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The Rural Scholars program is designed to positively impact rural communities and Oklahoma State University undergraduate and graduate students. The REEU Rural Scholars program will mobilize undergraduate students from academic institutions across the country to conduct research on leading issues and grand challenges impacting rural communities in Oklahoma and beyond.

 

Seven REEU Scholars are serving rural Oklahoma communities in the summer of 2024. Learn more about them and their work below.


REEU Rural Scholars

Tania Peebles

Junior at Tuskegee University studying fostering shared identity through the understanding of the rural narrative

Cayden Pittman

Sophomore at Oklahoma State University studying agritourism opportunities for Oklahoma producers

Colin Caso

Senior at the University of Oklahoma studying trends in groundwater quality in Oklahoma wells

Diana Garcia

Junior at Northern Oklahoma College studying a practical roadmap to improving treatment for diabetes and understanding of the disease in rural communities within Oklahoma

Jake Schreiner

Sophomore at Oklahoma State University studying promoting renewable energy technologies for sustainable agriculture

Madeline Drake

Senior at Kansas State University studying reducing out-migration through youth-adult partnerships

Maya Miller

Sophomore at Tuskegee University studying the loss of rural veterinarians

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