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Summer campers to practice the art of blowing stuff up
High school students from as far away as Hawaii and Egypt are planning trips to Rolla, Mo., next month to practice the art of blowing stuff up.
Read More »UMR Class of 1957 to reunite after 50 years
Forty University of Missouri-Rolla graduates from the Class of 1957 will return to campus for their Golden Alumni Reunion May 21-23.
Read More »UMR’s Human-Powered Vehicle Team wins national championship
A student design team at the University of Missouri-Rolla has won a national championship. UMR won its sixth-straight East Coast championship in human-powered vehicle racing May 11-13 in Ocala, Fla. The UMR team had already won the 2007 West Coast championship, which was held April 13-15 at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California.
Read More »Calvin Cobb tells UMR graduates they hare holding all the right cards
In his spring commencement address May 12 at the University of Missouri-Rolla, Dr. Calvin Cobb told almost 600 graduating seniors that they have been dealt a good hand of cards.
Read More »UMR’s formula car is ready to roll
A team of students from the University of Missouri-Rolla has designed a formula-style racing car that can go from 0-60 mph in 3.2 seconds.
Read More »Riding the radio waves
It’s called the Big Sex Show, but UMR student Adam “Brooklyn” Blinzler will be the first to tell you that names can be deceiving and "It’s not me. It’s you." Blinzler, chief engineer for student radio station KMNR, not only handles technical matters for KMNR but hosts the aforementioned show every Thursday morning on 89.7 […]
Read More »UMR students prepare for missions in Bolivia, Guatemala
Three groups from the Engineers Without Borders student chapter at the University of Missouri-Rolla are leaving this month for missions in Bolivia and Guatemala.
Read More »Riding the radio waves
It’s called the Big Sex Show, but UMR student Adam “Brooklyn” Blinzler will be the first to tell you that names can be deceiving and size doesn’t really matter. Blinzler, chief engineer for student radio station KMNR, not only handles technical matters for KMNR but hosts the aforementioned show every Thursday morning on 89.7 FM.
Read More »SoMEER faculty members receive teaching awards
Twenty faculty members from the University of Missouri-Rolla School of Materials, Energy and Earth Resources (SoMEER) received teaching awards during a ceremony on campus May 4.
Read More »UMR professor selected as honorary member of engineering society
Dr. Franklin Cheng, Curators’ Professor emeritus of civil engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been selected as an honorary member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
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