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UMR receives more than $1 million for nuclear engineering programs
UMR’s nuclear engineering department recently received more than $1 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Energy. The funds will be used to expand and improve the department’s teaching and research opportunities.
Read More »UMR to offer new technical communication degrees
The University of Missouri-Rolla plans to soon offer bachelor of science and master of science degrees in technical communication to respond to the need for qualified technical communicators in business and industry. The program is unique among other similar degrees offered in Missouri because it will allow students to work alongside engineering and science students […]
Read More »UMR Reactor to serve as showcase for new biometric security devices
The University of Missouri-Rolla Nuclear Reactor is now equipped with the latest fingerprint sensor technology, thanks to a partnership between UMR and BioMetAccess of Springfield, Mo.
Read More »Clemson historian to serve as 2005 UMR Weiner Professor
An expert in transportation history and American railroads will serve the University of Missouri-Rolla history and political science department as the fifth Maxwell C. Weiner Distinguished Professor of Humanities.
Read More »UMR program links international students with community families
This fall, the international affairs office at the University of Missouri-Rolla is again sponsoring the International Friends Program to help match international students with individuals and families in the community.
Read More »Chancellor Thomas announces plans to step down in 2005
Dr. Gary Thomas, chancellor of the University of Missouri-Rolla since September 2000, announced on Sept. 1, 2004, that he will step down from the position in September 2005.
Read More »UMR Family Series to feature five fun productions in 2004-2005
The University of Missouri-Rolla will present five professional productions for the 2004-2005 season of the UMR Family Series. All events will be held in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall on the UMR campus. The Family Series is presented by the UMR Department of Student Life.
Read More »UMR helps design bomb-resistant buildings
If terrorists strike again, lives and buildings could be spared with bomb- and impact-resistant buildings constructed using concepts being developed by researchers at UMR.
Read More »Undergraduate enrollment increases again at UMR
Undergraduate enrollment on the first day of classes at the University of Missouri-Rolla is expected to be 4,052, an increase of 14 students over last year’s record figure of 4,038, says Laura Stoll, UMR registrar. The undergraduate enrollment is now more than 12 percent larger than that of fall 2000.
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