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UMR Commencement to be held Saturday, May 15
UMR spring commencement will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 15, in UMR’s Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building, 10th Street and Bishop Avenue.
Read More »UMR professor and inventor is UMR Commencement speaker
Dr. Delbert Day of Rolla, Mo., Curators’ Professor emeritus of ceramic engineering at UMR and co-founder of Mo-Sci Corp. in Rolla., will deliver the commencement address during UMR’s Annual Commencement Saturday, May 15.
Read More »UMR graduate recognized for environmental research
Garrett Struckhoff of Augusta, Mo., a 2003 graduate of the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received the "Best Student Paper Award" from the Battelle Memorial Institute for his research into the effects of PCE soil contamination on plants. PCE, also known as tetrachloroethene, is a toxic pollutant commonly used as a metal degreaser and in dry […]
Read More »A threepeat for UMR’s Human-Powered Vehicle Team
The second time was a charm for UMR engineering students hoping to claim a share of the national championship in the annual Human-Powered Vehicle Competition (HPVC), held May 7-9 at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Read More »James O. Stoffer receives Coatings Institute award
Dr. James O. Stoffer, a UMR professor emeritus of chemistry whose research includes finding a more environmentally friendly replacement for chrome in aircraft coatings, recently received the UMR Coatings Institute Distinguished Scientist Award for his contributions to advance research and education in the coatings field.
Read More »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.
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