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Missouri S&T announces new Kummer Endowed Chair of Computer Science

Posted by on June 29, 2023

Dr. Seung-Jong “Jay” Park has been named Kummer Endowed Chair of Computer Science at Missouri S&T effective Aug. 1.

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Kummer Institute report honored in international ‘Circle of Excellence’ competition

Posted by on June 22, 2023

Missouri S&T’s annual report for the Kummer Institute for Student Success, Research and Economic Development recently received a gold “Circle of Excellence” award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). CASE announced the winners of the international competition Wednesday, June 21. The annual Circle of Excellence competition is designed to showcase […]

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The Foam Warriors win S&T’s first Miner Creativity Challenge

Posted by on May 17, 2023

On May 2, the Foam Warriors team was awarded the $5,000 first-place prize in the Miner Creativity Challenge for the STEM learning experience it created, the Quick Draw Cannon. The team was one of 11 to enter a toy designed and created for middle school students in the competition, which was open to teams of three to five S&T undergraduate or graduate students.

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S&T graduate Kathy Walker urges students to seize opportunities

Posted by on April 6, 2023

During her visit to S&T in February, Kathy Walker urged a group of Kummer Vanguard Scholars to seize opportunities, find a mentor, never stop working on communication skills, strive for authenticity, and stay connected with S&T. Walker is an S&T graduate and has served on the university’s Board of Trustees since 2008.

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‘Weird culmination of hobbies and interests’ brings Dawson Jeffers to Missouri S&T

Posted by on March 13, 2023

Dawson Jeffers’ interest in making things began as an 8th grader in Troy, Missouri, when he attended a robotics competition, where, as he recalls, “kids were operating robots that could pick up balls and throw them.” In high school, he began making and selling his own products – from wallets made of duct tape to 3D-printed name plates. Today as a student at Missouri S&T, Jeffers is taking his interest in product development and entrepreneurship to new levels.

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FIRST Tech Challenge returns to S&T March 4

Posted by on February 28, 2023

FIRST Tech Challenge returns to Missouri S&T at 11:50 a.m. Saturday, March 4. FIRST Tech Challenge is an international robotics program for grades 7 – 12.

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Missouri S&T students compete to define innovation

Posted by on December 8, 2022

The popularity of the word innovation seems nowhere near its peak, but what does the term actually mean? A recent competition challenged Missouri S&T students to address that question with a physical or digital creation. The competition was part of the university’s two-year anniversary celebration in October of the $300 million gift from the late […]

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Kummer Foundation Board of Directors at Missouri University of Science and Technology welcomes new members

Posted by on November 23, 2022

The Kummer Foundation Board of Directors at Missouri S&T recently welcomed two new members, Bipin N. Doshi, a retired chemical engineering executive, and Kathy Walker, managing director of a venture capital firm that specializes in early-stage technology.

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Donald Wunsch to receive pioneer award from Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Posted by on November 4, 2022

Dr. Donald Wunsch II, will receive the 2023 Computational Intelligence Society Neural Networks Pioneer Award from the IEEE for his fundamental contributions to the neural networks field. Wunsch is also founding director of the Kummer Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems.

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Missouri S&T to celebrate National STEM Day Nov. 8

Posted by on October 26, 2022

Over 900 students in grades kindergarten-12 are signed up for Missouri S&T’s celebration of National STEM Day, which takes place 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. The day’s activities, led by Missouri S&T faculty and staff and community partners, reflect the breadth of STEM.

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