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UMR Academy of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers inducts six members
Six University of Missouri-Rolla graduates were inducted into the Academy of Mechanical Aerospace Engineers during the group’s banquet and induction ceremony in Rolla on Thursday, Oct. 19.
Read More »KMST fall membership drive a success
Public radio station KMST finished its eight-day fall membership drive Saturday, Oct. 13, surpassing its monetary goal of $60,000 and adding more than 72 new members.
Read More »Why are we losing Louisiana?
The Mississippi Delta region was losing land long before Hurricane Katrina came ashore. But the correlation between land loss and the risk of flooding in the region is now more evident than ever.
Read More »UMR students to compete in 24-hour programming contest
Three student teams from the University of Missouri-Rolla will compete this weekend in a 24-hour programming contest in Illinois.
Read More »Forget haunted houses — Go underground for a really scary experience
In anticipation of Halloween, mining engineering students at the University of Missouri-Rolla are again planning to haunt UMR’s Experimental Mine. The underground mine will be open to the public for scary tours from 6 p.m. to midnight Oct. 19-20 and Oct. 26-27. On Wednesday, Oct. 31, the Haunted Mine will be open from 5-10 p.m.
Read More »UMR students nominated for Homecoming King
University of Missouri-Rolla student organizations have nominated 10 students to compete for the title of 2007 Homecoming King.
Read More »UMR students nominated for Homecoming Queen
University of Missouri-Rolla student organizations have nominated 11 students to compete for the title of 2007 Homecoming Queen.
Read More »UMR to present awards during homecoming banquet
Nineteen people with ties to the University of Missouri-Rolla will be honored during the MSM-UMR Alumni Association’s Awards Banquet Saturday, Oct. 20, at UMR. The awards banquet is held in conjunction with UMR’s Homecoming celebration.
Read More »Penn State prof named UMR computer science chair
Dr. Ali Hurson, professor of computer science and engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, has been named chair of the computer science department at the University of Missouri-Rolla. The appointment will take effect Jan. 1, 2008.
Read More »UMR biologist named national microbiology scholar-in- residence
Dr. David J. Westenberg, associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been selected for the American Society for Microbiology Scholars-in-Residence Program. He is one of 13 biology educators in the nation to be selected.
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