College of Arts, Sciences, and Business

Rolla artist paints the town red … and green and purple

Posted by on September 9, 2016

Throughout the fall season, visitors to Leach Theatre can view a display of abstract paintings by artist Ramsay Wise. Wise, a Rolla native and adjunct lecturer of English at Missouri University of Science and Technology, primarily uses spray paint and acrylics to blur the line between abstract and representational pieces.

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Westenberg named interim chair of biological sciences

Posted by on September 2, 2016

Dr. David J. Westenberg, associate professor of biological sciences at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named interim chair of biological sciences. The appointment took effect Sept. 1.

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Missouri S&T promotes entrepreneurship to the state through NSF program

Posted by on September 1, 2016

Missouri-based entrepreneurs can earn funding while working with Missouri University of Science and Technology business experts to transform their ideas into new technologies that benefit society as a part of the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program.

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Missouri S&T ROTC groups to host Sept. 11 memorial

Posted by on September 1, 2016

Members of Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Air Force and Army ROTCs will host a public ceremony for the 15-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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Prevention with a capital ‘P’

Posted by on August 31, 2016

Cancer-detection device poised to save lives The early detection of cancer through screening techniques such as mammograms saves thousands of lives annually. Yinfa Ma is out to save thousands more through an easier and less costly approach.

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Research by Missouri S&T faculty could prevent next major human-related disaster

Posted by on August 30, 2016

Headline-grabbing disasters like the Chernobyl nuclear incident and the Exxon Valdez oil spill could have been prevented through better labor practices, like shorter shifts and more structured shift rotations, say two Missouri University of Science and Technology researchers in a new book on risk management.

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Leading the way in the classroom

Posted by on August 24, 2016

Chelsea Diestelkamp was always willing to lend a helping hand, so in hindsight it’s easy to see why she became a teacher.

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Missouri S&T student works to localize corporate social media

Posted by on August 23, 2016

Language barriers and cultural differences lead to the need for large, multinational corporations to adopt localized social media strategies. One graduate student at Missouri University of Science and Technology is looking at four companies in two countries to study best practices for building such a strategy.

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Missouri S&T’s Free Fall Film Festival begins Aug. 30

Posted by on August 16, 2016

The local community is invited to view new and classic films at no cost during Missouri University of Science and Technology’s 2016 Free Fall Film Festival. The first film in the series will be “Spotlight,” a biographical drama that follows The Boston Globe’s “Spotlight” team, the oldest continuing investigative journalism team in the country.

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World War II historian’s latest book looks at the realities of aerial combat

Posted by on August 3, 2016

“Deadly Sky: The American Combat Airman in World War II,” released in a new paperback edition on Tuesday, Aug. 2, takes an in-depth look at the dog fights that took place in the clouds above the European and the Pacific theaters of World War II. The book shares many personal accounts of American combat airmen between 1941 and 1945.

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