Author: Peter Ehrhard

Speakers chosen for TEDxMissouriS&T

Posted by on March 12, 2019

Nine speakers will present on topics as diverse as entrepreneurship, ant colonies, self-sustaining gardening and workplace safety as part of TEDxMissouriS&T this spring. The event will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, located at the corner of 10th and Main streets in Rolla.

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S&T’s Human Powered Vehicle Team to compete in March

Posted by on March 11, 2019

A team of students from Missouri S&T will travel to California this month to race an aerodynamically constructed bicycle as part of the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) West Competition.

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Entrepreneurship in action as S&T students pitch ideas

Posted by on March 8, 2019

Thousands of people who suffer from Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disease, may soon have relief due to two Missouri S&T students’ work with glass. The two will pitch their ideas as a potential business enterprise as part of the University of Missouri System’s Entrepreneur Quest (EQ) program.

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Missouri S&T announces 2019 Honorary St. Pat and Honorary Knights

Posted by on March 7, 2019

The St. Pat’s Celebration Committee at Missouri S&T has announced Bill Jenks will serve as Honorary St. Pat and parade marshal for the 111th St. Pat’s celebration.

The committee also announced the 2019 Honorary Knights of St. Patrick. The eight Honorary Knights are Dr. Joel Burken, University of Missouri System President Mun Y. Choi, Ken Clayton, Tyrone Davidson, Connie Goodridge, Steve Malott, Dr. Jeff Schramm and Bill Stoltz.

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High school students to visit Missouri S&T for robotics competition

Posted by on March 4, 2019

Hundreds of tech-savvy high school students from throughout Missouri and its surrounding states will put their robotic creations to the test on Saturday, March 9, during the FIRST Tech Challenge, a regional robotics championship for high school students hosted by Missouri S&T.

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Missouri S&T Mars Rover to be revealed March 9

Posted by on March 4, 2019

The Missouri S&T Mars Rover Design Team will aim to retake the title of world champion in 2019 and will begin by unveiling Valkyrie, this year’s student-built rover, at a ceremony scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, in the Havener Center atrium on the S&T campus.

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Hundreds of students head to Missouri S&T for hackathon competition

Posted by on February 21, 2019

Approximately 300 college students from around the world are expected to visit Missouri S&T this March to participate in a hackathon competition. PickHacks is what organizers call a 36-hour “invention marathon” in which students learn to build teams and solve problems creatively.

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Missouri S&T Mine Design Team headed to national competition

Posted by on February 21, 2019

Missouri S&T’s Mine Design team will travel to the 2019 Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Conference this Saturday, Feb. 23, to present its design to industry professionals as part of the national finals in a design competition.

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Missouri S&T prepares for 111th St. Pat’s celebration

Posted by on February 20, 2019

Missouri S&T is preparing to celebrate its 111th annual “Best Ever” St. Pat’s celebration. The theme for this year’s celebration is “St. Pat’s in Middle Earth.”

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S&T Ballet and Dance Club to perform ‘Wizard of Oz’

Posted by on February 19, 2019

The Missouri S&T Ballet and Dance Club will present an adaptation of “The Wizard of Oz” on the S&T campus March 1-3.

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