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Missouri S&T student diagnosed with COVID-19

Posted by on August 21, 2020

A Missouri S&T student has tested positive for COVID-19. The student is in isolation and recovering at his off-campus fraternity residence. Missouri S&T student health staff are working with public health officials to identify others who have been in contact with the student recently and have initially quarantined nine other fraternity members as a safety […]

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New commander leads Missouri S&T Air Force ROTC with focus on inclusion

Posted by on August 20, 2020

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Daniel C. Willis has been named commander and professor of aerospace studies to lead the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (Air Force ROTC) Detachment 442 Cadre at Missouri S&T.

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Women in Business Group to host lifelong learning seminar

Posted by on August 19, 2020

September is National Workforce Development month, and the Women in Business Group is supporting this initiative by hosting a “Never Stop Learning” seminar. The virtual seminar will be held noon-1:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 22. The seminar is free, but registration is required. Visit missouri.ecenterdirect.com/events/22242 to register. “Lifelong learning and skill development are essential parts of […]

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Missouri S&T research on soybean oil may benefit manufacturers, farmers and environment

Posted by on August 18, 2020

Replacing a petroleum and water mixture with soybean oil as a lubricant and cooling agent for cutting metal would save money, reduce environmental impact, be safer for workers, and potentially help soybean farmers across the U.S., say Missouri S&T researchers who are developing the method.

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Not all language is perceived as equal

Posted by on August 11, 2020

When Dr. Sarah Hercula set out three years ago to write her new book, Fostering Linguistic Equality: The SISE Approach to the Introductory Linguistics Course, little did she know it would come off the press at one of the most compelling times in the racial history of the United States — fewer than two weeks before the May 25 death of George Floyd at the hands of police. That defining event, combined with other similar acts, is continuing to incite nationwide protests over racial injustice.

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Missouri S&T professor elected fellow of American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Posted by on August 10, 2020

Dr. Christi Patton Luks, teaching professor of chemical and biochemical engineering at Missouri S&T, has been elected as a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) in recognition of her contributions to the chemical engineering field. A fellowship is the highest grade of membership in AIChE.

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Missouri S&T wins $1.5 million award to create cutting-edge spectrometer

Posted by on July 30, 2020

Missouri S&T has received a $1.5 million award from the National Science Foundation to develop a new, state-of-the-art, rotational microwave Missouri S&T has received a $1.5 million award from the National Science Foundation to develop a new, state-of-the-art, rotational microwave spectrometer on its campus in Rolla.

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Missouri S&T athletics conference to postpone most of fall intercollegiate season

Posted by on July 27, 2020

Missouri S&T’s athletics conference, the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC), announced today (Monday, July 27) that it will postpone the majority of the fall intercollegiate season until the second semester as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The decision, voted on by the conference’s Council of Presidents, was made based on guidance from the athletics […]

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The sky is no limit

Posted by on July 21, 2020

Danielle Gines comes from a musical family in Bunker Hill, Ill., and she is always singing. But it was her interest in science and aviation that drew the Illinois transfer student to Missouri S&T and the Air Force ROTC program. “I have a passion for anything related to air and space and flight,” says Gines, […]

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Missouri S&T Ph.D. student named Amelia Earhart Fellow

Posted by on July 20, 2020

Donna Jennings, a doctoral student in aerospace engineering at Missouri S&T, has received a 2020 Amelia Earhart Fellowship from Zonta International Foundation in recognition of her research into satellite exploration of deep space.

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