AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoOklahoma Higher Ed: The Oklahoma State Regents approved the state’s first reduced-credit bachelor’s degrees, including OU’s 90-credit applied social work, OSU’s 92-credit AI pathway and 90-credit business essentials track, and Rogers State’s workforce development option—aimed at finishing in as little as three years. Oklahoma Science & Health: A University of Oklahoma study links inflammation to faster childhood myopia progression, finding juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients not on anti-inflammatories had the highest myopia while treated patients progressed more slowly. Oklahoma Environment & Industry: Oklahoma Primary Aluminum submitted updated fluoride emissions limits to ODEQ, proposing a 37% reduction versus its original plan for the Inola facility. Public Health Data: CDC launched a single overdose prevention data channel that merges fatal and nonfatal overdose tracking into one public dashboard as overdose deaths declined in the latest estimate. Local Housing: Oklahoma City and OKC Housing Authority won a $25M Choice Neighborhoods grant to redevelop Will Rogers Courts and the Westwood Exchange area over the next eight years. STEM in the Spotlight: OSU turf researchers’ Tahoma 31 bermudagrass was used for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final at MetLife Stadium. Tech Policy: States are moving to restrict kids’ devices in schools, and some are starting to target AI—raising questions about who bears the costs and benefits.
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