Month: April 2006

UMR team to compete in aero contest

Posted by on April 7, 2006

A group of UMR students probably won’t forget the 2004 flight when their aircraft lost its headwind and clipped some trees at takeoff. Fortunately, though, it was a remote-controlled aircraft.         

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UMR announces winners of advising awards

Posted by on April 6, 2006

The office of undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Missouri-Rolla has announced six winners of 2005-2006 Outstanding Academic Advisor Awards.

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UMR undergraduates prepare for research conference

Posted by on April 6, 2006

The 2006 Undergraduate Research Conference at the University of Missouri-Rolla is scheduled for Wednesday, April 12, at the Havener Center on campus.

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UMR study tackles pollution prevention at power plants

Posted by on April 6, 2006

America’s desire for cheap electricity, generated by the nation’s coal-fired power plants, comes with a hidden environmental concern, says a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher.

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Honor society names UMR senior to elite eight

Posted by on April 5, 2006

Lori Ziegler of Fenton, Mo., a senior in aerospace engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received the 2006 North Central Region Award from Sigma Gamma Tau, an honor society for aerospace engineering students.

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View the moon, Mars and Saturn at UMR Observatory Friday

Posted by on April 5, 2006

The University of Missouri-Rolla physics department will host a Visitors’ Night at UMR’s astronomical observatory at 9 p.m. Friday, April 7. The public is invited to view the moon, Mars and Saturn through the observatory’s 16-inch telescope.

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Globalization forum to be held April 21

Posted by on April 5, 2006

A panel of UMR faculty and alumni will discuss globalization’s impact on higher education during a special forum to be held April 21, 2006, on the UMR campus.

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UMR bridge project picked as finalist for engineering award

Posted by on April 4, 2006

The Civil Engineering Research Foundation (CERF) has selected University of Missouri-Rolla’s Greene County bridge project as one of two finalists for the foundation’s 2006 Charles Pankow Award for Innovation.

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Celebrate Rolla Earth Day April 20

Posted by on April 4, 2006

Rolla Earth Day 2006, which will be hosted by the University of Missouri-Rolla, is Thursday, April 20. The theme for this year’s event is “Plant a Seed and Watch it Grow.”

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