Author: Peter Ehrhard

Teams for the Missouri FIRST Tech Challenge championship announced

Posted by on February 23, 2015

Missouri University of Science and Technology will host hundreds of high school students making up 48 teams from Missouri and its bordering states on Saturday, March 7, for the FIRST Tech Challenge, a regional robotics championship.

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Guest pianist to perform at Missouri S&T Feb. 24

Posted by on February 20, 2015

Pianist Mary Towse-Beck will visit Missouri University of Science and Technology this month to present a lecture and a recital as a guest of Dr. Deborah Rambo Sinn, the 2015 Weiner Distinguished Professor at Missouri S&T. Both events, which are free and open to the public, will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Room 138 Castleman Hall, located at 10th and Main streets in Rolla.

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Missouri S&T researcher honored for editing

Posted by on February 19, 2015

Dr. Kathryn Northcut, an associate professor of English and technical communication at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has earned the 2015 Best Original Collection of Essays in Technical or Scientific Communication Award from the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC).

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Missouri S&T undergraduates to exhibit research to state legislators

Posted by on February 19, 2015

Undergraduates from Missouri University of Science and Technology will travel to Jefferson City, Missouri, to exhibit their latest research projects to the state’s top legislators on Tuesday, March 10.

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Missouri S&T prepares for 107th St. Pat’s celebration

Posted by on February 17, 2015

Missouri University of Science and Technology is gearing up for the 107th annual “Best Ever” St. Pat’s celebration. The theme for this year’s celebration is “St. Pat’s on the High Seas.”

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Help design the Celebration of Nations tee

Posted by on February 10, 2015

Amateur artists and designers are invited to submit original designs for this year’s Celebration of Nations T-shirt by 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20. The winning submission will receive a $150 gift card to the Missouri S&T Bookstore.

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Missouri S&T to host reception for spring photography exhibit

Posted by on February 5, 2015

An exhibition of nature-based photographs by five area artists is coming to Leach Theatre in Castleman Hall on the Missouri University of Science and Technology campus this month.

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Missouri S&T researcher strengthens concrete by hollowing it

Posted by on February 5, 2015

Concrete columns used as the support structures of a bridge would be stronger if they were hollow, says a researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Such hollow columns could extend the lifespan of a bridge beyond the current 50-year span.

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Missouri S&T pilots online laboratory course this semester

Posted by on February 2, 2015

This spring, Missouri University of Science and Technology is offering its first fully online section of a biology laboratory class using an at-home lab kit. Students can perform “wet” laboratory experiments, hands-on chemical-based work, in open-air areas and follow provided instructions for biological course work.

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Missouri S&T satellite team wins national Air Force competition

Posted by on January 30, 2015

Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Satellite Research Team earned first place in the U.S. Air Force’s University Nanosat-8 Program. The Air Force is now working to launch the team’s spacecraft on a future mission into low orbit.

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