2026 Student Awards Are Open Until February 13, 2026 2026 Student Awards Are Open Until February 13, 2026

📰 Article | January 5, 2026

Applications for Student Awards are open now! All students have the opportunity to apply for at least one award and multiple opportunities to nominate members of the OU Health Sciences community for awards. Please see the opportunities below. Questions? Contact Student Affairs at students@ouhsc.edu.  Willie V. Bryan Service Award The Willie V. Bryan Service Award is given to one student who demonstrates a commitment to the service of others, defined as service to their community, campus, cultural community, or an underserved population. https://qualtrics.ou.edu/jfe/form/SV_eQK7litNbVtV1mm   Outstanding Senior Leadership Award The Outstanding Senior Leadership Award application is for graduating students enrolled in an OU Health Sciences program. Each...

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Student Awards Applications Are Open Until February 13, 2026 Student Awards Applications Are Open Until February 13, 2026

📅 January 07 - February 13

Applications for Student Awards are open now! All students have the opportunity to apply for at least one award and multiple opportunities to nominate members of the OU Health Sciences community for awards. Please see the opportunities below. Questions? Contact Student Affairs at students@ouhsc.edu.  Willie V. Bryan Service Award The Willie V. Bryan Service Award is given to one...
Talk Saves Lives Talk Saves Lives

📅 Monday, February 2, 2026 @ 12:00 PM - Monday, February 2, 2026 @ 1:00 PM

📍 HSC Student Union 260

How we talk about suicide matters. Talk Saves Lives is a brief introduction on what you can do to help recognize and prevent suicide in your family, friends, peers, and patients.  Topics covered include: Scope of the Problem: The latest data on suicide in the U.S. and worldwide Research: Information from research on what causes people to consider suicide, as well as health,...
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration with Author Dr. Damon Tweedy Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration with Author Dr. Damon Tweedy

📅 Tuesday, February 3, 2026 @ 11:30 AM

📍 Bird Library - Auditorium

The Black Student Association presents the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on February 3, welcoming Dr. Damon Tweedy, an acclaimed author and professor of psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine, as our keynote speaker. He will discuss insights into race, medicine, and mental health. Don’t miss this inspiring event! Click here to RSVP A book signing and light...
Therapy Dog Wednesday! Therapy Dog Wednesday!

📅 Wednesday, February 4, 2026 @ 11:30 AM - Wednesday, February 4, 2026 @ 1:00 PM

📍 Student Union 160

Need a midweek boost?  Join us every Wednesday on the first floor of the Student Union for some quality time with a therapy dog! Whether you need a furry friend to pet or just a little extra love, our therapy dogs are here to help. Stop by and enjoy some puppy cuddles!   HALO dog will be located on East Patio or in room 160 of the union - depending on...
Vicarious Trauma Vicarious Trauma

📅 Monday, February 9, 2026 @ 12:00 PM - Monday, February 9, 2026 @ 1:00 PM

📍 Zoom & OKC Student Union 260

Vicarious Trauma describes how working with traumatized patients or clients affects healthcare providers. Once called "the cost of caring" or secondary trauma, this phenomenon continues to be an occupational hazard for helpers. Join this lunch and learn to learn how to recognize and prevent it.    Register on GivePulse to help us estimate lunch. Can't be there...
Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series: Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series: Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa

📅 Monday, February 9, 2026 @ 12:00 PM - Monday, February 9, 2026 @ 1:00 PM

📍 Gandy Auditorium, Nicholson Tower

Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, MD, FAANS, FACS—internationally known neurosurgeon, scientist, and educator—will visit campus as the inaugural speaker in the Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series. Currently the William J. and Charles H. Mayo Professor of Neurosurgery at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, Dr. Quiñones-Hinojosa is a national leader in brain tumor...

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Monday, February 16 @ 12:00 PM

Stress Management
Do you believe that stress is bad for you; that it gets in the way of accomplishing your goals? If so, you’re not alone. Surprisingly, however, this belief could be amplifying negative outcomes and keeping stress from helping you reach your true potential. Let’s start the conversation on how to use stress to enhance, rather than hinder, your performance in school, at work, and in...