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UMR SERVES AS MISSOURI’S HEADQUARTERS FOR TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES
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
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 »"Father of Appalachian studies" is topic of UMR author’s book
Often referred to by the press as “Mr. Appalachia,” Cratis D. Williams was a pioneer in the field of Appalachian Studies. A newly published book co-edited by his son, Dr. David Cratis Williams of the University of Missouri-Rolla, chronicles Williams’ memoirs of childhood in Kentucky.
Read More »Minority and Women in Engineering Program chosen for $100,000 grant
The Minority and Women in Engineering Program at the University of Missouri-Rolla will receive $100,000 over the next five years through the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) Scholars Program. UMR is one of only 13 universities in the nation chosen for the designation.
Read More »U.S. News ranks UMR among top graduate engineering programs
The University of Missouri-Rolla is one of the nation’s top graduate engineering schools listed in U.S. News and World Report’s latest rankings of graduate schools.
Read More »UMR teams take first, second in mining competition
The University of Missouri-Rolla women’s and men’s mucking teams finished in first, second and fourth place, respectively, during the 25th International Intercollegiate Mining Competition held March 29 at the UMR Experimental Mine in Rolla.
Read More »Researchers develop tougher "flaw-free" glass
By testing glass in its "flaw-free" form, researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla have found a common commercial glass to be more than one and a half times stronger than was previously thought.
Read More »Research suggests neutron repulsion a major energy source
Research by an undergraduate chemistry student at the University of Missouri-Rolla may shed new light on where the Sun gets its energy.
Read More »Professor receives IEEE award
Dr. Babak Fahimi, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received the Richard Bass Outstanding Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power Electronics Society (PELS).
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