Author: Mary Helen Stoltz

‘Legendary Count Basie Orchestra’ to perform at Leach Theatre

Posted by on February 29, 2016

Eighty-one years after William “Count” Basie founded his orchestra in Kansas City, Missouri, the group will perform on the Missouri University of Science and Technology campus as part of the 2015-16 Leach Theatre Campus Performing Arts Series.

The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5, In Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, located at the corner of 10th and Main streets in Rolla.

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Missouri S&T faculty honored for excellence

Posted by on February 23, 2016

Twenty-eight faculty members from Missouri University of Science and Technology were honored for excellence and achievement in research, service and teaching during an awards ceremony held on the Missouri S&T campus on Feb. 22. Each award winner received a monetary stipend funded by industry and alumni contributions.

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Doe Run Co. donates mining equipment to Missouri S&T

Posted by on February 16, 2016

The Doe Run Co. (Doe Run) recently donated $37,724 in technical equipment to the mining engineering department at Missouri University of Science and Technology to aid in training the next generation of mining engineers.

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S&T and PCRMC to co-host research symposium

Posted by on February 15, 2016

Missouri University of Science and Technology and Phelps County Regional Medical Center (PCRMC) are partnering to present a research symposium this month. The symposium is the inaugural event hosted by the Ozark Biomedical Initiative (OBI), a strategic partnership between PCRMC and S&T.

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S&T group to raise money for water crisis

Posted by on February 15, 2016

The Diversity Leadership Council (DLC) at Missouri University of Science and Technology in association with S&T Student Diversity, Outreach and Women’s Programs will sell Krispy Kreme doughnuts this month to raise money for the drinking water contamination crises in Flint, Michigan. The fundraiser will take place from Friday, Feb. 12, to Friday, Feb. 26. All […]

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Missouri S&T to test emergency alert system

Posted by on February 11, 2016

Missouri University of Science and Technology will conduct a test of its emergency alert system at noon Wednesday, Feb. 24.

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S&T Hispanic Film Series to continue with Nazi-hunting comedy

Posted by on February 9, 2016

The Hispanic Film Series offered by the Missouri University of Science and Technology arts, languages, and philosophy department will continue this February with a viewing of Mr. Kaplan.

The film begins at 7p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, in Room 104 Physics Building. The film will be screened in Spanish with English subtitles. The event is free of charge. This and all future films in the 2016 Hispanic Film Series will be screened in Room 104 Physics Building.

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S&T Ballet and Dance Club to perform ‘Alice in Wonderland’

Posted by on February 9, 2016

The Missouri University of Science and Technology Ballet and Dance Club will present a unique adaptation of Alice in Wonderland on the S&T campus this weekend.

Performances will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12; Saturday, Feb. 13. A matinee performance will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14. All performances will take place in Leach Theatre, located in Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets in Rolla. Local children who attended a dance camp hosted by the S&T Ballet and Dance Club will perform at 1:30 p.m. before the Feb. 14 performance.

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S&T technique to detect breast cancer moving from lab to commercialization

Posted by on February 2, 2016

Cancer screening could soon be as simple as giving a urine sample using a patented device developed by a Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher. This week, Wyoming-based Cancer.im Inc., a Viratech Corp. company (Symbol: VIRA) and social network for cancer patients, survivors and caretakers, announced an agreement with Missouri S&T to commercialize the device.

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Missouri S&T earns 11 awards in annual CASE competition

Posted by on February 2, 2016

Missouri University of Science and Technology received 11 awards for excellence in graphic design, news writing, video production, digital publications, research publications, community relations projects and photography from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) during the CASE District VI conference held Jan. 24-26 in Kansas City, Missouri. S&T won four gold […]

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