https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine <p>Sooner Magazine is a publication of the University of Oklahoma Foundation. Since its inception in 1928, Sooner Magazine has provided affiliates of the University of Oklahoma with a rich source for University history. In order to provide better access to this fabulous history, the entire run of the magazine from 1928 onward was digitized and made available online in this archive, and new issues are added after publication. In addition to the active archive here, current and recent issues are also available from an <a href="https://soonermag.oufoundation.org/archive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OU Foundation website</a>.</p> <p>For questions about Sooner Magazine, <a href="https://home.oufoundation.org/s/1720/21/page.aspx?sid=1720&amp;gid=2&amp;sitebuilder=1&amp;pgid=1895" target="_blank" rel="noopener">contact the OU Foundation</a>. To report technical issues with this archive, <a href="https://libraries.ou.edu/node/3945">contact the University Libraries</a>.</p> <p>Bound copies of Sooner Magazine are available at the University Libraries at call number LH 1 .O6 S6 on the 3rd floor of Bizzell Memorial Library on OU’s Norman campus.</p> en-US Sooner Magazine https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12894 <p>Front cover of issue</p> Shevaun Williams Copyright (c) 2024 2024-04-01 2024-04-01 44 2 FC FC https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12895 <p>Table of contents of issue</p> Staff Copyright (c) 2024 2024-04-01 2024-04-01 44 2 1 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12897 <p>- Fly Away Home</p> <p>- A Song for Zuzu</p> <p>- OU Polytechnic Launches First Program</p> <p>- Unearthing Plague Secrets</p> <p>-Go Fish</p> <p>- Honoring a Half-Century of Service</p> Staff Copyright (c) 2024 2024-04-01 2024-04-01 44 2 2 3 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12896 <div class="page" title="Page 2"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'KeplerStd';">A world-renowned surgeon and researcher, two-time OU alum Dr. Michael Cookson returned home to </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'KeplerStd';">lead innovations in prostate and bladder cancer treatment at the OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center. </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> Connie Cronley Copyright (c) 2024 2024-04-01 2024-04-01 44 2 4 5 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12898 <p>An OU interdisciplinary team is revolutionizing the emission of methane gas.</p> Chip Minty Sophia Armouidian Copyright (c) 2024 2024-04-01 2024-04-01 44 2 6 7 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12899 <p>OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center expands to Tulsa, bringing research-based, academic cancer care to Oklahoma's Green Country.</p> April Wilkerson Shevaun Williams Copyright (c) 2024 2024-04-01 2024-04-01 44 2 8 13 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12900 <p>OU's Transformative Tutoring Initiative helps Oklahoma high school math students regain lost ground—and speed ahead.</p> Whitney Bryen Erikah Brown Copyright (c) 2024 2024-04-01 2024-04-01 44 2 14 17 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12901 <div class="page" title="Page 2"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'KeplerStd';">Hundreds of OU students delve into undergraduate research, finding their paths and creating knowledge for those who follow. </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tami Althoff Erikah Brown Paige Owens Copyright (c) 2024 2024-04-01 2024-04-01 44 2 18 21 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12902 <p>OU's training ground for the fine arts celebrates the human spirit through a century of creativity and performances.</p> Dana Branham Travis Caperton Paige Owens Copyright (c) 2024 2024-04-01 2024-04-01 44 2 22 27 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12903 <p>As fierce as she is fast, OU's NCAA track and field champ Pippi Lotta Enok has her sights set on the Olympics.</p> Jay C. Upchurch Copyright (c) 2024 2024-04-01 2024-04-01 44 2 28 31 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12904 <p>Professor Sherril Christian—both a gifted teacher and research—enriched students in the OU Department of Chemistry for four decades.</p> Roger French Copyright (c) 2024 2024-04-01 2024-04-01 44 2 32 33 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12905 <p>Put a Ring On It</p> <p>Amidst the whirlwind of classes, activities, and "final everything" leading up to spring Commencement, OU seniors pause for April's OU Ring Ceremony and receive a memento that will mark them forever as a member of the Sooner Nation.</p> Travis Caperton Copyright (c) 2024 2024-04-01 2024-04-01 44 2 IBC IBC https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12906 <p>OU's 1939 production of "Chalk Dust." 2024 marks a century of the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts enriching lives and careers. Story on page 22.</p> Staff Copyright (c) 2024 2024-04-01 2024-04-01 44 2 BC BC