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Missouri S&T Free Fall Film Series to feature an eclectic mix
Beginning with the hit Juno on Tuesday, Sept. 2, this season’s Missouri S&T Free Fall Film Festival will feature a variety of acclaimed feature films and documentaries.
Read More »‘Greenfest’ planned to spotlight university’s environmental initiatives
Missouri S&T will showcase its environmental and alternative energy initiatives on Sept. 11, 2008, when the campus hosts “Greenfest” in coordination with the Tour of Missouri event occurring that day in Rolla.
Read More »KMST to celebrate 35th anniversary at Annual Membership Picnic
Missouri S&T public radio station KMST will celebrate its 35th anniversary at its annual membership picnic. The celebration will be held from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at Lions Club Park on U.S. Highway 63 South in Rolla.
Read More »A new name and record student enrollment
Missouri S&T welcomes one of its largest and most talented classes ever this fall. Enrollment on the first day of classes is expected to be 6,224, a 4 percent increase over last year’s figure of 5,986, says registrar Laura Stoll. Total enrollment is 46 percent larger than the fall of 2000, when the university opened with 4,256 students.
Read More »Former South African president to speak at Missouri S&T
Missouri S&T will present a lecture by former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize winner F.W. de Klerk as part of its Remmers Special Artist/Lecturer Series on Monday, Oct. 20. de Klerk will be the 29th presenter in the series.
Read More »S&T students get interactive with GIS software
Missouri University of Science and Technology has received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to make Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software available to students in laboratory environments.
Read More »Researchers look for realistic ways to bring hydrogen technology home
You probably won’t be able to drive down the highway in your own non-polluting vehicle that runs on hydrogen power any time soon. And don’t start making plans to power your whole house with expensive hydrogen-based technology in the coming years. But, some day in the not-too-distant future, you might own a cell phone equipped […]
Read More »What we don’t know about liquefaction could hurt us
In one corner of a huge civil engineering laboratory on campus, Dr. Ronaldo Luna watches a machine shake silt from the Mississippi River until it liquefies.
Read More »S&T Olympian finishes 15th in long jump at Beijing
Former Missouri S&T All-America performer Tyrone Smith narrowly missed earning a berth in the finals of the long jump competition Saturday, finishing in 15th place overall in the qualifying rounds of the event at the XXIX Olympic Games.
Read More »S&T freshmen orientation fosters friendships, academic success
Incoming freshmen may find the university experience overwhelming at first. There are many things to learn and choices to make, and it’s easy to feel a bit lost. Missouri S&T eases this transition with an Opening Week Orientation filled with fun and unusual activities geared to help freshmen build important bonds with other new students […]
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