Year: 2017
Robotics expert to speak about robots that teach
There are robots to sweep your floors and robots to sort packages at warehouse giants. But a Yale University professor says robots can do much more than just interact with people on a physical level — they can interact more personally, providing cues to guide social behavior.
Dr. Brian Scassellati, professor of computer science, cognitive science and mechanical engineering at Yale and direc¬tor of the National Science Foundation Expedition on Socially Assistive Robotics, will visit Missouri University of Science and Technology on Feb. 6 to deliver a lecture titled “Building Robots That Teach.”
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‘The Jungle Book’ to show at Leach Theatre
Disney’s family film “The Jungle Book” will be shown at Missouri University of Science and Technology this month as part of the Leach Theatre Family Film Series.
Read More »Missouri S&T to host Chinese Spring Festival event
The Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) at Missouri University of Science and Technology will host a celebration in honor of the Chinese Spring Festival later this month.
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Art of one
Derek Carpenter’s life came to a standstill in December 2012. Fresh out of college with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Missouri S&T, he was ready to move home to Colorado to start his career as a lab manager. Then the diagnosis came. On a routine checkup, he was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. […]
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Alumna draws, talks ‘trash’
A Missouri S&T biological sciences graduate and aspiring artist has illustrated her first book, and it has a decidedly Rolla and mid-Missouri flair to it.
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Celebration of Nations honored by Rolla Chamber
The Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce presented the Celebration of Nations Committee at Missouri University of Science and Technology with its Annual Achievement Award for 2017. The award, which recognizes the committee for its efforts in growing the annual Celebration of Nations event, was presented during the chamber’s 97th annual awards banquet, held Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Havener Center on the Missouri S&T campus.
Read More »Missouri S&T chancellor named to NCAA Division II Presidents Council
Dr. Cheryl B. Schrader, chancellor of Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been selected to serve as a representative to the NCAA Division II Presidents Council, the organization’s highest governance office.
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Missouri S&T’s Free Spring Film Series starts Jan. 24
View new and classic films during Missouri University of Science and Technology’s 2017 Free Spring Film Festival. The first film in the series will be the 2016 comedy “Don’t Think Twice.”
Read More »Local artist’s work to be showcased at Leach Theatre
Throughout the spring semester, visitors to Leach Theatre can view a retrospective exhibit by artist Ellen Pearce. Pearce, a Rolla resident who has traveled through much of the U.S. and Europe, primarily uses acrylic paint to create landscapes in hopes of bringing viewers a fresh take on common and uncommon themes.
Read More »Hispanic Film Series starts Jan. 27 at Missouri S&T
The Spanish program in the arts, languages, and philosophy department at Missouri University of Science and Technology will present its third Hispanic Film Series during the spring semester at Missouri S&T. This event is open to the public and free of charge. The series consists of five films presented at 7 p.m. Fridays. All films are in Spanish or Portuguese with English subtitles.
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