Author: Andrew Careaga
Sunscreen ingredient may pose skin cancer risk, researchers find
As vacationers prepare to spend time outdoors this summer, many of them will pack plenty of sunscreen in hopes it will protect their bodies from overexposure, and possibly from skin cancer. But researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology are discovering that sunscreen may not be so safe after all.
Read More »Flexible automation symposium features latest in advanced manufacturing
Researchers from around the world will converge on St. Louis in June to attend the 2012 International Symposium on Flexible Automation, says Dr. Ming C. Leu of Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Read More »Geothermal project to cut energy usage by half
By the time a geothermal energy project at Missouri University of Science and Technology is completed in 2014, the campus’s annual energy use will be cut in half and its carbon footprint reduced by 25,000 metric tons per year.
Read More »Researchers work to make future smart grid safe and secure
Researchers working on a future power grid for the nation envision a network similar to the Internet. Under this scenario, users and utility companies interact to share and swap energy from distributed systems, much like computer users tap into the web to transfer files.
Professor to discuss 18th century ‘Namby Pamby’ poem
Dr. Gerald Cohen, professor of foreign languages at Missouri S&T, will give a talk on Friday, April 20, on the 18th century poem “Namby Pamby” as part of the annual Poet Speak evening. Poetry readings by local poets will also be featured.
Read More »In 1990s, S&T researchers studied secrets of Titanic steel
Eighty-five years after the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean, a faculty member at Missouri University of Science and Technology answered one of maritime sleuths’ burning questions about the disaster: Was the steel used to build the ship at fault?
Read More »Schwartz named UM System chief of staff
Dr. Robert Schwartz, interim provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at Missouri S&T, has been named chief of staff for the University of Missouri System, UM President Tim Wolfe announced today (Thursday, March 22).
S&T to break ground on geothermal energy project
During the week leading up to Earth Day, Missouri University of Science and Technology officials will break ground on a geothermal energy project that is expected to reduce the campus’s carbon dioxide emissions by 25,000 tons a year while cutting annual energy use in half.
Read More »Incoming chancellor featured in ‘Diverse Issues’ magazine
Dr. Cheryl B. Schrader, the incoming chancellor of Missouri University of Science and Technology, is the subject of the cover story of the latest issue of Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine.
S&T students win awards for ‘smart’ grid research
Two computer science students at Missouri University of Science and Technology have received National Science Foundation funding to support their research to create a future “smart” electric power grid.
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