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Greek community service: $42,000, thousands of hours
UMR fraternities and sororities raised more than $42,000 for charitable causes and contributed nearly 15,000 hours of community service during the 2003-2004 academic year.
Read More »UMR receives $7.3 million for aerospace manufacturing research
The recent award of a $7.3 million contract to UMR to develop new manufacturing methods for the aerospace industry is "a prime example of how government, industry and universities can work together to foster economic development," says UMR Chancellor Gary Thomas.
Read More »UMR graduate student recognized by aeronautics and astronautics group
Derek Schmitz of Jefferson City, Mo., a graduate student in mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, received the first place award in the Graduate Technical Paper category and $500 at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Region Five Student Conference, held April 28-30 in Minneapolis, Minn.
Read More »UMR’s Hydrogen Fueling Station Team receives honorable mention
UMR’s Hydrogen Fueling Station Team received an honorable mention in the first University Student Hydrogen Design Contest: Hydrogen Fueling Station during the 15th Annual U.S. Hydrogen Conference and Hydrogen Expo USA on April 26-30 at the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif.
Read More »UMR named one of nation’s best wireless campuses
UMR students enjoy one of the nation’s best wireless Internet systems, according to a recent survey by computer chip manufacturer Intel.
Read More »UMR ceramic engineering students excel at American Ceramic Society meeting
Ceramic engineering students at the UMR were recently recognized for their accomplishments in research, service and student design during the American Ceramic Society’s annual meeting April 18-21 in Indianapolis.
Read More »UMR physics student selected to meet with Nobel laureates
Matt Foster, a physics Ph.D. student at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is one of nearly 60 Ph.D. students across the country chosen to attend a week-long conference of winners of the Nobel Prize in physics.
Read More »UMR researchers developing bird-like vehicle to explore Earth and beyond
The legend of Icarus may have a new ending within the next decade, according to a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher helping to develop the world’s first flapping-wing, solar-powered unmanned aircraft.
Read More »UMR bridge and canoe builders place third in regional competition April 22-24
Two UMR student teams tested their mettle and engineering skills on Thursday, April 22, through Saturday, April 24, when they placed third in regional bridge-building and concrete canoe competitions at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, Neb.
Read More »UMR research may help detect life on other planets, clean up Earth
Nearly 70 years since Orson Welles scared the nation with his "War of the Worlds" radio play, researchers at UMR are now working on a technique that could show whether life on Mars ever existed.
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