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UMR historian receives department’s first Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. John C. McManus, assistant professor history at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received the W.E. and Peggy Wiggins Faculty Excellence Award. This is a new award in the UMR history department.
Read More »19 UMR students to map parts of South Africa
A group of 19 UMR students plan to map and explore areas of South Africa June 9-July 12 as part of the UMR Geology Summer Field Camp.
Read More »UMR police director honored for military support
Bill Bleckman director of university police at UMR was awarded the "Patriotic Employer" award by The National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve on May 18.
Read More »UMR physicist receives award from Research Corp.
Dr. Carsten A. Ullrich, assistant professor of physics at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been named a Cottrell Scholar by Research Corp. for his efforts to better understand electromagnetic waves in the "uncharted territory" of terahertz frequency.
Read More »Fans behaving badly? Don’t blame the cheap (or expensive) seats
If you’re surrounded by boorish fans at a sporting event, moving to another part of the arena or stadium might not help you escape fans behaving badly, according to a University of Missouri-Rolla student’s research.
Read More »UMR researcher selected as Boeing A.D. Welliver fellow
Dr. Hank Pernicka, associate professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is one of nine U.S. researchers selected to participate in this year’s Boeing A.D. Welliver Faculty Summer Fellowship program.
Read More »Poet contest winners announced
The winners of UMR’s annual poetry contest were chosen recently from approximately 50 entries. The poets read their works and received awards during the annual UMR English department picnic, held April 29.
Read More »Eight UMR professors receive teaching awards
Eight faculty in the UMR School of Mines and Metallurgy recently received excellence in teaching awards.
Read More »Two UMR undergraduates become first School of Mines and Metallurgy Academy Scholars
Two UMR students were chosen as the first UMR School of Mines and Metallurgy academy scholars during UMR’s annual Academy of School of Mines and Metallurgy meeting on April 16.
Read More »UMR student receives scholarship from Cardinal Newman Catholic Campus Ministry
Adam Tiehes of Perryville, Mo., a senior in architectural and civil engineering at UMR received the Newman Scholarship from UMR’s Cardinal Newman Catholic Campus Ministry on May 10.
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