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Minority students to get taste of UMR Feb. 24-27
Sixty minority high school students from across Missouri will spend a weekend at the University of Missouri-Rolla later this month learning about college life and the fields of engineering, math and science.
Read More »Engineers Week banquet set for Feb. 26 at UMR
Dr. Wayne Huebner, vice provost for research and sponsored programs at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is the speaker for this year’s Engineers Week Banquet to be held Saturday, Feb. 26, in the Havener Center on the UMR campus.
Read More »Businesses benefit from entrepreneurial seminars at UMR
The latest in a series of Science, Technology and Entrepreneurial Partnership events offered by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach (CEO) at the University of Missouri-Rolla is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 28, in the Meramec and Ozark Rooms of UMR’s Havener Center.
Read More »UMR scholar publishes engineering exam study guide
A new study guide by a University of Missouri-Rolla associate professor may help engineering students earn their professional engineering license by reviewing the basics of industrial engineering, common mistakes, and sample problems found in the industrial engineering portion of the national Fundamentals of Engineering exam.
Read More »Annual ‘Dinner to Jazz’ banquet at UMR set for Feb. 26
The Association of Black Students (ABS) at the University of Missouri-Rolla will hold its annual "Dinner to Jazz" banquet at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, in the Havener Center on the UMR campus. This year, the band Rainhouse will be the featured entertainer.
Read More »‘Remembering York’ to be performed at UMR Feb. 25
"Remembering York," a free portrayal of the black slave that accompanied explorers William Clark and Meriwether Lewis on their expedition, comes to the University of Missouri-Rolla campus Feb. 25.
Read More »Far out: UMR scientist’s views on solar system gain credibility
For decades, Dr. Oliver Manuel, a professor of nuclear chemistry at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been telling anyone who will listen that the accepted theory on the sun’s origin that it was created slowly along with the planets in a huge collapsing cloud of hydrogen and helium is seriously flawed.
Read More »An eye for design: Flexibility to meet function in new UMR degree program
“This program was developed for students who have interests that are multi-disciplinary in nature and who are interested in design,” says Dr. Ron Fannin, professor and chair of basic engineering, where the program will be located. “There’s going to be a very strong design focus, probably more than in any other engineering program we offer.”
Read More »UMR researcher: Midwest quakes pack punch
A New Madrid earthquake packs a more powerful punch than a California quake of the same magnitude, according to a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher.
Read More »UMR students examine tools used in Wi-Fi security attacks
As the federal government considers whether airplane passengers should have inflight wireless Internet access, two University of Missouri-Rolla students are examining the vulnerabilities such networks pose.
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