Author: Andrew Careaga

Missouri S&T waives application fee for fall 2021 freshmen, transfers

Posted by on November 3, 2020

Incoming first-year students and transfer students who apply for admission to Missouri University of Science and Technology for the fall 2021 semester may now do so without paying an application fee if they apply by Dec. 1. Missouri S&T’s fee waiver applies to first-time undergraduate applicants and transfer students applying for admission to the 2021–22 […]

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Innovation, the Rolla way

Posted by on November 3, 2020

From our founding, S&T and innovation have been tightly linked Note: Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, is Founders Day at Missouri S&T. It marks the 149th anniversary of the first day of classes at our university, then known as the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy. For more about our history and our 150th anniversary celebration, […]

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Missouri S&T receives $300 million gift from June and Fred Kummer

Posted by on October 12, 2020

“Transformative” donation is the largest ever in higher education in Missouri; boost also foreseen for local and state economies In the largest single gift in the history of Missouri higher education, St. Louis businessman Fred Kummer and his wife June have donated $300 million to a foundation that will support Missouri S&T, the university announced […]

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Vaccine to prevent tuberculosis may help limit spread of COVID-19, Missouri S&T researchers say

Posted by on August 10, 2020

A vaccine developed about a century ago to prevent tuberculosis may also help prevent the transmission of COVID-19, according to two Missouri S&T researchers who examined the spread of COVID-19 among countries that require the vaccine and those that do not. The Missouri S&T researchers analyzed COVID-19-related death and incidence rates among nations that require […]

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Leaders to discuss Missouri S&T fall semester during Aug. 13 virtual town hall

Posted by on August 6, 2020

Chancellor Mo Dehghani and other leaders at Missouri University of Science and Technology will hold a virtual town hall at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, to discuss precautions the university has taken to prepare for the upcoming fall semester. The virtual town hall is the ninth such event held by Dehghani and other Missouri S&T […]

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Missouri S&T temporarily suspends standardized testing requirements for fall 2021 applicants

Posted by on August 5, 2020

Incoming first-year students who apply to Missouri University of Science and Technology for the fall 2021 semester now have the choice of whether to submit their standardized test scores to the university. Missouri S&T’s temporary test-optional admission policy applies to first-time undergraduate applicants applying for admission to the 2021–2022 academic year. S&T is part of […]

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‘Miner Roadmap’ issued to prepare students, families for fall semester

Posted by on July 31, 2020

To help Missouri S&T students and their families prepare for the fall semester, Missouri S&T has developed the Miner Roadmap for 2020. The Miner Roadmap is a 20-page booklet that provides guidance for students and their families to consult before they return to campus for the fall semester, which begins Monday, Aug. 24. “We developed […]

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About 75 students return to campus for final summer session, Hit the Ground Running

Posted by on July 15, 2020

Missouri S&T will welcome about 75 students to campus starting Sunday, July 19, for the final summer session of classes and a summer program for first-year students called Hit the Ground Running (HGR). Missouri S&T also will have new practices in place to reduce the potential impact of COVID-19. HGR is Missouri S&T’s summer bridge […]

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Statement from Chancellor Dehghani regarding reversal of ICE rule

Posted by on July 14, 2020

Chancellor Mo Dehghani issued the following statement to Missouri S&T students, faculty and staff today. Dear Students, Distinguished Colleagues and Friends, This afternoon, the federal government rescinded a recent decision to prohibit international students from returning to or remaining in the U.S. this fall if the universities they attend adopt online-only instruction models. The updated […]

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Researcher’s work a step toward “playlist” for testing neurological disorders

Posted by on June 18, 2020

Psychologists and medical researchers for years have used familiar tunes to study brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, but they’ve never had a common set of songs to draw from. A new study by a neuroscientist at Missouri S&T may give those researchers a list of “greatest hits” to aid in their future […]

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