Hamm Institute Adds Five Fellows

New appointments expand the Institute’s interdisciplinary research capacity across energy systems, infrastructure, technology and resource development

The Hamm Institute for American Energy announced five new Oklahoma State University faculty members have been named Hamm Institute Fellows, joining 10 current Fellows and expanding the program to 15 researchers across the university.

The Hamm Institute for American Energy
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Oklahoma’s Progress Is Undeniable

This year, Democratic candidates have argued that Oklahoma is in far worse shape after years of Republican control. As someone who began his government career working in Oklahoma’s executive branch when Democrats were in charge, I can tell you that is not true.

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DHS Removes Pardoned Rapist

Updated: The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement Friday confirming that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested and deported an illegal alien from Laos who had been pardoned by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and his fellow sanctuary politicians despite a prior conviction for repeatedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl.

Tou Lue Vang being deported. Photo: DHS
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Fixing Oklahoma Education

It was a simple declaration to the Tulsa County Republican Men’s Club (TRMC) that first got the crowd chuckling. At a deeper level, Dr. James Taylor illustrated the struggle in our state education system. Wednesday July 8, as a candidate for the office of Oklahoma State Superintendent, Dr. James Taylor said that contrary to his critics’ assertions, “I am actually not a white Christian nationalist.”

To a broad group of racially and age mixed mostly conservative men and women, Dr. Taylor framed parents — not the state, school districts, or churches — as the primary owners of a child’s education. Further Dr. Taylor argues that classroom transparency and parental notification are non-negotiable as are literacy and math, with specific pushes for phonics, cursive writing, and insistence on grade-level reading.

Dr. James Taylor in Tulsa July 8, 2026
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