Vani Ellis
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- Sep 28, 2026
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As OU enrollment climbs, faculty find different ways to manage bigger classes (opens the original)
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Get our top OU and Norman stories in your inbox. As OU grows toward its goal of 40,000 students, faculty are grappling with how to teach more students without diminishing the college experience. This fall, 1,806 students are enrolled across four sections of Intro Biol: Molecule/Cell/Phys., according to OUâs ClassNav â three sections capped at 552 students each, and a fourth at 168. Jeffrey Kelly, director of the School of Biological Sciences, wrote in an email to the Daily that the course o
New visa rule adds pressure for OU international students (opens the original)
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Get our top OU and Norman stories in your inbox. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security finalized a rule ending âduration of status,â a policy that allowed international and exchange students to remain in the United States for the length of their academic program with no fixed end date. The rule will take effect Sept. 15 and will apply to F-1, J-1 and I visa holders. Under the rule, F-1 and J-1 visa holders will be admitted for the length of their program, not to exceed four years, plus a
Manas AI co-founder Siddhartha Mukherjee discusses AI’s role in cancer care at Presidential Speakers Series (opens the original)
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Get our top OU and Norman stories in your inbox. Siddhartha Mukherjee, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, oncologist and co-founder of biotech company Manas AI, spoke at the OU Presidential Speakers Series dinner Wednesday. Over 700 people, including OU faculty, students, OU President Joseph Harroz Jr. and State Regents for Higher Education Chancellor Sean Burrage, attended the event. Mukherjee is the co-founder of Manas AI, a biotechnology company using artificial intelligence to accelerate drug
Commissioners approve $20M settlement in Hanchett jail death case (opens the original)
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Get our top OU and Norman stories in your inbox. In a nine minute meeting, the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners approved a $20 million settlement in the lawsuit regarding Shannon Hanchett's 2022 death in the Cleveland County Detention Center. The item passed 2-1 with Rod Cleveland, district 1 county commissioner, voting against at the board's regular meeting. Jacob McHughes, district 2 county commissioner, and Rusty Grissom, district 3 county commissioner, voted in favor. The resolution s
Main Street businesses split on summer heat impact (opens the original)
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Get our top OU and Norman stories in your inbox. This summer's heat hasn't hit every Norman business the same way. On Main Street, some are dealing with emptier patios and higher air-conditioning costs, while others say more customers are coming in to escape the heat. Norman has seen highs in the mid-90s to 107 degrees over the past two weeks, with temperatures reaching 100 or higher on eight separate days. At Scratch Kitchen & Cocktails, owner Brady Sexton said the restaurant's patio has staye
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