College of Arts, Sciences, and Education
Banker-turned-psychologist plans future
Ebenezer Amponsah-Danso had worked in the banking industry for six years before he decided it wasn’t a perfect fit. He moved from Ghana to Rolla, Missouri, to pursue a master’s degree in a program that focused on the aspects of work that he hadn’t previously been able to enjoy due to organizational issues and lapses. […]
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Missouri S&T commencement speakers announced
Approximately 700 Missouri S&T students will be awarded degrees during three upcoming commencement ceremonies Friday, Dec. 19, and Saturday, Dec. 20. Dr. Steven Jung, chief commercial officer of Mo-Sci Corporation, will speak at the Dec. 19 ceremony for Ph.D. and master’s degree graduates. Dr. Gregory M. Polites, executive vice dean and interim head of biomedical and translational sciences for the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, will speak at both Dec. 20 ceremonies for bachelor’s degree candidates.
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Busy doesn’t begin to describe him
Student Council President, St. Pat’s Knight, KMNR radio DJ, Honors College member, IEEE HKN honor society member, Psi Chi honor society member, double majoring in computer science and psychology, minoring in bioinformatics and earning an undergraduate certificate in neuroscience, served on the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education Student Advisory Board, was a resident assistant […]
Read More »Missouri S&T math student receives DOE award for research
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has named Jacob Hauck, a Ph.D. student in computational and applied mathematics at Missouri S&T, as a recipient of the 2025 DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Award.
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Rebecca Sabogal: Bringing humanities values to AI
Rebecca Sabogal says that students who focus on the humanities fields, such as history, psychology and philosophy, can bring special value to technology-based companies. She says that this is because “tools change, but people don’t.”
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Missouri S&T plans new degrees in data science
To meet the state and country’s growing demand to make sense of large amounts of statistics and data, Missouri S&T plans to add a new bachelor’s and master’s degree in data science.
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What do bowling and racecar driving have in common? Ethan Kleine
Ethan Kleine, a senior in applied mathematics and computer science from St. Louis, says that his membership with Missouri S&T’s Formula Electric Design Team has helped him get hands-on experience – which has led to internships almost every summer of his college career.
Read More »Faculty profile: Dr. Gina Yosten
The following was submitted as part of the CASE dean’s November 2025 newsletter. Dr. Gina Yosten recently joined Missouri S&T as the Kummer Endowed Chair of Biological Sciences, bringing with her nearly 20 years of leadership and scientific excellence from Saint Louis University School of Medicine. An award-winning educator and internationally recognized physiologist, Yosten has […]
Read More »Missouri S&T professor named Engineering Unleashed Fellow
Dr. Wumaier Maimaitiyiming, an assistant teaching professor of mathematics and statistics at Missouri S&T, has been named a 2025 Engineering Unleashed Fellow.
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