-week course, Biology is a Village, which provides them with […]
Casady science students get inside look at OMRF
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation opened its doors Wednesday to advanced science students from Casady School for a tour of OMRF’s state-of-the-art facilities. Thirty students from Edmond, Norman and Oklahoma City toured the grounds of OMRF for a firsthand look at the high-tech equipment used in scientific experiments. All of the students are enrolled in […]
