Author: Peter Ehrhard
Ivliyeva named Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor
Dr. Irina Ivliyeva, interim chair of arts, languages, and philosophy and professor of Russian at Missouri S&T, has been named Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor.
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S&T researchers earn $3 million grant to improve sustainable jet fuels
Missouri S&T researchers have received a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to further study the effects of sustainable aviation fuels on the environment. S&T received a similar grant of over $2 million in 2022 to begin the research.
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Missouri S&T researchers earn two Department of Energy grants
A physicist and ceramic engineer from Missouri S&T have both been selected to receive grants from the Department of Energy’s Funding for Accelerated, Inclusive Research (FAIR) initiative. The two researchers’ projects were selected by a competitive, scientific peer-reviewed process.
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The book abides: New book traces origin of the term ‘Dude’
In the 1880s, a new insult was beginning to be used in New York City. The term “dude” was replacing the more commonly used “dandy” to refer to young men who were overly concerned with their appearance and emulating the styles of English gentlemen.
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It’s a Small World (After All)
What do Polish classical pianist Frédéric Chopin and Ska band Reel Big Fish have in common? The answer is that both are on Dr. Amy Belfi’s playlist. An appropriate mix, perhaps, considering the neuroscientist focuses on the field of music cognition.
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Ivliyeva named interim chair at Missouri S&T
Dr. Irina Ivliyeva has been named interim chair of the arts, languages, and philosophy department at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Her appointment begins Friday, Sept. 1.
Read More »New military war history book covers final months of WWII in the Pacific
The final book in a World War II Pacific theater trilogy will focus on the Allied victory – from the liberation of the Philippines to the Japanese surrender. Military historian Dr. John C. McManus’s new book, To the End of the Earth: The U.S. Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945, published by Penguin Random House, will be available on May 2.
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A history of the historian
In the seventh grade, Dr. Larry Gragg knew he wanted to be a historian. His teacher assigned him to write about any person in popular culture and Gragg picked up his first biography to read about the New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig. What followed from that class project was a lifetime of research and interviews.
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