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UMR theater and music programs present the musical ‘Footloose’
The theater and music programs at the University of Missouri-Rolla will present the musical Footloose this March on the Leach Theatre stage.
Read More »UMR grad to speak on business Feb. 22
Leadership and business operations students at the University of Missouri-Rolla will learn about entrepreneurship and the traits and skills of leadership from a successful UMR graduate during a lecture to be held Feb. 22 on campus.
Read More »Annual ‘Dinner to Jazz’ banquet set for Feb. 25
The Association of Black Students (ABS) at the University of Missouri-Rolla will hold its annual “Dinner to Jazz” banquet Saturday, Feb. 25, in the Villa Event Center in Rolla. This year, the UMR Jazz combo will be the featured entertainment.
Read More »Students angle for win at UMR competition
Just days after trout fishing season opens in Missouri, students from across the country will try to snag the top prize in a fishing pole design competition at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »Stephen Tebo shares his keys to success
Entrepreneurship seems to be a natural for Stephen Tebo, MS CSci’68. It started with a job shining shoes at age 8 and continued through college, when he collected a sold coins to cover tuition at Fort Hays State University.
Read More »Kansas City Super Bowl? Not so fast, says UMR economist
Kansas City would be better off winning a Super Bowl than hosting one, according to an economist at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »UMR students form companies to compete for loan money
Six fledgling companies made up of students at the University of Missouri-Rolla recently pitched business ideas to representatives from Phelps County Bank, but only three of the student companies came away with start-up loans.
Read More »UMR students to spend spring break disinfecting water supplies in Guatemala
This spring break, students from two University of Missouri-Rolla classes will travel south with water on their minds. Not the kind of water with waves and sunny beaches – these students are using the break to help people in Guatemala improve the quality of water coming out of their taps.
Read More »UMR dean receives award from national sorority
Dr. Paula M. Lutz, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Missouri-Rolla, was recently named a recipient of a 2005 Order of the Pearl award from Kappa Delta sorority.
Read More »UMR gets EPA grant to test hybrid solar panels
Joel Lamson, a graduate student at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has a black monolith, several stories high, in his back yard. But Lamson isn’t trying to recreate some science fiction scene; the monolith is really a newfangled solar panel engineered for a UMR research project.
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