Academics & Faculty
At upcoming conference, historian to discuss lessons from technology’s past
The impact of technological innovation on industries in the past holds valuable lessons for colleges and universities as they wrestle with new approaches to learning that could challenge traditional teaching models.
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McMillin named associate dean
Dr. Bruce McMillin, professor of computer science and interim associate dean of the College of Engineering and Computing at Missouri University of Science and Technology, was named associate dean for research and external relations in Missouri S&T’s College of Engineering and Computing effective Jan. 1.
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Missouri S&T earns spot in Pathways to Innovation program
Missouri University of Science and Technology is one of 25 U.S. universities selected to participate in Epicenter’s Pathways to Innovation program, which helps colleges incorporate innovation and entrepreneurship into undergraduate engineering education.
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Missouri S&T historian examines gangster Bugsy Siegel in new biography
Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel was a successful, charismatic and tough gangster, but he was neither a visionary who founded the Las Vegas Strip nor a pathological killer, says Missouri University of Science and Technology historian Larry Gragg in his biography of the mobster.
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Missouri S&T funds grants for mapping autism genes, mental health screenings
As part of its Innovation Grant program, Missouri University of Science and Technology has funded two projects to better understand mental illness and early detection of neurological disorders.
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New Weiner Professor to offer Mechanics of Music course at S&T
Pianist and author Dr. Deborah Rambo Sinn has joined the Missouri University of Science and Technology faculty this spring as the 2015 Maxwell C. Weiner Distinguished Professor of Humanities. She is teaching a course on the construction of music in the arts, languages, and philosophy department at Missouri S&T this semester.
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NASA honors Schonberg for space debris work
Dr. William P. Schonberg, chair and professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been selected to receive a NASA Engineering and Safety Council (NESC) Honor Award.
Read More »Missouri S&T researcher earns G.H. Tattersall Award
Dr. Kamal H. Khayat, the Vernon and Maralee Jones Professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, recently earned the G.H. Tattersall Award at the 2014 ECO-CRETE, International Symposium on Sustainability held in Reykjavik, Iceland.
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Missouri S&T historian wins literary award
Dr. Patrick Huber, professor of history and at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been awarded a Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award for his essay on African American contributions to the creation of hillbilly music.
Read More »27 S&T faculty receive tenure, promotions
Twenty-seven faculty members at Missouri University of Science and Technology received promotions or tenure effective Sept. 1.
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