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UMR grad students showcase their research

Posted by on March 29, 2007

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 […]

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UMR research takes root with NSF CAREER grant

Posted by on March 28, 2007

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.

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UMR’s first MBA class has high hopes for the (near) future

Posted by on March 28, 2007

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.           

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Lady Muckers win world championship for UMR

Posted by on March 27, 2007

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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UMR team feels the need for human-powered speed

Posted by on March 27, 2007

A racing team at the University of Missouri-Rolla has a national reputation for engineering some of the best student-built vehicles on the road. But when it’s time for the team to compete, crazy things can happen.         

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UMR team designs amphibious dune buggy

Posted by on March 27, 2007

A team of UMR students is busy designing an off-road and off-land vehicle to compete in the Society of Automotive Engineers’ Baja East competition April 12-14 in Ocala, Fla.         

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Show me the research

Posted by on March 26, 2007

Selected students from the University of Missouri-Rolla will participate in Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol on April 17 in Jefferson City, Mo.

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Missouri S&T proposed as new name for UMR

Posted by on March 23, 2007

University of Missouri-Rolla Chancellor John F. Carney III today announced that he is asking the University of Missouri Board of Curators to approve changing the institution’s name to Missouri University of Science and Technology – Missouri S&T.

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UMR to host chemical engineering conference

Posted by on March 23, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers will host the 2007 Mid-America Regional Student Conference March 30-31.

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Gov. Blunt stops by UMR to outline his scholarship plan for Missouri students

Posted by on March 22, 2007

Gov. Matt Blunt stopped by the University of Missouri-Rolla today to outline his plan to more than double funding for needs-based scholarships and streamline state programs to make scholarships more available for Missouri students.

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