Author: Peter Ehrhard
Missouri S&T to host Equinox Fest Sept. 22
Thirty-seven years ago, Stonehenge appeared on the Missouri S&T campus. The 160 tons of granite acts as a natural clock and calendar, and it will mark the fall equinox in mid-September.
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Missouri S&T Constitution Day focuses on 14th Amendment
Celebrate national Constitution Day at Missouri S&T and hear an S&T historian discuss two former students who were key to the campus’s desegregation in 1950.
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Missouri S&T ROTC groups to participate in Sept. 11 event
On Saturday, Sept. 11, Missouri S&T’s Air Force and Army ROTC groups will join local emergency services members and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) at a public memorial service honoring the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.
Read More »Missouri S&T to host Hispanic Heritage Month events
In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, various student groups and organizations at Missouri S&T will offer educational opportunities to the community about Hispanic cultures and identities throughout the month of September.
Read More »University of Missouri System names three S&T faculty Presidential Engagement Fellows
Three Missouri S&T faculty will serve as University of Missouri System Presidential Engagement Fellows during the 2021-22 academic year. The faculty members will serve as ambassadors in the region and speak to local organizations and communities about their areas of research and expertise. There is no cost for an organization or individual to host a speaker.
Read More »Missouri S&T researchers work to extract pollutants from water
t is an uphill battle to extract pollutants such as heavy metals, hydrocarbons, and radioactive metals from industrial waste and water run-off. Researchers typically focus on cleaning and purifying wastewater to prevent those pollutants from entering the environment and damaging ecosystems. But a team of researchers from Missouri S&T have devised a way to not only clean up heavy metals from the wastewater, but also facilitate recycling the chemicals used and reusing the metals that are extracted.
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S&T 5K and wellness fair set for Oct. 16
Missouri S&T’s Gold Rush 5K run and walk will return in 2021 and feature both in-person and virtual race options. The event, which is a part of Missouri S&T’s year-long 150th anniversary celebration, is open to participants of all ages and fitness levels. A portion of the proceeds will support Missouri S&T’s Health and Wellness Fund.
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S&T to establish global engineering scholarships
Future engineers planning for international careers as part of Missouri S&T’s global engineering program will soon have additional support to help offset the costs of studying and intern abroad.
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S&T professor knighted by French government
Dr. Audra Merfeld-Langston, chair and professor of arts, languages, and philosophy and an associate professor of French at Missouri S&T, has been named a chevalier in the French Republic’s Ordre des Palmes Académiques (Order of the French Academic Palms).
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S&T chemist earns patent for flexible electronics work
A Missouri S&T chemistry researcher has patented a new method of creating metal foils with ordered crystal structure. Using silicon as a template to shape and form thin, high-performance metal films allows them to remain flexible and maintain the order of the silicon substrate.
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