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Read More »Missouri S&T student, alumna die in car accident
Valencia McKinney, 22, a senior in engineering management at Missouri University of Science and Technology, and Marquia Lewis, 23, a May 2016 Missouri S&T computer science graduate, were killed in a traffic accident on Friday, Sept. 16. Both women were from St. Louis.
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KMST offers incentives for early giving during fall drive
Public radio KMST’s fall membership drive is now underway. The live portion of drive will start on Saturday, Oct. 1. KMST staff has planned early prize drawings to help encourage new and returning members to give early in the drive. “We have planned several nice drawings into the early portion of our fall membership drive, […]
Read More »Sunderland Foundation gives $100K to help build new S&T lab
The Sunderland Foundation, the charitable arm of Ash Grove Cement Co., recently donated $100,000 to Missouri University of Science and Technology to support construction of the planned Advanced Construction and Materials Laboratory (ACML) at Missouri S&T.
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Rolla’s cultural festival to be held Sept. 24
For the seventh consecutive year, Missouri University of Science and Technology will host Celebration of Nations in collaboration with the city of Rolla, an event that gives local residents and students a chance to showcase and celebrate the cultural diversity that makes Rolla unique.
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Missouri S&T promotes entrepreneurship to the state through NSF program
Missouri-based entrepreneurs can earn funding while working with Missouri University of Science and Technology business experts to transform their ideas into new technologies that benefit society as a part of the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program.
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Research by Missouri S&T faculty could prevent next major human-related disaster
Headline-grabbing disasters like the Chernobyl nuclear incident and the Exxon Valdez oil spill could have been prevented through better labor practices, like shorter shifts and more structured shift rotations, say two Missouri University of Science and Technology researchers in a new book on risk management.
Read More »26 new faculty join Missouri S&T this fall
Missouri University of Science and Technology will begin its fall semester with 26 new faculty members. Missouri S&T has seen significant enrollment growth in recent years, but faculty and staff numbers have not kept pace. As part of an initiative to hire 100 new faculty in all areas of the university by 2020, Missouri S&T has now filled 42 new faculty lines and has additional active searches underway. An additional faculty member has negotiated to join Missouri S&T in 2017.
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Missouri S&T student works to localize corporate social media
Language barriers and cultural differences lead to the need for large, multinational corporations to adopt localized social media strategies. One graduate student at Missouri University of Science and Technology is looking at four companies in two countries to study best practices for building such a strategy.
Read More »Accessibility, academic quality drive record enrollment
First-day enrollment of 8,640 students at Missouri University of Science and Technology is the highest in the campus’ 146-year history. Ninety-eight percent of the freshmen enrolled on the first day of classes say they chose Missouri S&T for its reputation for academic quality.
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