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Scholar Squad: The History of Research Ethics
Join us online for a look at the historical foundations of research ethics and the pressing issues that are impacting research today. We'll discuss how events throughout the history of research with human subjects have shaped our current ethical rules and compliance standards and cover new and emerging issues in human research ethics.
When: Tuesday, February 3, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Where: Zoom
January 2026 Intersession Hours
Dec. 20th - Jan. 18th: The library will be open Monday-Friday 8 am - 6 pm & Saturday-Sunday 1 pm - 6 pm.
Jan. 9th: The library will be closed.
Exhibits
Fire and Freedom: Food and Enslavement in Early America
Meals can tell us how power is exchanged between and among different peoples, races, genders, and classes. Fire and Freedom: Food and Enslavement in Early America looks at the Chesapeake region, during the early colonial era, where European settlers relied upon indentured servants, Native Americans, and African slave labor for life-saving knowledge of farming and food acquisition, and to gain economic prosperity. It is through the labor of slaves, like those at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, that we can learn about the ways that meals transcend taste and sustenance.
Renegades: Bruce Goff and the American School of Architecture
Under the leadership of Bruce Goff (1904-82), Herb Greene (b. 1929), Mendel Glickman (1895-1967), and many others, OU faculty developed a curriculum that emphasized individual creativity, organic forms, and experimentation. This radical approach to design drew students to Oklahoma from as far away as Japan and South America and later spread the American School influence to their practices in California, Hawaii, Japan, and beyond.