University of Oklahoma News

University of Oklahoma Tornado Shelters Nearly Completed

University of Oklahoma President David Boren says the planning phase for tornado shelters on the OU campus in Norman is nearing completion. The $12 million project is an expansion of campus storm shelters for students living in university housing. The …

University of Oklahoma in Battle Over Alleged Nazi-Stolen Painting

The University of Oklahoma for more than a decade has exhibited a piece of Nazi-looted artwork bequeathed to it by the wife of an oil tycoon. But renewed claims by a family that owned the oil painting before World War …

Authorities Identify University of Oklahoma Worker Killed at Site

Authorities have identified the construction worker who died while working on a new residence hall at the University of Oklahoma. Authorities say 24-year-old Colby Shaw had worked for Universal Roofing & Sheet Metal since 2006. Shaw fell four stories while …

Construction Worker Dies in 4 Story Fall at University of Oklahoma

Authorities say a construction worker has died after falling four stories from a building site at the University of Oklahoma. The Norman Transcript reports that the man was working at Headington Hall on Monday when he fell. The new residence …

Fire Escapes Removed After Oklahoma Student’s Death

Workers at the University of Oklahoma have removed the fire escapes from an administrative building where a 22-year-old student fell to her death last week. The Norman Transcript reports that crews removed two fire escapes from Evans Hall on Monday. …