Author: Andrew Careaga

Starting salaries remain strong for S&T grads

Posted by on July 27, 2010

Graduates of Missouri University of Science and Technology earn some of the highest starting salaries in the nation, according to a recent report by Payscale Inc., a Seattle-based research firm.

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S&T historian: ‘Grunts,’ not technology, win wars

Posted by on July 27, 2010

Grunts-cover-web.jpgDespite the U.S. military’s reliance on technology in modern warfare, American troops on the ground – the “grunts” – have proven to be the crucial difference between victory and defeat, says military historian John C. McManus in a new book about America’s ground forces.

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S&T hosts Project Lead the Way workshops

Posted by on July 26, 2010

More than 160 teachers from middle schools throughout the United States spent two weeks at Missouri University of Science and Technology this summer to learn how to incorporate Project Lead the Way teaching materials in their classrooms this fall.

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Missouri S&T a BusinessWeek ‘best bargain’

Posted by on July 2, 2010

Missouri University of Science and Technology is one of the nation’s top 25 “best bargain” campuses that offer a high return on investment (ROI), according to Bloomberg BusinessWeek magazine.

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S&T surpasses fundraising goal as Advancing Excellence Campaign ends

Posted by on July 1, 2010

A campaign to raise $200 million in private funds over seven years at Missouri University of Science and Technology ended on a successful note Wednesday (June 30), with the university surpassing the fundraising goal by nearly $12 million.

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Missouri S&T crosses finish line in solar car race

Posted by on June 26, 2010

Missouri University of Science and Technology has crossed the finish line in the American Solar Challenge. The university’s car, Solar Miner VII, reached the finish line in Naperville, Ill., at 1:01 p.m. Saturday.

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S&T receives $3.2 million for transportation center

Posted by on June 22, 2010

highbaylab-sm.jpgMissouri University of Science and Technology’s National University Transportation Center – one of only 10 in the nation – will receive an additional $3.2 million in federal funds for its research program, U.S. Sen. Kit Bond announced.

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Security, geography hinder mining investment in Afghanistan

Posted by on June 16, 2010

Afghanistan’s political instability, geography and poor infrastructure will likely impede the nation’s development into one of the world’s leading mining centers, say two mining engineering experts from Missouri University of Science and Technology.

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Tapping into innovation: reinvesting patent royalties

Posted by on June 16, 2010

In an effort to move more technology out of the laboratories and into the marketplace, Missouri University of Science and Technology is reinvesting its earnings from patents into research projects that hold promise for commercialization.

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Missouri S&T to close admission for 2010 Freshman Engineering Program

Posted by on June 3, 2010

Missouri University of Science and Technology announced today (Friday, June 4) that effective June 21, it will stop accepting admission applications to its Freshman Engineering Program for the fall 2010 semester. The move is the result of high application levels and capacity restraints on the campus.

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