College of Arts, Sciences, and Education
S&T’s Renaissance Student Award goes to Jane Yates
Jane Yates, a senior in environmental engineering from Knob Noster, Missouri, has been named Missouri S&T’s Renaissance Student for 2026. Yates received the award, which included a $1,300 prize, on Tuesday, May 5, at a ceremony hosted by the arts, languages, and philosophy department.
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Speaking two universal languages
Music has been a major part of Brileigh Cates’ graduate and undergraduate education at Missouri S&T. The applied mathematics graduate student – an alto saxophone player – has led the marching band as drum major, directed the Sax Choir, and performed in the University Wind Symphony, Movie Music Ensemble, and the University Symphonic Band. She is even a member of the band’s service sorority Tau Beta Sigma.
Read More »Department spotlight: Mathematics and statistics
The following was submitted as part of the CASE Newsletter for May 2026. From foundational calculus courses serving thousands of students each year to advanced research in data science, machine learning, and computational modeling, Missouri S&T’s mathematics and statistics department continues to play a central role in the university’s academic and research mission. The department […]
Read More »New CASE faculty: Grant Kolar
The following was submitted as part of the CASE Newsletter for May 2026. Dr. Grant Kolar joined Missouri S&T in 2025 as a research professor of biological sciences. He earned his M.D. and Ph.D. at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation in Microbiology and Immunology. Kolar then completed his residency in Pathology […]
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Environmental scientist Robin Verble named a Fulbright Scholar
Dr. Robin Verble, professor of biological sciences at Missouri S&T, will spend part of this coming summer helping expand biodiversity in insect populations in Ecuador as a 2026-27 Fulbright U.S. Scholar.
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Missouri S&T chemist first woman to earn the Galvani Medal
Dr. Shelley Minteer, the Dr. Ken Robertson Memorial Professor in Chemistry and director of the Kummer Institute Center for Resource Sustainability at Missouri S&T, has earned the Galvani Medal from the Italian Chemical Society.
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Westenberg earns Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. David Westenberg, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of biological sciences at Missouri S&T, has won a Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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Missouri S&T to offer new degree in biochemistry
As the biotechnology sector continues to rapidly expand, biochemistry graduates are increasingly in demand. Their expertise is needed in industries ranging from pharmaceuticals and agricultural biotechnology to health care and environmental conservation. To meet this growing demand, Missouri S&T plans to offer a new degree in biochemistry.
Read More »Joshua Rothman to speak at S&T on April 22
Joshua Rothman, a staff writer for The New Yorker, will give a guest lecture on why he believes artificial intelligence cannot replace certain aspects of human roles, including taking responsibility, holding opinions, creation of art and other abstract questions. The lecture, titled “What A.I. Can’t Replace,” will be held at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, […]
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Morgan Luebbering earns teaching award
Morgan Luebbering, a senior in early childhood education at Missouri S&T, has earned the Missouri Teacher Leaders of Tomorrow Award from the Missouri Milken Educators in partnership with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Luebbering was a student-teacher at Mark Twain Elementary School in Rolla, Missouri, in the fall 2025 semester.
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