Missouri University of Science and Technology
College Factual rates S&T high for engineering, adult learners, veterans
For traditional students, non-traditional adult learners and military veterans, Missouri S&T is one of the nation’s best universities, according to the latest rankings by the college ratings site College Factual. The ratings site put Missouri S&T among the top 1 percent of all U.S. colleges and universities in three categories: Best engineering program. For the […]
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Ozark Biomedical Initiative to hold Research Symposium Sept. 14
Researchers from Missouri S&T and Phelps Health, as well as other institutions, will present their research at an annual symposium hosted by the Ozark Biomedical Initiative (OBI) on Saturday, Sept. 14. The event is open to the public. The event will be held 9 a.m.– 1 p.m. in the St. Pat’s Ballroom of the Havener […]
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Missouri S&T physics professor celebrates 50 years of teaching excellence
The College of Arts, Sciences, and Business (CASB) at Missouri University of Science and Technology will honor Dr. Jerry L. Peacher, associate chair and professor of physics, who has shared five decades of teaching excellence with Missouri S&T. CASB will host a reception in his honor 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, in the Carver-Turner Room […]
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Missouri S&T ranked No. 1 among Missouri colleges for alumni salary potential
Missouri S&T is ranked as the top four-year university in Missouri for salary potential, according to the 2019 PayScale College Salary Report. Missouri S&T ranks No. 1 for graduates who earn only bachelor’s degrees and among all alumni of Missouri campuses. S&T also is ranked No. 48 nationally for best universities for a bachelor’s degree […]
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Missouri S&T welcomes smartest class in a decade
Missouri S&T welcomed its smartest entering class in at least the last decade, as determined by grade point average and test scores. This year’s group of first-year and transfer students at Missouri S&T enters with an average grade point average of 3.95 and an average ACT score of 28.8. That makes this year’s students among […]
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Three ways students are saving money on textbooks
Missouri S&T is providing three options for students to save money on the purchase of textbooks as part of the University of Missouri System’s Affordable and Open Education Resources (AOER) initiative. The program began in 2017 as a way to help students save money when buying books. At Missouri S&T, each course instructor chooses course […]
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Researchers to quantify and reduce harmful black carbon emissions from jet fuels in global aviation
Missouri S&T recently received $1.2 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to determine emissions characteristics of non-volatile particulate matter (nvPM), or black carbon, from burning conventional and sustainable alternative jet fuels (SAJFs) in jet engines at cruise altitudes.
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Missouri S&T donors provide momentum for a milestone year of giving
Missouri S&T has surpassed last year’s milestone as the second-largest fundraising year in university history with another successful year for giving. During the fiscal year that ended June 30, Missouri S&T donors contributed $24.3 million in charitable gifts and pledges — a $1.7 million increase over last year’s benchmark of $22.6 million. The university also […]
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Employees’ proactive behaviors can be risky business, psychologists find
Organizations often expect their employees to show initiative through proactive behavior, and at the same time, expect them to work well with their co-workers to achieve goals. But proactive approaches may not always be welcome by other team members, according to new psychological research. The research, now published in the European Journal of Work and […]
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New agreement to attract students from Ghana to Missouri S&T
Missouri S&T forged a new connection with the Republic of Ghana this week with the signing of a three-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the university and Ghana’s ambassador to the U.S. University leaders expect the agreement to attract new students from the West African nation in the coming years. Missouri S&T interim Chancellor Christopher […]
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