Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Outstanding Researcher Award – a lifetime distinction received only once in an individual’s career. Help us celebrate this year's honorees: Akhtar Ali, Professor of Biological Science: Ali’s research primarily focuses on plant viruses affecting a wide range of crops, including field crops, vegetables, ornamentals, and fruits. His work has been supported by more than 30 external grants totaling over $1.4 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, private foundations, and commodity associations. Lars Engle, Roxana McFarlin Chapman Chair of English: His research has focused primarily on Shakespeare and Renaissance drama and, more recently, Montaigne studies, but also medieval literature and contemporary South African literature. His book “Shakespearean Pragmatism” (1993) set Shakespeare in the context of contemporary philosophy, and Engle has collaborated on three other books and editions. Tyler Moore, Tandy Endowed Chair in Cyber Security and Information Assurance: Moore (B.S. ’04) engages with a wide range of topics within his research, with a particular focus on the economics of information security, the study of electronic crime, and the development of policy for strengthening security. Prior to UTulsa, Moore was a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Research on Computation and Society at Harvard University, a visiting assistant professor at Wellesley College, and an assistant professor at SMU. (fb)

An exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Oklahoma's premier sports & entertainment venue! 🎤 Tulsa's BOK Center will see huge names this summer, like Dierks Bentley, WWE Raw & Jason Aldean. Recently, ACE (Arts, Culture, and Entertainment) Management majors taking the Careers Practicum saw the entire scope of operations at the BOK Center, including one-on-one conversations with staff in various departments (fb)