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UMR, Naples university form partnership

Posted by on December 17, 2002

As part of its new global education initiatives, UMR recently entered into a cooperative agreement with the University of Naples Federico II (UniNa) in Italy to develop and implement programs, including a student and faculty exchange program.

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UMR developing Missouri’s first interdisciplinary engineering program

Posted by on December 5, 2002

Aided by a $100,000 planning grant from the National Science Foundation, educators at the University of Missouri-Rolla are mapping out a novel approach to teaching engineering — one that will incorporate more hands-on design and engineering to better prepare students for emerging engineering careers.

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Old-time baseball and all that "jazz"

Posted by on December 5, 2002

In the second of his three-volume study of old baseball terms, University of Missouri-Rolla Professor Gerald Cohen digs up the early meanings of "gunner," "kale," and the term that led to the book project in the first place: "jazz."

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UMR Stonehenge featured in new book

Posted by on December 5, 2002

The University of Missouri-Rolla’s half-scale replica of Stonehenge is featured within the pages — and on the cover — of "Missouri Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff," a new book by Josh Young.

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Minority engineering scholarships available

Posted by on December 5, 2002

The University of Missouri-Rolla Minority Engineering Program will award up to 25 renewable freshmen scholarships to minority students (African American, Hispanic American or Native American) for the 2003-2004 academic year.

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Freshmen get their hands on design

Posted by on November 19, 2002

UMR freshmen engineering students are hoping to encourage recycling and raise environmental awareness while also learning hands-on design techniques.

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Boeing gift supports product innovation

Posted by on November 12, 2002

A recent $245,500 gift from Boeing Co. will help fund a new Product Innovation and Creativity Center (PICC) at UMR.

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UMR assists Algerian university

Posted by on November 12, 2002

Through a grant from the U.S. State Department, UMR is helping an Algerian university strengthen and expand its educational programs.

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UMR grad is ABC’s "Bachelor"

Posted by on November 12, 2002

Aaron G. Buerge of Springfield, Mo., a 1997 UMR graduate, is the nation’s most visible bachelor. Buerge is ABC television’s "The Bachelor" this season.

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Professor’s landmine destroyer one of Time magazine’s top inventions

Posted by on November 12, 2002

A UMR professor’s invention that uses the power of water to disarm land mines has been chosen as one of Time magazine’s top inventions of 2002.

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