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Created by the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature in 1890, the University of Oklahoma is a doctoral degree-granting research university serving the educational, cultural, economic and health-care needs of the state, region and nation.

By 1895, there were four faculty members, three men and one woman, and 100 students enrolled. Today there are more than 30,000 students at the University.

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A flash drought in 2012 dried out soil, harming crops in Kansas and several other states. John Moore/Getty Images

Farmers face a soaring risk of flash droughts in every major food-growing region in coming decades, new research shows

If greenhouse gas emissions continue at a high rate, breadbaskets of Europe and North America will see a 50% chance of a flash drought each year by the end of this century.
Dancers perform during the presidential inauguration ceremony at Heroes Square on November 29, 2021, in Bridgetown, Barbados. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

It’s all in the flag: Bussa’s Rebellion and the 200-year fight to end British rule in Barbados

The revolt in Barbados occurred in 1816 when an enslaved driver named Bussa led insurgents against the British colonial militia. It took another 200 years before British rule officially ended.
Desde el siglo XIX, investigadores que buscan entender las diferencias de género y raza se han enfocado en el cerebro humano. SebastianKaulitzki/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

¿El cerebro de los hombres y las mujeres realmente es diferente?

En última instante, cualquier diferencia de sexo en las estructuras cerebrales se debe probablemente a una combinación compleja e interactiva de genes, hormonas y aprendizaje.
Within Iran’s lower classes, there is a highly conformist youth culture. Farzin Mahmoudzadeh

How Iran’s millennials are grappling with crippling US sanctions

Despite what you might see on the news, many of Iran’s young people are far from rebellious. Instead, they have dealt with dwindling job prospects by conforming to a strict code of morality.

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