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Missouri S&T continues to develop plans for Innovation Park
Development of the Innovation Park at Missouri University of Science and Technology is progressing, and hopes are that ground will be broken on the site’s first building by summer 2008.
Read More »Giglio named Maxwell C. Weiner Professor of Humanities at Missouri
Dr. James N. Giglio, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Missouri State University, has been named the 2008 Maxwell C. Weiner Distinguished Professor of Humanities at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Read More »Former Chancellor Gary Thomas dies at age 70
Dr. Gary Thomas of West Orange, N.J., chancellor of UMR (now Missouri University of Science and Technology) from 2000-2005, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, at age 70.
Read More »‘72 grad named president of University of Missouri System
Gary Forsee, former chief executive of Sprint Nextel and a 1972 civil engineering graduate of the University of Missouri-Rolla, was chosen today (Thursday, Dec. 20) by the University of Missouri Board of Curators as the system’s 22nd president.
Read More »Missouri S&T website launched
UMR unveiled a new look for its main website today (Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007) in preparation for the university’s name change on Jan. 1, when it becomes Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T).
Read More »Emerson Motor Company donates $250,000
Emerson, through its Emerson Motor Company, a long-time supporter of the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently pledged $250,000 to upgrade the Emerson Machines and Drives Laboratory in Emerson Hall.
Read More »Chesapeake Energy gives $150,000 for scholarships
Twelve petroleum engineering students at the University of Missouri-Rolla have been awarded scholarships in the amount of $1,000 or more, thanks to a $150,000 pledge from Chesapeake Energy Corp. in Oklahoma City.
Read More »Matteo Coco to deliver UMR commencement address
Matteo Coco will deliver the commencement address during winter graduation ceremonies at the University of Missouri-Rolla. Commencement will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, in UMR’s Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building, 10th Street and Bishop Avenue in Rolla.
Read More »UMR is poised to help solve nation’s two most critical challenges, says UMR
In his Dec. 3, 2007, State of the University Address, University of Missouri-Rolla Chancellor John F. Carney III told UMR faculty, staff and students that the university is uniquely qualified to tackle the world’s energy and environmental issues. This was Carney’s fifth State of the University Address.
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