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UMR’s John McManus named Top Young Historian
University of Missouri-Rolla war historian Dr. John C. McManus has been named to History News Network’s list of Top Young Historians.
Read More »20 new faculty members at UMR this fall
Twenty new faculty members began teaching and research at the University of Missouri-Rolla this fall.
Read More »Researchers use remote sensing technology to go back in time on the Ethiopian Plateau
The cliffs that rise above the Blue Nile contain 750 million years of exposed geologic history. But it’s what’s happened in the past 6 million years that intrigues Dr. Mohamed Abdelsalam, an associate professor of geology at the University of Missouri-Rolla, and his research colleagues.
Read More »UMR enrollment surpasses 6,000 goal
Fall semester enrollment at the University of Missouri-Rolla stands at 6,167 after four weeks of classes – the highest enrollment for the campus in more than two decades, according to Laura Stoll, UMR registrar.
Read More »UMR students to rebuild ultra-modern solar house on National Mall
Students at the University of Missouri-Rolla are in the process of taking apart a solar house that they’ve spent most of the year building.
Read More »Schonberg recognized for leadership
The University of Missouri recently announced that Dr. William Schonberg has been named the 2007 recipient of the Manuel T. Pacheco Academic Leadership Award. Schonberg is a professor and chair of the civil, architectural and environmental engineering department at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »UMR Family Day is Sept. 29
The University of Missouri-Rolla will hold its annual Family Day celebration on Saturday, Sept. 29. Parents and other family members of UMR students, as well as guests, are invited to participate in the activities.
Read More »UMR undergraduate gets EPA fellowship
Hannah Bruce, a junior in environmental engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is one of 15 students nationally to receive an Environmental Protection Agency fellowship to support her studies.
Read More »View the sky Friday evening
The University of Missouri-Rolla physics department is sponsoring a Visitors’ Night at the UMR Observatory beginning at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21. The moon and Jupiter will be visible through the university’s 16-inch telescope.
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