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U.S. News ranks UMR among top 50 engineering schools
U.S. News and World Report has ranked the University of Missouri-Rolla undergraduate engineering program as one of the top 50 in the nation in the magazine’s annual guidebook, America’s Best Colleges 2007, which hits newsstands next week.
Read More »UMR experts conduct geophysical survey of Southwest Missouri sinkhole
Two researchers from the University of Missouri-Rolla are conducting ground surveys at the site of a Southwest Missouri home that is in the process of being swallowed by a sinkhole.
Read More »UMR students boost Rolla economy
With the new school year starting Monday, the Rolla region should once again see the economic boost provided by University of Missouri–Rolla students.
Read More »Fall enrollment at UMR increases
The University of Missouri-Rolla is again breaking with the national trends that show a decrease in the number of students interested in studying mathematics, engineering, and science. Enrollment on the first day of classes at UMR is expected to be 5,663, an increase of 234 students over last year’s figure of 5,429, says Laura Stoll, […]
Read More »Ivy League quarterback is UMR’s first MBA student
A graduate student from the Ivy League will suit up at quarterback this season for the University of Missouri-Rolla. That same quarterback, Joe Winters, is also the first student to be admitted to UMR’s new master of business administration degree program.
Read More »UMR freshmen to ‘Discover Rolla’
The University of Missouri-Rolla admissions office has teamed with the Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce and nearly 30 local businesses to present “Discover Rolla,” an opportunity for incoming UMR freshmen to get acquainted with their home away from home. The program is part of UMR’s Orientation Week activities, held Aug. 14-19.
Read More »Workshop designed to help those interested in starting a business
The Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach at the University of Missouri-Rolla is planning a three-hour workshop designed to help people who are thinking about a new business venture. The workshop will take place from 3-6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, at the Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce, 1301 Kingshighway.
Read More »Dr. Mariesa Crow named Finley Professor
Dr. Mariesa Crow, dean of UMR’s School of Materials, Energy and Earth Resources (SoMEER), has been named the Fred W. Finley Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chancellor John F. Carney III announced on Wednedsday, Aug. 9, 2006.
Read More »UMR to offer Private Pilot Ground School this fall
The University of Missouri-Rolla department of mechanical and aerospace engineering is sponsoring a Private Pilot Ground School this fall through UMR’s distance and continuing education program.
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