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Rolla Town Band plans July performances
The Rolla Town Band, directed by Dr. Donald Miller, assistant professor of music at the University of Missouri-Rolla, will hold several free concerts this July. Each concert will start at 7:30 p.m.
Read More »UMR to host second season of Family Film series UMR to host second season of Family Film series
The second season of the Family Film Festival at the University of Missouri-Rolla will provide area children and their families the opportunity to see classic, quality movies at a reasonable price.
Read More »KUMR cancels rummage sale
Public radio station KUMR’s annual rummage sale, originally scheduled for Saturday, July 9, has been cancelled this year due to staffing concerns.
Read More »Adam Nisbett wins wildlife art contest
UMR freshman Adam Nisbett may study mechanical engineering, but science and technology aren’t his only passions. At 17, this artist has already won the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest, beating out 26,000 other entries with his acrylic painting of two ducks to win “Best in State” for Missouri.
Read More »Stampede to Calgary: Stampede to Calgary: UMR solar racers start title defense in Austin
On a quest to soak up more solar glory, a team of University of Missouri-Rolla students is preparing to leave for Austin, Texas, where the North American Solar Challenge starts July 17.
Read More »UMR engineering students to help Guatemalans rebuild homes
When a major earthquake jolted Central America in January 2001, it left many Guatemalans wondering how they would rebuild their destroyed adobe homes. More than four years later, residents of Jerez are finding their answer in the hands of seven engineering students from the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »William Daughton recognized by engineering education association
Dr. William Daughton, chair of the engineering management and systems engineering department at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received the 2005 Bernard R. Sarchet Award from the American Society for Engineering Education.
Read More »UMR chemist earns EPA award for "green" latex paint additive
University of Missouri-Rolla chemist Dr. Michael Van De Mark, director of the UMR Coatings Institute, received a Presidential Green Chemistry Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for his invention of an environmentally friendly latex paint additive that reduces volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions. The additive is marketed under the trademark Archer RC by Archer […]
Read More »Lead-free mandate will affect aerospace industry, says UMR researcher
Dr. Matt O’Keefe, associate professor of materials science and engineering at UMR, is testing solder joints to find out how lead (tin-lead) and lead-free (tin-silver-copper) solders compare. His work is in collaboration with Boeing-Phantom Works, Northrop Grumman, Air Force Research Laboratory and the Center for Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies (CAMT), which is housed at UMR.
Read More »Partnership with software giant is big for UMR
The University of Missouri-Rolla has been selected to host one of five SAP University Competency Centers in the nation. As a competency center, UMR is an applications service provider for SAP to 15 other universities.
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