Author: Andrew Careaga
Presidential candidates could get medieval with ‘indirect aggression’ debate tactics
As Barack Obama and Mitt Romney prepare to square off in a series of presidential debates, the candidates and their running mates could go medieval on their opponents by using a rhetorical technique that dates back to Nordic and Germanic legends of the Middle Ages, says a scholar of medieval literature at Missouri University of Science and Technology
Read More »Professor edits book on advances in missile guidance, control
The latest theoretical developments in guided weapon systems are among the topics covered in a new textbook co-edited by Dr. S.N. Balakrishnan, Curators’ Professor of aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Researchers demonstrate ‘giant’ forces in super-strong nanomaterials
In a study that could lead to advances in the emerging fields of optical computing and nanomaterials, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology report that a new class of nanoscale slot waveguides pack 100 to 1,000 times more transverse optical force than conventional silicon slot waveguides.
Environmental engineering student honored for research paper
Matt Limmer, a doctoral student in environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has received a national award for his research paper describing a process for detecting contaminants through trees.
Read More »Missouri S&T to offer multidisciplinary studies degree
Beginning next January, Missouri University of Science and Technology plans to offer a new multidisciplinary studies degree program that takes advantage of the university’s emphasis on engineering, science and technology, as well as its liberal arts programs, while allowing students greater flexibility in customizing their education.
Read More »Missouri S&T among nation’s best values, U.S. News says
Yet another national publication has identified Missouri University of Science and Technology as one of the best deals in the nation for a college education.
Read More »Joseph Smith to lead Missouri S&T energy center
Dr. Joseph D. Smith, the Laufer Chair of Energy at Missouri University of Science and Technology, will become director of Missouri S&T’s Energy Research and Development Center on Sept. 1.
Read More »Service learning motivates, encourages engineering students, research suggests
First-year engineering students who participate in service-learning projects as part of their coursework see themselves as more capable and more motivated to learn than those who do not take part in service-learning projects, a recent study suggests.
Read More »Historian examines animals’ role in westward expansion
The story of westward expansion in the United States is often told from the perspective of the men and women who crossed the Great Plains in search of a better life in the west. But a historian at Missouri University of Science and Technology is bringing to light the role settlers’ animals played in the westward migration of the mid-1800s.
Missouri S&T chancellor joins Twitter
Dr. Cheryl B. Schrader, chancellor of Missouri University of Science and Technology, joined Twitter today (Friday, Aug. 10, 2012). Her Twitter handle is @SandTChancellor.
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