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A conversation on race
As the annual celebration of Black History Month at Missouri S&T comes to an end, we begin a series of articles exploring issues brought to light by the university’s campus climate survey. In “A conversation on race,” the first of this series, Missouri S&T students of color discuss racial issues.
Read More »Survey says: business owners are optimistic, but attracting and retaining employees is still an issue
Local business owners continue to be optimistic about business opportunities, yet they remain concerned about attracting and retaining employees according to a survey conducted by the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) at Missouri S&T.
Read More »Missouri S&T celebrates National Engineers Week
On a campus awash in tradition, the College of Engineering and Computing at Missouri S&T is joining a national celebration of the engineering profession. A series of activities commemorating National Engineers Week begins Monday with peer career counseling in advance of the university’s Spring Career Fair, which is set for the following day. Other events include a research symposium featuring College of Engineering and Computing faculty and a showcase of hands-on engineering applications hosted by student chapters of professional engineering organizations such as the National Society of Black Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Read More »Teaching, learning conference keynote to feature Project Lead The Way president
Dr. Vince Bertram, president of Project Lead The Way (PLTW), will give the keynote speech during Missouri S&T’s Teaching and Learning Technology Conference. His presentation will be held 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 15, in Room 125 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall on the Missouri S&T campus.
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Missouri S&T explosives researcher studies blast-induced brain injuries
The Experimental Mine at Missouri S&T is known to many as the site of a popular summer Explosives Camp for high school students, and for its designation by Popular Science magazine as the country’s “coolest lab.” For Dr. Catherine Johnson, assistant professor of explosives engineering, the Missouri S&T mine is also an invaluable testing ground to study a life-altering ailment that can impact athletes, car accident victims, members of the military and others: traumatic brain injury (TBI). In partnership with neuroscientists from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and researchers with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the native Briton uses the outdoor lab to mimic battlefield conditions and explore how carefully calibrated explosions affect the brain’s wiring.
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Spring enrollment at Missouri S&T again tops 8,100
Enrollment at Missouri S&T held steady this spring semester, according to official fourth-week enrollment figures released today (Tuesday, Feb. 13).
Read More »S&T’s cybersecurity offerings strengthen employment credentials of business students
To address the growing need to protect online infrastructures and equip business students and executives for success in this arena of the global workplace, Missouri S&T has added a cybersecurity and information assurance minor to its bachelor’s degree programs in business and management systems and information science and technology, as well as a graduate certificate in cybersecurity for its MBA and M.S. in information science and technology.
Read More »Missouri S&T to host coding and hacking marathon
Approximately 100 area college and high school students are expected to visit Missouri S&T this February to participate in ShamHacks, a 36-hour hackathon of coding, problem solving and team building.
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Missouri S&T student gets first look at new Boeing aircraft
Missouri S&T aerospace engineering student Katie Frogge is one of the first members of the public to get an inside look at the cockpit of a new Boeing aircraft and to test its advanced training system.
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S&T grad featured in Super Bowl commercial
This year’s Super Bowl ad lineup has a Rolla connection. Kevin Fahrenkrog, a 1988 Missouri S&T graduate, is featured in Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Super Bowl commercial for its Budweiser brand, and a nonprofit co-founded by alumnus Gary White is the subject of Stella Artois’ Super Bowl ad.
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