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Venkat Allada named vice provost for graduate studies at UMR
Dr. Venkat Allada, professor of engineering management and systems engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, will become vice provost of graduate studies for the university effective June 18.
Read More »Robert Schwartz named vice provost for academic affairs at UMR
Dr. Robert W. Schwartz, professor and associate chair of materials science and engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, will become vice provost of academic affairs for the university effective June 18.
Read More »U.S. News again ranks UMR among top graduate engineering programs
The University of Missouri-Rolla is again one of the nation’s top graduate engineering schools, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2008 rankings of graduate schools. The rankings also list five UMR programs as among the best in the country.
Read More »UMR astronomy lecture to feature the ‘power of the dark side’
Learn what astronomers mean when they use terms like “dark matter” and “dark energy” at a free lecture to be held on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus.
Read More »UMR alumnus, Eta Kappa Nu chapter receive national honors
Benjamin R. Moss, a 2006 graduate of the University of Missouri-Rolla and Rolla native, recently received the Alton B. Zerby and Carl T. Koerner Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineering Student Award from Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), the national electrical and computer engineering honor society.
Read More »UMR student group sponsors walk for cystic fibrosis
The University of Missouri-Rolla SCRUBS, a group of students from UMR’s pre-professional health care majors, are planning a five-kilometer run/walk to raise funds for cystic fibrosis research.
Read More »UMR grad students showcase their research
Approximately 50 graduate students will show off their research at the annual UMR Council of Graduate Students (CGS) Research Showcase. The showcase, which is a judged poster presentation, will be held from noon-2 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, in the Carver-Turner Room of the Havener Center. Open to all graduate students, the showcase is sponsored by […]
Read More »UMR research takes root with NSF CAREER grant
As U.S. farmers watch how spring markets develop, an electrical engineer at the University of Missouri-Rolla is getting a jumpstart on understanding the relationship between plant roots and their surrounding environment. His new devices may help unearth solutions to low crop yields and land pollution.
Read More »UMR’s first MBA class has high hopes for the (near) future
At the University of Missouri-Rolla, nine students are completing their first semester in UMR’s new master of business administration degree program. Many of these students are scheduled to complete the program within one calendar year, depending on their career opportunities and concurrent work schedules.
Read More »Lady Muckers win world championship for UMR
A team of female students from the University of Missouri-Rolla won a world championship in “mucking” at the Intercollegiate Mining Competition March 24 in Tucson, Ariz.
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- Will Beckham Named ABCA All-Defensive for Midwest Region
- Benjamin Earns PING All-America Honorable Mention Honors
- Three Men's Soccer Student-Athletes Win Missouri State Cup Championship
- Benjamin and Komyati both Collect CSC Academic All-District Honors
- Four from Men's Volleyball Named Academic All-District