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Guest lecturer to speak on anthropological engineering Feb. 15 at UMR

Posted by on February 13, 2007

A noted anthropologist and executive director of African Sky, an organization that fosters mutual friendships between the communities in the United States and West Africa, will give a public lecture about the future of anthropological engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla. The lecture, which is sponsored by the UMR chapter of Engineers Without Boarders (EWB), […]

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UMR chancellor receives national award for roadside safety research

Posted by on February 12, 2007

Dr. John F. Carney III, chancellor of the University of Missouri-Rolla, has received the 2007 Kenneth A. Stonex National Roadside Safety Award from the Transportation Research Board, a part of the National Academy of Sciences.

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UMR design teams gear up for Engineers Week in St. Louis

Posted by on February 12, 2007

Parents looking to expose their children to some real engineering and science principles on the sly should circle Feb. 24-25 on their calendars. A dozen student design teams from the University of Missouri-Rolla will converge on the St. Louis Science Center that weekend as part of the center’s National Engineers Week activities.

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UMR receives boost for wellness program

Posted by on February 9, 2007

Thomas E. Atkins, curator emeritus of the University of Missouri, has donated $105,000 to the University of Missouri to help extend a pilot wellness program to all four campuses, including Rolla.

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Photo exhibit at UMR opens Feb. 13

Posted by on February 9, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla Campus Art Committee has announced the opening of a semester-long photography exhibit featuring the images of Ozarks-based photographers who work in a wide variety of photographic styles and techniques.         

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Child psychology expert to speak at UMR

Posted by on February 8, 2007

Dr. Michael Clark Roberts, professor and director of the clinical child psychology program at the University of Kansas, will present a lecture, “Evaluating What Works in Programs and Policies for Children,” from 5-6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, in Room 125 of the Civil Engineering Building on the campus of the University of Missouri-Rolla.         

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Shinedown and Trapt to appear in March 17 concert at UMR

Posted by on February 7, 2007

Rock bands Shinedown and Trapt will take the stage in Rolla, Mo., March 17 as part of the St. Pat’s celebration at the University of Missouri-Rolla. The band Modern Day Zero will be the opening act.         

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UMR faculty members receive teaching awards

Posted by on February 7, 2007

Eight University of Missouri-Rolla faculty members received Deans Teaching Scholar Awards from UMR Chancellor John F. Carney III on Feb. 1.

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UMR fraternity leader elected to national position

Posted by on February 7, 2007

University of Missouri-Rolla student Michael Scarey, a member of the UMR chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha International Fraternity, isn’t afraid of hard work. At the annual Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity Leadership Conference in New Braunfels, Texas, Scarey, a senior in engineering management from Climax Springs, Mo., was elected to serve his fraternity at the national […]

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UMR enrollment exceeds 5,550 students

Posted by on February 7, 2007

Official fourth-week enrollment figures at the University of Missouri-Rolla list a total enrollment of 5,552 students, a 6.3 percent increase in students over last spring’s fourth-week enrollment, says Laura Stoll, UMR registrar.

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