Author: Andrew Careaga
Help S&T win Climate Leadership Awards video contest
Missouri University of Science and Technology will be recognized in two venues this month as one of 20 colleges and universities nationwide that exemplify the mission of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) to promote education, research and community involvement on sustainability issues.
Joel Burken to direct Environmental Research Center
Dr. Joel Burken, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named director of the Environmental Research Center at Missouri S&T. The appointment takes effect April 1.
Student death under investigation
Update: 9 a.m. CDT Thursday, March 21, 2013: A memorial service to honor the memory of Kaitlin D. Brown will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, at the Southwestern Bell Cultural Center, 1207 N. Elm St., on the Missouri University of Science and Technology campus in Rolla. A candlelight vigil will follow at the Puck on campus. Missouri S&T students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend both events. The joint investigation by Rolla and Missouri S&T police into the cause of her death is continuing.
Read More »‘Tornado Alley’ film highlights severe-weather safety outreach
“Tornado Alley,” a 22-minute 3D film about the science behind tornadoes and storm-chasing, will be shown Tuesday, March 5, at the Havener Center on the Missouri University of Science and Technology campus as part of a communitywide outreach on severe weather safety.
S&T professor lands spot on ‘Jeopardy!’
If “third time’s a charm” were a category on the quiz show “Jeopardy!” then “Who is Dr. Ilene Morgan?” might be one of the questions.
Student Council President Ryan Beck attends ‘Getting to Work’ session in D.C.
Ryan Beck, president of the Student Council at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is one of a small group of college students invited to participate in “Getting to Work,” a discussion on how college students and business leaders can work together to “improve the pathway from education to employment.
Read More »Software donation gives students a head start for oil and gas industry careers
A donation worth more than $1.7 million from the engineering firm Petroleum Experts (known as Petex) will allow students at Missouri University of Science and Technology to learn from the latest in petroleum engineering software tools.
Read More »Sriram Chellappan receives NSF CAREER Award for Internet research
Dr. Sriram Chellappan, an assistant professor of computer science at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been chosen to receive the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award for young faculty members for his work on understanding human behavior through Internet usage patterns.
Read More »Missouri S&T a finalist in 2013 Climate Leadership Awards
Missouri University of Science and Technology is one of five Ph.D.-granting universities in the nation to be selected a finalist in the Second Nature 2013 Climate Leadership Awards.
Greg Smith named chief information officer
Greg Smith, chief information officer for George Fox University in Newberg, Ore., since 2004, has been named CIO of Missouri University of Science and Technology. Missouri S&T Provost Warren K. Wray announced the appointment today (Monday, Jan. 7, 2013).
