Author: news

LoBello is UMR’s first business and management systems graduate

Posted by on May 7, 2003

Saturday, May 17, will be a historic date for the University of Missouri-Rolla. On that day the first business and management systems graduate from UMR’s recently established School of Management and Information Systems will receive her degree.

Read More »

UMR TEAM WINS FIRST PLACE, KEEPS NATIONAL TITLE IN HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE RACE MAY 2-4

Posted by on May 6, 2003

Engineering students from the University of Missouri-Rolla are repeat champions in the annual Human-Powered Vehicle Competition (HPVC) May 2-4 in Rolla.

Read More »

UMR PLACES SECOND IN ANNUAL "CONCRETE CANOE" RACE

Posted by on May 6, 2003

Students from the University of Missouri-Rolla recently showed their engineering skills designing, constructing and racing a concrete canoe, placing second overall in the Mid-Continent Concrete Canoe competition in Manhattan, Kan., the site of this year’s regional Concrete Canoe Competition.

Read More »

UMR BRIDGE-BUILDERS QUALIFY FOR NATIONAL COMPETITION

Posted by on May 6, 2003

A team of engineering students at the University of Missouri-Rolla finished second in a regional bridge-building competition and will test their mettle again in a national event later this month.

Read More »

UMR PERFORMING ARTS SERIES CONCLUDES WITH JAMES SEWELL BALLET MAY 9

Posted by on May 2, 2003

ROLLA, Mo. — Tickets are on sale now for a performance of the James Sewell Ballet. This is the latest installment in the 2002-2003 season of the University of Missouri-Rolla Campus Performing Arts Series and will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, May 9, at Leach Theatre in Castleman Hall on the UMR campus.

Read More »

UMR biologist studies ‘extremophiles’ in Soap Lake, Wash.

Posted by on May 1, 2003

Imagine living in a liquid with the same pH as ammonia and 10 times saltier than seawater. This isn’t the setting for a science fiction book, but a lake in Washington populated with some very special bacteria, which, according to a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher, may have special benefits for humans, from the potential treatment […]

Read More »

UMR STUDENTS WIN FIRST PLACE AND BEST CHAPTER AWARD AT AERONAUTICS/ASTRONAUTICS MEETING

Posted by on May 1, 2003

Dave Drake of Paragould, Ark., a graduate student in aerospace engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, won first place in the graduate student competition, and Trent Taylor of Mt. Vernon, Mo., a senior in aerospace engineering, won first place in the undergraduate student competition at the 2003 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Region […]

Read More »

THREE UMR STUDENTS WIN AWARDS AT REGIONAL ASME CONFERENCE

Posted by on May 1, 2003

Three undergraduate students from the University of Missouri-Rolla recently won awards for their presentations at the 2003 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Regional Student Conference in Minneapolis, Minn.

Read More »

UMR SERVES AS MISSOURI’S HEADQUARTERS FOR TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES

Posted by on April 21, 2003

Assisting communities with their transportation needs is the purpose of the University of Missouri-Rolla’s new Missouri Local Transportation Resource Center (MLTRC). The program offers training and assistance for Missouri cities and counties.

Read More »

$1.2 Million MODOT Grant for UMR to Improve Stability of Missouri Bridges

Posted by on April 21, 2003

Researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla are working with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to improve the stability and strength of Missouri bridges.

Read More »