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Local art on display during homecoming
Original artwork and photography by local artists will be on display at the Havener Center on the campus of the University of Missouri-Rolla throughout homecoming weekend at UMR, Oct. 20-22.
Read More »UMR architectural engineering program earns ABET accreditation
The bachelor of science degree program in architectural engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla has been accredited by ABET Inc., formerly known as the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
Read More »UMR gets low-interest loan to make lighting systems more efficient
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources recently awarded the University of Missouri-Rolla more than $700,000 in low-interest loan money to replace or modify lighting systems across campus.
Read More »Miner football program to receive $250,000 gift
The University of Missouri-Rolla has received a $250,000 gift from Peter and Betty Jane Kinyon to assist the university’s football program. The gift was announced during the MSM-UMR Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony held on campus today.
Read More »Planning begins for UMR transition to ‘zero-schools’ model
As part of a move to streamline the University of Missouri-Rolla’s academic administration, UMR Provost Warren K. Wray recently announced the formation of five committees to examine the impact of eliminating the university’s four main academic units.
Read More »UMR to present awards during homecoming banquet
Fourteen people with ties to the University of Missouri-Rolla will be honored during the MSM-UMR Alumni Association’s Awards Banquet Saturday, Oct. 21, at UMR.
Read More »Best showing ever: UMR students prove they can hang with professional mine rescuers
Two mine rescue teams from the University of Missouri-Rolla competed against about a dozen teams of professionals from the mining industry this week at UMR’s Experimental Mine. UMR’s gold team took third place overall in the competition and UMR’s black team placed fourth.
Read More »New center allows UMR researchers to study maintenance systems
The National Science Foundation recently helped researchers at University of Missouri-Rolla to establish a Center Site on Intelligent Maintenance Systems as part of the foundation’s Industry/University Collaborative Research Center program.
Read More »State’s DNR director to speak at conference at UMR
Doyle Childers, director of Missouri’s Department of Natural Resources, will provide the keynote address for the 12th annual Mid-America Environmental Engineering Conference, to be held Oct. 6-7 at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »Training class deals with difficult people in the workplace
The Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach (CEO) at the University of Missouri-Rolla will host a training class on strategies for dealing with difficult people in the workplace from 8 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Oct. 18, in the Carver Room of the Havener Center.
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