Increasing the number of health care practitioners from limited-income, first-generation, and under-represented minority groups is at the heart of STRETCHED. The program stands for STudents Reaching Excellence Through Collaboration with Higher EDucation. This program introduces Tulsa-area high school students about health care careers, college admission, and financial aid.
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More than 75% of the 2.8 million traumatic brain injuries (TBI) occurring each year in the United States are concussions, making it the most commonly diagnosed type of TBI, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Concussion Center is an interdisciplinary initiative housed in the on-campus Mary K. Chapman Clinic for Communicative Disorders. Services include concussion education and rehabilitation, return-to-learn planning, return-to-physical-activity planning, cognitive rehabilitation, vestibular rehabilitation, and concussion-related mental health management.
How mussels revealed a century of water quality in Oklahoma
Roberts has pioneered the use of mussels to monitor toxic metal pollution in waterways across Oklahoma. Pollution or climate stress can be observed by studying the growth layers within a mussel’s shell, giving researchers a way to observe how water quality has changed over an extended period of time. “We have seen that mussels are great indicators of water quality and the overall health of an ecosystem,” Roberts said.
This fellowship is a huge accomplishment for any young scientist, but receiving the NSF GRFP is the result of a mosaic of support and community from mentors, friends and educators.
Karina Cunningham, National Science Foundation Fellow B.S. ’22