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UMR faculty members receive excellence awards
Eighteen University of Missouri-Rolla faculty members received Faculty Excellence Awards from UMR Chancellor John F. Carney III during a dinner Dec. 15.
Read More »UMR successful at American Concrete Institute convention
The University of Missouri-Rolla was more than successful at this fall’s annual American Concrete Institute conference, held Nov. 7-9 in Kansas City, Mo. In addition to receiving numerous awards, UMR helped reorganize the national conference, which was relocated from New Orleans to Kansas City after the damage from Hurricane Katrina.
Read More »Worldwide shortage of mining and nuclear engineers puts UMR grads in ‘catbird’s seat’
A worldwide shortage of mining and nuclear engineers is making some students at the University of Missouri-Rolla a hot commodity.
Read More »Experts to investigate breach at Taum Sauk hydroelectric plant
A hazards-mitigation team from UMR and the U.S. Geological Survey plan to assess this morning’s reservoir breach at a hydroelectric power plant in southeast Missouri to help determine the cause of the incident.
Read More »UMR receives six awards from electrical engineering association
The St. Louis Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) presented University of Missouri-Rolla students, alumni and faculty with six awards during a banquet held Dec. 3 in St. Louis.
Read More »Air Force employs technology developed at UMR to coat F-15 fleet
The entire fleet of F-15s in the U.S. Air Force is getting primed for future flights, thanks to chrome-free inhibitor technology originally developed at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »UMR study finds gas pipelines could serve as wireless links
Detecting leaks and conducting maintenance in America’s aging network of natural gas pipelines will eventually be a job for wireless robots, according to researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »Outstanding faculty members receive teaching awards
Thirty-six University of Missouri-Rolla faculty members received the Outstanding Teaching Award for 2004-2005 during a luncheon held Friday, Dec. 9, on campus.
Read More »UMR makes donations to GRACE
The materials science and engineering department at the University of Missouri-Rolla donated four truckloads of canned goods to the Greater Rolla Area Charitable Enterprise (GRACE) Friday, Dec. 9. Additional cash donations totaled more than $2,000.
Read More »Santa to visit KUMR studios Friday, Dec. 23
Public radio station KUMR at the University of Missouri-Rolla invites kids of all ages to tune in to the station and call in to speak with Santa Claus on a special holiday edition of “Sounds Eclectic” 9-11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 23.
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