Oklahoma Magazine

Spring brings flowers, warm weather and a variety of outdoor festivals to the Sooner State. Drawing thousands of visitors annually, Oklahoma’s community events are guaranteed to deliver weeks of entertainment to all. Make the most of the season by experiencing these events before they’re gone.  Oklahoma Renaissance Festival For six consecutive weekends, thousands of artisan...

Sports tourism has emerged as a major economic engine for mid-sized cities across Oklahoma, with destinations like Tulsa and Oklahoma City leveraging large-scale events and facility investments to drive millions in annual revenue. In Tulsa, the impact is both immediate and measurable. According to Tulsa Sports Commission’s Director of Sports Sales, Jason Suitt, the city […]

“Pilot programs for drone delivery require strong emphasis on real-world validation,” says Jamey Jacob, Ph.D., Regents Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Executive Director of the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE) at OSU. “Medical drone delivery is a high-impact application, improving access to critical supplies such as blood, pharmaceuticals, d...

If your eggs come with barcodes, you might be tempted to hop into today’s backyard chicken trend. The pandemic-era chicken craze is still flying high, with roughly 11 million households now waking up to the sound of little peeps in the backyard.  “I love that sound,” says chicken expert Craig Beam, owner of the 5-acre […]

As student mental health needs continue to rise, school districts across Oklahoma are building more comprehensive systems to support students — recognizing that academic success depends on far more than what happens in the classroom. At Tulsa Public Schools, that work has been years in the making. The district has developed a layered approach that […]