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Publications office receives UCDA award of excellence
The UMR office of publications recently received an award of excellence in the special event category from the University & College Designers Association (UCDA).
Read More »UMR honored for work with Rolla Technical Institute
UMR recently received the 2004 Award of Merit from the Missouri Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) for the campus’ collaboration with Rolla Technical Institute (RTI) on several research and educational projects.
Read More »UMR research may put a ‘damper’ on earthquake destruction
The next time the New Madrid fault zone produces a strong earthquake, buildings in the Midwest may see less damage if they use a new device developed by a researcher at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »Alumnus John Toomey donates $5 million for ME/AE Complex project
Plans to renovate and expand the University of Missouri-Rolla’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Complex moved a big step closer to reality on Friday, July 23, with the university’s announcement of a $5 million gift for the project from John and Mary Toomey of Alexandria, Va., and their family. John Toomey is a 1949 UMR graduate […]
Read More »UMR develops Missouri’s first interdisciplinary engineering program
The University of Missouri-Rolla will soon offer a new bachelor of science degree program in interdisciplinary engineering to provide more flexibility to students interested in working in new and emerging fields. The degree will be the first of its kind in Missouri and UMR will become one of the few colleges and universities in the […]
Read More »UMR researcher looks for geological "missing link" in rift studies
An embryonic rift valley in Botswana, the southwestern extension of the East African Rift System, where some of the earliest hominids have been discovered, may also hold answers to continental breakup, according to a UMR geologist who is studying how the rift has formed.
Read More »Aronstam named chair of biological sciences at UMR
Dr. Robert S. Aronstam, director and senior scientist at the Guthrie Research Institute in Sayre, Pa., has been named chair of the University of Missouri-Rolla biological sciences department. Aronstam’s appointment began July 1.
Read More »Made to order: UMR researcher to help companies take smart approach to product planning
As Americans continue to demand more individualized products, companies are looking for ways to fulfill those needs without starting from scratch. The answer may be found in a new software tool, says one researcher at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »Hitting the road this summer? Thank tribologists, says UMR researcher
As American families continue to hit the nation’s roads this summer, their minds are likely on reaching their vacation destinations, not how their vehicles get them there. But that’s not the case for some tribologists, who study how the rubber meets the road, according to a researcher at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »Spaces remain for UMR "Aerospace Camp"
Children ages 10 to 13 from throughout Missouri can still sign up for a three-day Aerospace Camp at the University of Missouri-Rolla, where they will launch rockets, build hot air balloons, visit with former astronaut Col. Tom Akers and more.
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