Month: February 2017
Learn locally, act globally
As a doctoral student in mining engineering, Kenneth Bansah works, learns and lives nearly 10,000 miles from his boyhood home of Tarkwa, Ghana, a gold mining hub in western Africa. But even as he fine-tunes his dissertation on mitigating sinkhole hazards and other karst formations − and takes care of three children ages four and under while his wife completes her own graduate studies in Michigan – the subsistence gold miners of Ghana are never far from Bansah’s mind.
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Missouri S&T research team helps Boeing set up nondestructive evaluation laboratory
Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology recently worked with The Boeing Company to establish a new nondestructive evaluation laboratory that uses millimeter wave technology to improve the detection of potential flaws in coatings, surfaces and materials.
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Miner League Theatre Players to perform ‘Almost, Maine’
The Miner League Theatre Players at Missouri University of Science and Technology will perform “Almost, Maine” by John Coriani this month.
Read More »Statement from Chancellor Schrader regarding Gov. Greitens’ budget
Dr. Cheryl B. Schrader, chancellor of Missouri University of Science and Technology, issued the following statement today in response to Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ proposed budget for the state of Missouri:
Read More »Missouri S&T to hold informational events about travel restrictions
Missouri University of Science and Technology will hold an informational event titled Executive Order Update & International Student Impact 5-6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, in Room 125 Butler Carlton Civil Engineering Hall to discuss the most current updates to President Donald Trump’s executive order banning international travelers from seven countries from entering the United States.
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Missouri S&T researcher works to develop nanodiamond materials
When you think of diamonds, rings and anniversaries generally come to mind. But one day, the first thing that will come to mind may be bone surgery. By carefully designing modified diamonds at the nano-scale level, a Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher hopes to create multifunctional diamond-based materials for applications ranging from advanced composites to drug delivery platforms and biomedical imaging agents.
Read More »Mumps case confirmed at Missouri S&T
Student health officials at Missouri University of Science and Technology have confirmed that a Missouri S&T student has contracted mumps.
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