Author: Andrew Careaga

13 important news events of 2013

Posted by on December 30, 2013

This past year was an eventful year in many respects for Missouri S&T. A new strategic plan, new 3-D printers in the library, new faces in leadership, a new home for a cooperative engineering program in Springfield, Mo., and new books by S&T faculty were among the highlights.

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13 important research stories of 2013

Posted by on December 23, 2013

Robotic brains. Glass that can heal bones. A urine test to detect breast cancer. New insights into how Internet use could indicate depression. These were among the most notable advances in research made by Missouri S&T professors and their students in 2013. Here are 13 that were publicized during the year, but are well worth talking […]

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Missouri S&T named a ‘military-friendly’ university

Posted by on December 20, 2013

Missouri University of Science and Technology has been selected as a “top military-friendly school” for 2014 by Military Advanced Education and is included in the organization’s “2014 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges and Universities.”

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Mohammad Alkazimi named to national board for graduate students

Posted by on December 6, 2013

Mohammad Alkazimi, the former chair of the Council of Graduate Students at Missouri University of Science and Technology, recently was elected to the board of the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students.

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Orchestra concert canceled due to weather

Posted by on December 6, 2013

Tonight’s concert by the University and Community Symphony and Chamber orchestras at Missouri S&T has been canceled due to weather.

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Switzer named AAAS Fellow

Posted by on November 25, 2013

Dr. Jay A. Switzer, the Donald L. Castleman/Foundation for Chemical Research Professor of Discovery at Missouri S&T, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society.

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‘Birth of Las Vegas’ program to be rebroadcast on KMST

Posted by on November 22, 2013

A panel discussion about the birth of Las Vegas that features Dr. Larry Gragg, Curators’ Teaching Professor and chair of history at Missouri University of Science and Technology, will air at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, on public radio station KMST.

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Chesterfield students’ startup designed to build fraternity, sorority pride

Posted by on November 13, 2013

In just a few months, iPhone-loving college students who want to show off their fraternity or sorority pride may have a new way to do so, thanks to two college students from Chesterfield, Mo., and the business they started last summer.

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New service helps local entrepreneurs raise capital

Posted by on November 12, 2013

ROLLA, Mo. – The office of technology transfer and economic development at Missouri University of Science and Technology is launching a new service to help entrepreneurs in the Rolla area raise capital.

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Gov. Nixon, Project Lead the Way president to speak at state conference

Posted by on November 8, 2013

Some 700 teachers, counselors and educational leaders from Missouri and elsewhere are expected to attend the Missouri Project Lead the Way Conference Nov. 15 at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Mo.

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