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Washing away land mines

Posted by on August 15, 2002

Ridding the world of land mines isn’t child’s play, but UMR researcher David Summers has learned a thing or two about neutralizing the deadly explosives from, of all things, a child’s plastic water pistol.

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Dizzy Dean: the "school marms’" nemesis

Posted by on August 15, 2002

St. Louis Cardinals pitching great-turned-sports announcer Dizzy Dean was well known in Missouri for his broadcasting style, which was full of mangled grammar and malapropisms.

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Putting a new face on security

Posted by on August 15, 2002

At UMR’s nuclear reactor, faculty and staff are using their faces instead of keys to gain access to secured areas. The face-recognition technology being used at the UMR reactor is an evaluation in security that could help aid the nation’s security concerns, says Dr. Akira Tokuhiro, assistant professor of nuclear engineering and director of the […]

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Building a Place in the Sun

Posted by on August 15, 2002

UMR students are building a place in the sun this summer as they put the finishing touches on their solar-powered house. The solar house will be a home away from home for several students this fall, when they live in the home on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as part of the Solar Decathlon.

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UMR graduate wins Academy Award

Posted by on August 15, 2002

Roll out the red carpet for Dr. Steve Sullivan, a 1989 electrical engineering graduate of UMR, who has won an Academy Award for technical achievement.

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Using Glass to Heal Bones

Posted by on August 15, 2002

Arthritis sufferers may soon find relief from an unlikely source: glass. UMR researchers are developing special glasses that could be used to repair bone and microscopic glass spheres that could be injected into arthritic joints

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Say goodbye to white trash

Posted by on August 15, 2002

Styrofoam poses a big problem for landfills because it takes up a lot of space.

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Ceramic engineering faculty recognized

Posted by on August 15, 2002

UMR ceramic engineering faculty were recognized during the American Ceramic Society’s annual meeting, held April 28-May 1 in St. Louis.

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Crow named UMR’s Woman of the Year

Posted by on August 15, 2002

Mariesa Crow, professor of electrical and computer engineering and associate dean of the School of Engineering, was named UMR’s Woman of the Year for 2002 in recognition of her efforts to improve the campus environment for women and minorities.

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SME honors Elifrits

Posted by on August 15, 2002

SME honors Elifrits

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