Oka’ Institute

October 30, 2024

Oka Camp: A Day of Learning, Reflection, and Connection at the Blue River

The rapids are a soft constant clatter The trees are starting to remember it’s fall All the plants are leaning into the…

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March 5, 2024

From Policy to Innovation: The Role of Water Clusters in Economic Growth

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Water is not only essential for sustaining current needs but also crucial for driving economic growth. In towns…

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December 1, 2023

Global Collaborations in Water Policy: Ada, Oklahoma, Bondo, Kenya, and the World Beyond

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker “There are many things that you can afford to go without, but the three things that we need…

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June 28, 2023

The Water Science Academy: A Thirst for Hands-On Science

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker   Few issues are more important to the survival of the human race than water sustainability. Water is essential…

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February 23, 2023

Composting and Collaboration: Colleges Unite at East Central University 

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker  The story of humanity can be told in compost. Archeologists find rich detail about a society in what…

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October 2, 2022

A Thirst for Innovation: The Future of Water Technologies in Ada, Oklahoma

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Duane Smith is sitting on top of the world, or more specifically, on top of world-leading research about…

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