Month: February 2006
Kansas City Super Bowl? Not so fast, says UMR economist
Kansas City would be better off winning a Super Bowl than hosting one, according to an economist at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »UMR students form companies to compete for loan money
Six fledgling companies made up of students at the University of Missouri-Rolla recently pitched business ideas to representatives from Phelps County Bank, but only three of the student companies came away with start-up loans.
Read More »UMR students to spend spring break disinfecting water supplies in Guatemala
This spring break, students from two University of Missouri-Rolla classes will travel south with water on their minds. Not the kind of water with waves and sunny beaches – these students are using the break to help people in Guatemala improve the quality of water coming out of their taps.
Read More »UMR dean receives award from national sorority
Dr. Paula M. Lutz, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Missouri-Rolla, was recently named a recipient of a 2005 Order of the Pearl award from Kappa Delta sorority.
Read More »UMR gets EPA grant to test hybrid solar panels
Joel Lamson, a graduate student at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has a black monolith, several stories high, in his back yard. But Lamson isn’t trying to recreate some science fiction scene; the monolith is really a newfangled solar panel engineered for a UMR research project.
Read More »Shakespeare’s Macbeth comes to UMR stage this month
The 2005-2006 season of the University of Missouri-Rolla Campus Performing Arts Series continues this month with a performance of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth presented by The Acting Company. The performance will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets on the UMR campus. Admission is $28 […]
Read More »UMR enrollment exceeds 5,200 students
Official fourth-week enrollment figures at the University of Missouri-Rolla list a total enrollment of 5,224 students, an increase of 218 students over last spring’s fourth-week enrollment, says Laura Stoll, UMR registrar.
Read More »UMR music groups to perform Sunday
The Symphony Band and Symphonic Wind ensembles at the University of Missouri-Rolla will perform in concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets in Rolla.
Read More »A passion for organization
For as long as she can remember, Jessica (Marshall) Crouch, EMgt’99, MS EMgt’00, has been helping other people get organized.
Read More »It’s good to be King
The minimum requirement for portraying St. Pat is the ability to grow a beard. But Jeremiah King, UMR’s 2004 St. Pat, has a lot more than facial hair going for him.
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Sports Headlines
- Ethan Hudson to Serve as S&T Football Assistant Coach for Linebackers
- Connor Benjamin Secures CSC Academic All-America; Third Straight for Men’s Golf Program
- Women's Soccer Adds Four More to 2025 Class
- Golf Announces 4 Tournaments as Part of 2025-26 Season
- Swimming Earns 24th Consecutive CSCAA Team All-America Honor; 4 Individuals Honored