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Classes to resume Wednesday

Posted by on February 27, 2007

Classes at the University of Missouri-Rolla will resume tomorrow (Wednesday, Feb. 28), after a threat affecting the civil engineering building forced officials to close the campus today.

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UMR to host Irish Festival

Posted by on February 23, 2007

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, the University of Missouri-Rolla’s Irish Festival will begin this March with a performance of Irish music by Leahy at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets in Rolla. The festival will continue through March and April with readings by Irish […]

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Musical family, Leahy, to perform in UMR campus arts series

Posted by on February 23, 2007

Tickets are now on sale for a performance Leahy, the seventh performance of the 2006-2007 season of the University of Missouri-Rolla Campus Performing Arts Series.

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KUMR spring membership drive starts March 3

Posted by on February 23, 2007

Public radio station KUMR at the University of Missouri-Rolla begins its Spring Membership Drive at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 3, with its popular bluegrass program, “Bluegrass for a Saturday Night.” The drive runs through the following Sunday, March 11.

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UMR alumnus donates mining artifact collection

Posted by on February 23, 2007

William “Bill” Collins, a 1969 graduate of the University of Missouri-Rolla, has donated his collection of more than 2,000 mining artifacts to the university.

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UMR to host Region 8 History Day contest

Posted by on February 23, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla will host the Missouri Region 8 History Day contest Friday, March 2, at the Havener Center. More than 250 students from seven schools in a four-county area of the state will participate. This year’s theme is “Triumph and Tragedy in History.”  

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Community members wanted: Help make this the best St. Pat’s ever

Posted by on February 23, 2007

The general public is invited to participate in a number of contests associated with the traditional St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Rolla.

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UMR Observatory to host three Visitors’ Nights this spring

Posted by on February 22, 2007

The moon and Saturn will be visible after sunset on Friday, Feb. 23, and amateur astronomers and curious skywatchers will be able to view them through the University of Missouri-Rolla Observatory’s 16-inch telescope.

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UMR to host regional Science Olympiad

Posted by on February 22, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla will host one of Missouri’s Regional Science Olympiad competitions this weekend, with events beginning 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 on the UMR campus. Middle and high school students from approximately 20 schools will compete using their knowledge of science and technology.

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UMR Miner swimmers to offer swimming lessons to area kids

Posted by on February 22, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla Miner swimming team will offer swimming lessons for area children this spring.

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