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Art exhibit at UMR depicts travel in Africa
“African Sojourns,” a combined painting and photography show, will open with a reception from 6-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, in the lobby of Leach Theatre in Castleman Hall on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus. The exhibition, which is sponsored by the UMR Campus Art Committee, will be on display until Dec. 15.
Read More »Campus picks “S&T” logo to go with new name
UMR, which becomes Missouri University of Science and Technology on Jan. 1, 2008, has picked a new logo to go with the new name.
Read More »Suspect in UMR bomb threats identified
A 25-year-old New York resident with a history of mental illness is suspected to be the man responsible for making four bomb threats against the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »Engineers Without Borders founder to speak Oct. 13 at UMR
The future brings with it unprecedented demands for water, sanitation and infrastructure improvements, and engineers will be depended on to satisfy those needs, says Dr. Bernard Amadei, the founding president of Engineers Without Borders-USA (EWB) and co-founder of EWB-International networks.
Read More »Bomb threats under investigation at UMR
On four separate occasions last week, threatening calls were made to the University of Missouri-Rolla that resulted in the evacuation of the Campus Support Facility. Each time, the building remained closed for approximately 30 minutes while UMR Police conducted a search.
Read More »Dee Haemmerlie Montgomery named interim chair of psychology
Dr. Dee Haemmerlie Montgomery, Curators’ Teaching Professor of psychology, has been named interim chair of that department, effective Sept. 1, 2007. She succeeds Dr. Robert Montgomery, who is now the graduate coordinator for the psychology department.
Read More »UMR research leads to R&D 100 award
A group of researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla is recognized in the current issue of R&D Magazine for helping to develop one of the 100 most technologically significant products in 2006.
Read More »UMR to host free seminar on inventions, patents
The office of technology, commercialization and economic development at the University of Missouri-Rolla will host a free seminar on intellectual property from 3-5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, in the Carver-Turner Room of UMR’s Havener Center on campus.
Read More »GM Day at UMR is Sept. 19
GM Day at the University of Missouri-Rolla is set for Wednesday, Sept. 19. Representatives from General Motors Corp. will be on campus to discuss career opportunities with students and accept resumes for full-time, intern and cooperative positions. The GM Performance Division mobile display, GM vehicles, powertrains, OnStar and more will be on display outside the […]
Read More »Undersea WiFi can be made faster, says UMR researcher
As the United States and Canada take their first step toward establishing a cabled ocean observatory, a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher is trying to improve the speed of wireless underwater communication.
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