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UMR students take real-world approach to business
Reality is all the rage on television; and at the University of Missouri-Rolla, reality-based education is just as popular. In a senior-level course designed to fit UMR’s experiential learning philosophy, 66 students from the School of Management and Information Systems are forming real-world companies this semester.
Read More »KUMR spring membership drive a success
Public radio station KUMR finished its eight-day spring membership drive Saturday, March 12, surpassing its monetary goal of $65,000 and adding more than 50 new members.
Read More »UMR chair elected fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Dr. William Schonberg, chair and professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for his "significant engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession."
Read More »UMR team to unveil ‘Solar Miner V’
Members of the University of Missouri-Rolla Solar Car Team, defending world champions in solar car racing, will unveil their new vehicle, "Solar Miner V," at 2 p.m. March 19, in the atrium of the Havener Center on the UMR campus.
Read More »Air Force selects UMR team to develop technology
A team led by University of Missouri-Rolla researchers has been selected by the United States Air Force to develop ideas for a new technology that could eventually power unmanned aerial vehicles and cell phones.
Read More »UMR researcher receives $400,000 from National Science Foundation
Dr. Jee-Ching Wang, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation to support his work on modeling nanoparticle self-assembly.
Read More »UMR scholar works to promote hydrogen energy technology worldwide
For the past three months, Dr. John Sheffield, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been living in Istanbul, staying out of the classroom but remaining focused on hydrogen energy.
Read More »UMR women to make a difference in Guatemala
University of Missouri-Rolla sophomore Jenna Tune is taking a spring break trip to Guatemala. Most college students don’t view Central America as a popular partying destination; but Tune isn’t going on spring break for the popular reasons.
Read More »UMR to dedicate greenhouse March 11
A public ceremony to dedicate the Chester and Evelyn Baker Greenhouse, located on the roof of the Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Building at the University of Missouri-Rolla, will be held Friday, March 11.
Read More »UMR’s University and Community Orchestra to perform in free concert March 11
The University of Missouri-Rolla’s University and Community Orchestra and the University Chamber Orchestra will hold a performance at 8 p.m. Friday, March 11, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets in Rolla.
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