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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Continuing the Battle against Cancer OMRF, Putnam City students celebrate $2.6 million raised for cancer research
Science education doesn’t get much more “real world” than a day at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. That was the experience of 33 elementary, middle and high school students from Putnam City Schools during OMRF’s annual Junior Scientist Day. Outfitted with goggles and lab coats, the science-minded students spent time Friday and Monday working with […]
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 […]
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 […]
Application deadline nearing for OMRF scholarships
The application deadline for the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation’s 2008 Sir Alexander Fleming summer scholarship program is Feb. 1. High school seniors and college freshmen, sophomores and juniors are eligible to apply. Selected students will spend 8 weeks honing their research skills alongside world-class scientists at OMRF. In addition to invaluable lab experience, the scholarship […]
