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Laura Brunson Explains the Water Crisis

http://youtu.be/lg9EjkqXPhI Laura Brunson is an EPA STAR Fellow and a Ph.D. candidate in Environmental Science researching ways to improve drinking water.  Laura’s research includes testing and...

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Amyie Kao Uses Coffee to Combat the World Water Crisis

Amyie Kao was born and raised in Oklahoma. She and her husband, Daniel, founded Mariposa Coffee, an artisan micro-roastery in Norman. Mariposa is built on the principles of giving back to community,...

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Akash Patel Discuss the Persistence of Undocumented Students

Akash Patel is a political science senior at OU and a Ewing Public Service Fellow who spent this summer researching education policy in Washington, D.C. After graduating in May, he plans to take a...

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Melanie Maguire Talks Endangered Species and Economics

Melanie is passionate about using economics to find creative solutions to a variety of policy problems. While studying abroad in Peru, she experienced the stark disconnect between the solutions...

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Allen Hertzke Advocates For Putting Religious Freedom Back on the Map

Dr. Hertzke’s research has lead him around the world and to three conclusions that he shares in this Talk: Religious freedom is essential to human dignity; it matters more than ever; and it is...

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Lucy Mahaffey Has 48 Slaves Working For Her. You Can Change That

In this talk, Lucy describes how she went from simply being passionate about the issue of human trafficking, to actively making a difference. Lucy Mahaffey learned that slavery still exists when she...

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Zainab Shakir and the Victory of Islamophobia

University of Oklahoma student Zainab Shakir speaks on her experience as a Muslim American and how what each of us brings to the table of religion can be used to have a real conversation about...

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Transitioning people out of homelessness one issue at a time

Ranya O’Connor tells her story of starting a street paper to help transition people out of homelessness. She discusses how singular actions and interactions can help chip away at even our biggest...

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Bollywood’s impact on the patriarchal society in India

Rijutha & Shreya discuss the portrayal of women in Bollywood films and how it may be affecting day-to-day life for women in India. Rijutha Garimella is a senior at the University of Oklahoma...

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The Power of our Words: From Language Stigma to Language Celebration

In this talk, Carey Flack discusses the importance of minoritized and indigenous languages, supported by evidence from real communities about how language knowledge has made communities stronger....

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