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Three UMR students certified to run reactor
Three University of Missouri-Rolla students recently became the second group of undergraduate students to become certified as nuclear reactor operators through a new training program.
Read More »UMR professor wins Governor’s Award
Dr. J. Keith Nisbett, associate professor and associate chair of mechanical engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is the recipient of the 2002 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Read More »UMR, Naples university form partnership
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.
Read More »UMR developing Missouri’s first interdisciplinary engineering program
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.
Read More »Old-time baseball and all that "jazz"
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."
Read More »UMR Stonehenge featured in new book
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.
Read More »Minority engineering scholarships available
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.
Read More »Freshmen get their hands on design
UMR freshmen engineering students are hoping to encourage recycling and raise environmental awareness while also learning hands-on design techniques.
Read More »Boeing gift supports product innovation
A recent $245,500 gift from Boeing Co. will help fund a new Product Innovation and Creativity Center (PICC) at UMR.
Read More »UMR assists Algerian university
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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