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Incoming freshmen to find out what experiential learning is all about

Posted by on August 3, 2007

New freshmen at the University of Missouri-Rolla are about to find out what experiential learning means — before they even get to their first classes.         

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UMR students help to blaze a better trail along the Continental Divide

Posted by on August 2, 2007

Michelle Marincel and Brian Payne are helping to blaze a better trail along the Continental Divide. The two University of Missouri-Rolla students are participating in Backpacker Magazine’s effort to make a definitive map of the Continental Divide Trail, which runs 3,100 miles from Mexico to Canada.

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UMR bringing hydrogen fuel to rural Missouri

Posted by on August 2, 2007

Cleaner transportation is coming to rural Missouri, thanks to a joint effort among the University of Missouri-Rolla, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration, National University Transportation Center, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and the Defense Logistics Agency.

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UMR enters into mining engineering partnership with the University of Botswana

Posted by on July 19, 2007

A delegation from the University of Botswana recently traveled to the University of Missouri-Rolla to formalize an agreement to collaborate on mining engineering endeavors.

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UMR to purchase larger air whistle

Posted by on July 10, 2007

The sound volume of the July 10 air whistle test on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus remained inadequate following efforts to increase the volume. Faculty and staff at several locations on campus reported being unable to hear the whistle or hearing a whistle that was not loud enough to penetrate to the interiors of many campus […]

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UMR air whistle test update

Posted by on July 6, 2007

Due to a lack of air volume, UMR’s campus air whistle failed to produce enough sound to be heard across campus during its Friday, July 6, test. There was enough air pressure, but not enough air volume reaching the whistle to allow it to reach its full sound potential, physical facilities officials say.

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KUMR to become KMST

Posted by on July 6, 2007

Public radio station KUMR will change its name to KMST on Monday, July 16. The change takes effect at 12:01 a.m.

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UMR to test air whistle alert system

Posted by on July 3, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla will test a new air whistle alarm system at 10 a.m. Friday, July 6. The test will last approximately two minutes.

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Restructuring plan to take effect July 1

Posted by on June 27, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla is moving forward with an administrative restructuring plan that will enhance direct interaction between departments and the provost’s office.

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Researchers to discuss near-field methods at St. Louis conference

Posted by on June 20, 2007

Advances in near-field methods, used in applications ranging from high-resolution imaging to electromagnetic compatibility, will be the focus of ICONIC 2007, the third annual International Conference on Electromagnetic Near-Field Characterization and Imaging.

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