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UMR library brings 19th-century news to the web

Posted by on November 18, 2005

Newspapers from as far back as the Civil War era have gone digital, thanks to a $12,028 grant to the University of Missouri-Rolla’s Curtis Laws Wilson Library.

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UMR faculty member publishes biography on Civil War general

Posted by on November 18, 2005

A faculty member at the University of Missouri-Rolla has written the first biography of Gen. Thomas Sweeny, an important figure in the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, Mo.

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Masonry expert to discuss deterioration detection

Posted by on November 18, 2005

Michael Schuller, president of Atkinson-Noland & Associates in Boulder, Colo., will present “Nondestructive and In-place Evaluation of Masonry” at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, in Room 110 of the Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Building on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus.

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ASEM honors engineering management faculty, alumni

Posted by on November 15, 2005

Three faculty members from UMR’s engineering management and systems engineering department and two recent Ph.D. recipients from that department were honored by the American Society of Engineering Management during ASEM’s annual conference Oct. 26-29 in Virginia Beach, Va.

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UMR researcher sets sights on improving vision

Posted by on November 15, 2005

A University of Missouri-Rolla researcher has teamed up with a St. Louis opthamologist to help those who suffer from cataracts by studying the elasticity of lenses.

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UMR to celebrate International Education Week Nov. 17

Posted by on November 15, 2005

The University of Missouri-Rolla will sponsor free cultural and informational events Thursday, Nov. 17, in observance of International Education Week.

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UMR student recognized for defect detection research

Posted by on November 15, 2005

Harsha J. Phukan of Rolla, Mo., a graduate student in manufacturing engineering, received the Best Student Poster Paper award from the 2005 American Society for Nondestructive Testing conference in Columbus, Ohio, for his research into detecting defects in friction-stir welds.

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Step Show set for Nov. 19 at UMR

Posted by on November 15, 2005

The University of Missouri-Rolla Association of Black Students will hold its fourth annual Victory Step Show 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets in Rolla.

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School of Engineering recognizes 30 faculty members for teaching

Posted by on November 14, 2005

Thirty faculty members from the School of Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla were honored for their teaching in 2004-2005 on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

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Grammy-winning vocalist Kathy Mattea comes to UMR Dec. 3

Posted by on November 14, 2005

Country music vocalist Kathy Mattea will perform in concert Dec. 3 as a special installment in the 2005-2006 season of the University of Missouri-Rolla Campus Performing Arts Series.

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