Author: Mary Helen Stoltz
Missouri S&T student, alumna die in car accident
Valencia McKinney, 22, a senior in engineering management at Missouri University of Science and Technology, and Marquia Lewis, 23, a May 2016 Missouri S&T computer science graduate, were killed in a traffic accident on Friday, Sept. 16. Both women were from St. Louis.
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KMST offers incentives for early giving during fall drive
Public radio KMST’s fall membership drive is now underway. The live portion of drive will start on Saturday, Oct. 1. KMST staff has planned early prize drawings to help encourage new and returning members to give early in the drive. “We have planned several nice drawings into the early portion of our fall membership drive, […]
Read More »Sunderland Foundation gives $100K to help build new S&T lab
The Sunderland Foundation, the charitable arm of Ash Grove Cement Co., recently donated $100,000 to Missouri University of Science and Technology to support construction of the planned Advanced Construction and Materials Laboratory (ACML) at Missouri S&T.
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In the swim of things: Engineering student competes in Olympics
For as long as he can remember, Shawn Wallace loved the water, and swimming is his favorite pastime. This past summer, that pastime took him to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Westenberg named interim chair of biological sciences
Dr. David J. Westenberg, associate professor of biological sciences at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named interim chair of biological sciences. The appointment took effect Sept. 1.
Read More »Prevention with a capital ‘P’
Cancer-detection device poised to save lives The early detection of cancer through screening techniques such as mammograms saves thousands of lives annually. Yinfa Ma is out to save thousands more through an easier and less costly approach.
Read More »Missouri S&T to test emergency alert system
Missouri University of Science and Technology will conduct a test of its emergency alert system at noon Wednesday, Aug. 31.
Read More »26 new faculty join Missouri S&T this fall
Missouri University of Science and Technology will begin its fall semester with 26 new faculty members. Missouri S&T has seen significant enrollment growth in recent years, but faculty and staff numbers have not kept pace. As part of an initiative to hire 100 new faculty in all areas of the university by 2020, Missouri S&T has now filled 42 new faculty lines and has additional active searches underway. An additional faculty member has negotiated to join Missouri S&T in 2017.
Read More »Accessibility, academic quality drive record enrollment
First-day enrollment of 8,640 students at Missouri University of Science and Technology is the highest in the campus’ 146-year history. Ninety-eight percent of the freshmen enrolled on the first day of classes say they chose Missouri S&T for its reputation for academic quality.
Read More »S&T’s newest living-learning facility opens Aug. 22
When fall semester classes start at Missouri University of Science and Technology on Monday, Aug. 22, nearly 450 students will call Missouri S&T’s newest residential housing complex home.
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