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UMR student hopes to break human land speed record
This October, Jerrod Bouchard will attempt to become the fastest college student to be propelled by his or her own power.
Read More »UMR graduate students take first in satellite conference
Two aerospace engineering graduate students at the University of Missouri-Rolla took first place in the Student Scholarship Competition session at the 21st annual Conference on Small Satellites in Logan, Utah.
Read More »UMR professor elected Fellow of neural network society
Dr. Donald Wunsch, the Mary K. Finley Missouri Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, was recently elected a Fellow of the International Neural Networks Society (INNS). He also accepted the Senior Fellow position and will serve as INNS College of Fellows’ chair.
Read More »UMR Theatre Program to hold open auditions
This weekend, the University of Missouri-Rolla Theatre Program will hold auditions for the first two productions of its 2007-2008 season. Auditions are open to the Rolla community and the public is welcome to attend.
Read More »Knowledge of nuclear power propels UMR students
The University of Missouri-Rolla has more National Academy for Nuclear Training (NANT) scholars than any other university in the nation.
Read More »UMR Free Fall Film Series to feature acclaimed movies
Beginning with “Stranger Than Fiction” on Tuesday, Aug. 28, this season’s University of Missouri-Rolla Free Film Festival will showcase 14 critically acclaimed feature films and documentaries.
Read More »UMR set to reach 6,000-student goal
For the first time in more than two decades, the University of Missouri-Rolla expects to exceed the 6,000-student mark for fall enrollment. Enrollment on the first day of classes is expected to be 5,986, an increase of 323 students over that of fall 2006, says UMR Registrar Laura Stoll.
Read More »UMR again makes U.S. News list of top universities
The University of Missouri-Rolla is again listed in U.S. News and World Report’s annual listing of the nation’s top colleges and universities.
Read More »UMR performing arts series to feature seven shows
The 2007-2008 season of the University of Missouri-Rolla Campus Performing Arts Series will feature seven professional productions. All performances in the series will be held at Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall on the UMR campus, 10th and Main streets in Rolla.
Read More »Incoming UMR students to ‘Discover Rolla’
The University of Missouri-Rolla admissions office has teamed with the Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce, the Rolla Downtown Business Association and more than 30 local businesses to present “Discover Rolla,” a game designed to help incoming UMR students get acquainted with their home away from home. The program is part of UMR’s Orientation Week activities, held […]
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