Rural Renewal Resources
Overview of the Rural Renewal Initiative
Economic Trends and Issues in Rural Oklahoma
Rural Renewal in the Media
- 2026 Undergraduate Research Expo Enables Students to Present on Variety of Disciplines - July 27, 2026
- OSU Survey Measures Rural Quality of Life - July 23, 2026
- Rural Renewal Initiative Seed Grants fund rural research - May 27, 2026
- OSU Student Research in Rural Oklahoma Communities Continues in 2026 - May 20, 2026
- OSU Welcomes Students Nationwide for Rural Research Internships - May 20, 2026
- Mobile Integrated Health Care Initiative to Expand to 30 Counties Over the Next Five Years
- OSU Staking its Claim on the Forefront of Rural Behavioral Health Efforts - March 13, 2026
- Discovering Her Yes Moments: Ferguson Student Builds a future From Passion - December 19, 2025
- Registration open for 2025 Rural Renewal Symposium in Woodward - October 17, 2025
- 'Wads of money': Oklahoma Marijuana Industry Causing Property Values to Skyrocket - June 1, 2025
- OSU Rural Scholars Bring Passion and Purpose to Sallisaw - May 22, 2025
- OSU Student Research Expands This Summer to New Rural Communities - May 7, 2025
- Community Leaders and Researchers Encouraged to Attend Rural Renewal Symposium - September 16, 2024
- 10 Weeks Working on an Oklahoma Farm Made Me Appreciate How Food Gets to Our Table - September 11, 2024
- OSU ranks No. 1 Nationally for UN Sustainable Development Goal to address hunger, food insecurity - July 30, 2024
- Hollis Leaders - June 29, 2024
- Students Head to Rural Oklahoma for the Summer of Research - June 4, 2024
- Hollis Middle School Students Learn Civic Leadership in OSU Rural Development Course - May 16, 2024
- Ten Rural Scholars Embark on Summer Program to Study Rural Issues - May 10, 2024
- OSU Welcomes Students for New Rural Research Internship - May 10, 2024
- OSU researchers part of $15M NIFA investment - September 5, 2023
- OSU researchers awarded NSF funds to study rural resilience- August 7, 2023
- OSU Rural Scholars Plan Summer Research on Community Revitalization- April 28, 2023
- How Good is Well Water? - March 6, 2023
- OSU Researchers Study How Technology Impacts Agriculture- October 21, 2022
- Rural Renewal Symposium planned for Oct. 6- September 26, 2022
- Harmon County Well Owner Network- June 24, 2022
- Tillman County Well Owner Network- June 16, 2022
- Greer County Oklahoma Well Owner Network- June 15, 2022
- The Rural Renewal Initiative Announces 2022 Rural Scholars- May 17, 2022
- Rural Oklahoma Initiative Seeks to Help Rural Communities Thrive- November 18, 2021
- OSU Center for Rural Health awarded teleEMS Grant- July 26, 2021
- The Initiative Helping to Rebuild Rural Towns- April 30, 2021
- Rural Scholars Program to Help Revitalize Small Communities- February 19, 2021
- Inaugural Rural Renewal Symposium Recap- October 29, 2020
- Rural Renewal Symposium Announcement- September 24, 2020
- Rural Renewal Initiative Wants to Breathe New Life into Rural Communities- May 14, 2020
- Road to Rural Prosperity Podcast
- Episode Featuring the Rural Renewal Initiative- October 16, 2019
Rural Renewal Scholarly Works
Publications
- Agricultural Producers’ Perspectives on Climate-Related Water Challenges and Irrigation Technology Adoption in a Rural, Water-Stressed Region: A Case Study of Southwest Oklahoma
- Generative AI-Enabled Probabilistic Modeling of Center-Pivot Irrigation Electric Loads under Data Scarcity
- A Human-Centered Incentive Design for Equitable Grid Resilience in Disadvantaged Communities
- Does Higher Income Play a Protective Role for Racial Minorities? An Analysis of Income, Race, and Cancer Risk from Air Toxics Across Oklahoma Counties
- Recreational Agritourism: Implications for Regional Development in The Southern Great Plains
- Framing Rural Realities: Exploring Youth Perspectives of Rural Communities Through Photovoice
- Design and Optimization of Carbon-Coated Silica Nanospring System for Solar-Driven Evaporation for Water Desalination and Purification
- Rurality, Resilience, & Identity: A Soft Systems Methodology Approach to Understanding Self-Reported Issues in Rural America
- Perceived versus Measured Impacts of Medical Marijuana on Rural Oklahoma Home Values
- Assessing Multi-Dimensional Complexity Through Sustainability Modeling: A Whole Community Approach
- The Role of Epigenetics and Early-Life Adversity in the Development of Obesity: Clinical and Animal Studies Perspective
- Equity in Power Outages: An Analysis of Oklahoma's Energy Landscape
- Does My Town Sell a Lot of (Legal) Weed? Medical Marijuana Dispensary Gap Analysis Across 77 Oklahoma Cities
- Soil Moisture Information Improves Drought Risk Protection Provided by the USDA Livestock Forage Disaster Program
- Small Town, Big Discussions: Perceptions of the Big Topics Youth Development Program
- Identifying Gaps in Southwest Oklahoma NEMT Transit Networks
- Perceived versus Measured Impacts of Medical Marijuana on Rural Oklahoma Home Values
- Developing Leadership Capacity in a Rural, Farm-Dependent Community
- Small Town, Big Discussions: Perceptions of the Big Topics Youth Development Program
- Promoting Rural Entrepreneurship Through Technology: A Case Study Using Productivity Enhancing Technology Experience Kits (PETE-Kits)
- Connecting Campus to Countryside: An Evaluation of the Rural Scholars Program at Oklahoma State University
- Harvesting Insights: Rural Community Members’ Perceptions of Agritourism in Oklahoma
- Rurality, Resilience, & Identity: A Soft Systems Methodology Approach to Understanding Self-Reported Issues in Rural America
- The Role of Community Capital in Rural Renewal
- Promoting Rural Entrepreneurship through Technology: A Case Study using Productivity Enhancing Technology Experience Kits (PETE-Kits)
- Performance of a Multi-Sensor Capacitance Probe in Estimating Soil Water Content and Field Capacity
- Residents’ Perceptions of the Need and Potential for Rural Renewal in Two Farming-Dependent Counties
- A Partnership Between Rural EMS and AT&T FirstNet to Provide Tele-emergency Care
- Gauging Local Interest in Telemedicine Visits: Are Online Surveys Enough?
- The Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric, Rural America, and Agriculture
- Voices From the Field: A Q Methodology Study About Rural Hospital Priorities
- Applying a Community Capitals Framework to Compare Two Rural Counties in Oklahoma
Community Resources
- Oklahoma Arts Council Grants
- Oklahoma Small Business Development Center
- Oklahoma Corporation Commission- Brownfields Department
- Oklahoma Main Street Program
RRI Support Statement
This statement should be in used in reports or manuscripts for acknowledging RRI support or funding:
Funding (or support) for this project was provided by the Oklahoma State University Rural Renewal Initiative, supported by the Office of the Vice President for Research, Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station and Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service.