Author: Andrew Careaga
In series of talks, professor promotes materials of tomorrow
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As a boy, Dr. Joseph Newkirk was fascinated by artwork that depicted a sleek, space-age future of flying cars and robotic servants – the stuff of TV shows like The Jetsons. Today, Newkirk is still fascinated by a space-age future. But the Missouri S&T professor of metallurgical engineering isn’t dreaming about George Jetson’s speedy spacecraft. Instead, he’s thinking about what future materials will be needed to transport people to Mars or make robots stronger.
Read More »University of North Texas dean to lead Missouri S&T research and graduate studies
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Dr. Costas Tsatsoulis, dean of the College of Engineering at the University of North Texas in Denton, will become vice chancellor of research and dean of graduate studies at Missouri S&T effective Sept. 4.
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Gaming research may unlock secrets of ‘flow’
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As an undergraduate, Tejaswini Yelamanchili used to spend hours a day playing video games like Counter-Strike and Age of Empires. Time would speed by – hours seemed like minutes – as she focused on the process of gaming. Now a graduate student at Missouri S&T, she’s spending much of her time getting others into gaming as part of her research to better understand how the brain works when players are in the zone.
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Missouri S&T’s economic impact to state: $404 million, 5,549 jobs
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Missouri S&T contributed more than $404 million to the state’s economy during the fiscal year that ended last June, according to a new report released today (Tuesday, April 17) by the University of Missouri System.
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S&T unveils refreshed visual identity
Missouri S&T’s athletics department today (Wednesday, April 11, 2018) unveiled a refreshed visual identity to represent its 17 varsity athletics programs.
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After Uber, Tesla incidents, can artificial intelligence be trusted?
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Given the choice of riding in an Uber driven by a human or a self-driving version, which would you choose?
Read More »Missouri S&T alumni Kristie and John Gibson contribute $1 million for arena renovation
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Missouri S&T alumni John Gibson and Kristie (Capps) Gibson have contributed $1 million in support of a major arena renovation in the university’s Gale Bullman Building. Their gift will fund enhancements to the arena where Missouri S&T’s NCAA Division II men’s and women’s basketball teams play.
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Lab expansion receives $300,000 gift from ARCO Construction Co.
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A major lab expansion at Missouri University of Science and Technology has received $300,000 in funding from ARCO Construction Co. Inc., a St. Louis-based general contracting firm. The contribution will support one of the university’s top priorities, the Advanced Construction and Materials Laboratory (ACML).
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Area poets invited to submit works for PoetSpeak reading
The annual PoetSpeak poetry reading will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at Christ Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Main St. in Rolla. This event features regional poets and is sponsored by Arts Rolla and the Missouri S&T department of arts, languages and philosophy.
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Missouri S&T partners with UMKC, MU on national security research involving UAVs
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Missouri S&T’s expertise in electrical and computer engineering will play a role in a new, federally funded national security research project led by the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
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