Author: Mary Helen Stoltz
Ground troops are key to wartime success, says S&T historian
Air strikes never fully succeed in winning a war, says military historian John C. McManus, a professor of history and political science at Missouri University of Science and Technology. He says American troops on the ground have proven throughout recent history to be the crucial difference between victory and defeat.
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Missouri S&T to celebrate Constitution Day
The history and political science department at Missouri University of Science and Technology is sponsoring a Constitution Day celebration at noon Wednesday, Sept. 17, in the Havener Center on the Missouri S&T campus.
Read More »Missouri S&T begins STEM-focused elementary ed program this fall
Students interested in teaching 1st through 6th grades can register for a new program beginning this fall at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The new elementary education program will prepare students for teaching careers that emphasize science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
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‘Cyber Week’ to kick off KMST membership drive and new ‘pet project’
Public radio station KMST’s annual fall membership drive will kick off with Cyber Week Sept. 6-12 on its website, kmst.org, followed by the station’s on-air portion of the membership drive, which will be held Sept. 13-21. The goal of the fall membership drive is $70,000.
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Ph.D. in explosives engineering offered this fall at Missouri S&T
Missouri University of Science and Technology will offer the nation’s first Ph.D. in explosives engineering beginning this fall. The new doctorate will help the university fill critical shortfalls in government and industry. In the mining industry alone, more than 5,000 engineers will retire in the next decade.
Read More »Missouri S&T Engineering Education Center turns 50
Fifty years ago this September, Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Engineering Education Center in St. Louis, known then as the Graduate Engineering Center, opened with nothing but a borrowed desk in an office above a drug store across the street from the newly established University of Missouri-St. Louis campus.
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Missouri S&T to host Transportation Infrastructure Conference
Missouri University of Science and Technology will host the third annual Transportation Infrastructure Conference on Friday, Oct. 3, at the Havener Center on the Missouri S&T campus. The program will feature recent findings in advanced construction materials, resilient structural systems, non-destructive testing and structural health monitoring of transportation infrastructure.
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Missouri S&T to host Private Pilot Ground School this fall
Missouri University of Science and Technology’s department of mechanical and aerospace engineering is sponsoring a Private Pilot Ground School this fall through Missouri S&T’s distance and continuing education program.
Read More »Asphalt conference at Missouri S&T Dec. 9-10
The 57th annual Asphalt Conference will be held at Missouri University of Science and Technology Dec. 9-10. Registration is $130 per person and is available online at asphalt.mst.edu.
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Missouri S&T prepares for another record enrollment
For the second year in a row, Missouri University of Science and Technology expects to break its all-time record enrollment when classes start on Monday, Aug. 25.
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