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McManus’ latest tome focuses on ‘willing and able’ 7th Infantry

Posted by on May 23, 2008

Generally regarded as the most distinguished regiment in the U.S. Army, the 7th Infantry Regiment has fought in almost every engagement since the battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Its lineage is detailed in a new book by Missouri University of Science and Technology historian Dr. John C. McManus.

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Missouri S&T, 16 others picked to re-engineer Saturn VUE in ecoCAR

Posted by on May 21, 2008

A Missouri University of Science and Technology team is one of 17 university groups from the United States and Canada selected to compete in a three-year competition, to design a more eco-friendly vehicle, announced today by the U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors and Natural Resources Canada.

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William Wulf tells Missouri S&T graduates to speak out on technical

Posted by on May 20, 2008

In his spring commencement address May 17 at Missouri University of Science and Technology, Dr. William Wulf, former president of the National Academy of Engineering, told almost 600 graduating seniors that they have a responsibility to speak out on technical issues, perhaps even run for public office.

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Autocross win propels Formula SAE to 8th-place finish

Posted by on May 19, 2008

A first-place finish in the autocross race helped propel Missouri S&T to its third top-10 finish in five years in the annual Formula SAE competition, held May 15-17 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. (photos | video | audio | blog)

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S&T’s baja team to take on mud and boulders

Posted by on May 14, 2008

A team of students at Missouri University of Science and Technology has designed two off-road vehicles for intercollegiate “baja” competitions.        

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Missouri S&T students to compete in national finals of environmental

Posted by on May 12, 2008

Five students from Missouri University of Science and Technology will compete in the national finals of the Metcalf and Eddy Academic Design Contest. The Missouri S&T team will fly to New York on Wednesday, May 13, to square off against the defending champion University of Wisconsin. This is the first time Missouri S&T has participated […]

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Engineers Without Borders students to leave Rolla for Guatemala

Posted by on May 6, 2008

Sixteen Missouri University of Science and Technology students representing seven different majors are spending their last few days of classes preparing for their upcoming Engineers Without Borders journey to Solola, Guatemala.

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Classes finish, service starts for S&T Engineers Without Border

Posted by on May 6, 2008

Jennifer Hoffman, a sophomore in aerospace engineering from Chesterfield, Mo., will lead 19 fellow students from Missouri University of Science and Technology into the rainforests of Bolivia this month to build self-composting latrines, install LED study lights, and replace two pedestrian bridges.

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S&T historian wins state book award

Posted by on May 2, 2008

Dr. John C. McManus, associate professor of history at Missouri University of Science and Technology, recently received the 2008 Missouri Conference on History Book Award. The award is given to the best book on any historical topic written by a Missouri resident published in 2007. McManus received the award for his book Alamo in the […]

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Missouri S&T power engineering students receive Grainger awards

Posted by on May 2, 2008

Seven electrical engineering seniors and recent graduates have received $5,000 Grainger Power Engineering Awards from the electrical engineering department at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

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