Monday, April 22, 2024
On April 17, Dr. Robert S. Fink, a licensed psychologist and professor emeritus of counseling at Oakland University, returned to campus to celebrate the grand opening of a new Play Therapy Room that will bear his name.
Friday, April 19, 2024
Oakland University's School of Business has announced the winners of the 2024 Idea Pitch Competition organized by a team of faculty, staff, and students from the Management & Marketing Department. The competition showcased the innovative ideas of student entrepreneurs from various academic backgrounds.
Friday, April 19, 2024
Spend a few minutes talking to Oakland senior Mena Hannakachl and you’ll likely walk away impressed with what she’s been able to accomplish during her time at OU and what she hopes to accomplish in the future.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Each year, Oakland University recognizes outstanding student leaders who demonstrate academic excellence while making a positive impact on campus and in the community.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
OU student Thy Hoang has embraced her passions for art and science as a double major in Studio Art and Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences.Oakland University student Thy Hoang said growing up her parents always told her she had the brain of a scientist and the heart of an artist.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Oakland University’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance presented Andrew Lloyd Webber’s blockbuster musical, “Jesus Christ Superstar,” on Feb. 15-18 and Feb. 20-24 in the newly renovated Varner Studio Theatre on the campus of Oakland University. Featuring music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, “Jesus Christ Superstar” is a rock opera loosely based on the final seven days in the life of Jesus Christ, as told through the eyes of Judas Iscariot.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Oakland University’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance will present Hansel and Gretel, an opera by Engelbert Humperdinck based on the Grimm brothers’ dark fairy tale, from May 2 – May 5 in Varner Recital Hall on the OU campus.
Monday, April 15, 2024
In the Honors College class “Kings and Things,” taught by Religious Studies Professor and program director for Christianity Studies Randall Engle, students learn about the English monarchy and its corresponding influence in the United States.
Friday, April 12, 2024
Taras K. Oleksyk, associate professor in OU’s Department of Biological Sciences, has received an award from the American Genetic Association to organize ConGen2025: Recent Advances in Conservation Genetics.
Thursday, April 11, 2024
In an article published in Chemistry of Materials, a prestigious journal under the American Chemical Society, Oakland University Associate Professor of Physics Yuejian Wang explored how high-pressure techniques can induce changes in certain crystalline materials, similar to the way graphite can be converted into diamond when subjected to high pressure and high temperature.
Tuesday, April 09, 2024
Oakland University’s Center for Civic Engagement will partner with three local communities – Pontiac, Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills – to help recruit and train OU students to be poll workers during the 2024 August primary and November general elections.
Monday, April 08, 2024
The Department of Theatre at Oakland University is reviving the tradition of retiring faculty presenting a “Last Lecture.”
Monday, April 08, 2024
Music hasn’t completely taken over Terry Herald’s life, but it’s taken up a large chunk of his home. That’s because when Herald was building his house, he included space for a custom music studio.
Friday, April 05, 2024
With the theme of “Cultivating Inclusion Through Connection” Oakland University’s second annual Teaching Symposium aims to unite teaching and research faculty alongside campus educators. This full-day event includes a buffet lunch and requires registration.
