College of Arts, Sciences, and Business

S&T historian’s new book chronicles America’s first female Egyptologist

Posted by on April 6, 2018

A Missouri S&T historian is telling the seemingly forgotten story of America’s first female Egyptologist.

Dr. Kathleen Sheppard, associate professor of history and political science at Missouri S&T, wondered why there was so little mention of the scholarly work of Dr. Caroline Ransom Williams, America’s first university-trained female Egyptologist, in archaeology’s published history. After all…

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S&T band to perform at Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival

Posted by on April 3, 2018

Missouri S&T’s Jazz Combo will perform as a part of the Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival, which takes place April 18-21 in St. Louis.

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S&T research centers co-present first biomedical humanities symposium

Posted by on April 2, 2018

Seeking to stimulate collaboration between faculty and students in STEM fields with those in the social and behavioral sciences and humanities, two research centers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have joined forces to offer the university’s first biomedical humanities symposium.

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A conversation on women in STEM

Posted by on March 30, 2018

In 1962, James Watson and Francis Crick won a Nobel Prize for determining the structure of DNA. But they couldn’t have done it without Rosalind Franklin, a physical chemist who used X-ray crystallography to make images of DNA.

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Missouri S&T undergraduates to exhibit research to state legislators

Posted by on March 29, 2018

Undergraduate students from Missouri University of Science and Technology will travel to Jefferson City, Missouri, to exhibit their latest research projects to the state’s top legislators on Thursday, April 5.

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French Film Series to show three films in April

Posted by on March 26, 2018

“Elle,” the third film in the Tournées Film Festival, a grant program that helps to bring the best of contemporary French film to American universities, will be shown in April at Missouri S&T.

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Nanodiamond research shines brightly on S&T chemistry student’s success

Posted by on March 22, 2018

With an enthusiasm for chemistry that’s hard to miss, and scientific achievements that defy her age, Cholaphan Deeleepojananan, a senior in chemistry at Missouri University of Science and Technology, chose her path while in high school in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.

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Missouri S&T bands to present spring concert featuring ‘The Divine Comedy’

Posted by on March 22, 2018

The Missouri S&T Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony will present its spring concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 8, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, located at 10th and Main streets in Rolla. The concert will feature performances by the Missouri S&T Symphonic Band, directed by David Cress, lecturer in music, and the University Wind Symphony, directed by Dr. David Samson, assistant professor of music.

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Researchers discover new accuracies in cancer-fighting, nano drug delivery

Posted by on March 21, 2018

A promising discovery for advanced cancer therapy reveals that the efficiency of drug delivery in DNA nanostructures depends on their shapes, say researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology and the University of Kansas in a scientific paper published today (March 21, 2018).

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Shadow dance company to ‘Catapult’ onto Leach Theatre stage

Posted by on March 21, 2018

Leach Theatre will host a performance by Catapult, a dance company popularized by America’s Got Talent, as a part of the 2017-18 Campus Performing Arts Series at Missouri S&T this April.

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