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Chemist’s research named one of year’s top discoveries

Posted by on December 19, 2003

A UMR chemistry professor’s development of a process to sort biologically potent, useful chemicals from their less useful and sometimes toxic counterparts is listed as one of the most important advances in chemistry in 2003 by Chemical and Engineering News, the magazine of the American Chemical Society.

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Dharani named Curators’ Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering

Posted by on December 19, 2003

Dr. Lokesh Dharani was named Curators’ Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla’s commencement ceremonies today (Dec. 20).

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UMR students, faculty, alumni receive ‘outstanding’ awards at electrical engineering association banquet

Posted by on December 19, 2003

Faculty and students from the University of Missouri-Rolla were honored by the St. Louis Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) at its annual awards banquet and social held Dec. 19 in St. Louis.

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UMR professor appointed to national mine safety committee

Posted by on December 18, 2003

Dr. Larry Grayson, chair and professor of mining engineering at UMR was recently appointed to serve a three-year term on the Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in Washington, D.C. The agency is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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UMR faculty members receive excellence awards

Posted by on December 17, 2003

Nineteen University of Missouri-Rolla faculty members received Faculty Excellence Awards from UMR Chancellor Gary Thomas during an awards dinner Dec. 16.

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UMR’s Gerald Cohen publishes final volume of baseball dictionary

Posted by on December 12, 2003

Gerald Cohen, professor of foreign languages at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently completed the third and final volume of his Dictionary of 1913 Baseball and Other Lingo. Its material is taken primarily from the baseball columns of the San Francisco Bulletin newspaper between February and May of 1913.

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William Daughton named chair of engineering management

Posted by on December 11, 2003

Dr. William Daughton, Lockheed Martin Professor and director of the engineering management program at the University of Colorado at Boulder, will become chair of the engineering management department at the University of Missouri-Rolla on Jan. 5, 2004.

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UMR engineering management student wins scholarship

Posted by on December 10, 2003

Jaron Jones of St. Louis, a senior in engineering management at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received a $350 scholarship from the Missouri Gateway Chapter of the Institute of Packaging Professionals.

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High school teachers take part in engineering conference at UMR

Posted by on December 10, 2003

Eight high school teachers and counselors took part in the 2003 High School Teachers and Counselors Engineering Conference Dec. 7 and 8 at UMR.

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New SBIR/STTR business assistance program offered through UMR CEO

Posted by on December 8, 2003

A new program at the University of Missouri-Rolla’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach now provides assistance in preparing competitive grant proposals to help entrepreneurs get federal funding and technological assistance in starting a new business.

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