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U.S. News again ranks UMR among top graduate engineering programs
The University of Missouri-Rolla is again one of the nation’s top graduate engineering schools, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2008 rankings of graduate schools. The rankings also list five UMR programs as among the best in the country.
Read More »UMR alumnus, Eta Kappa Nu chapter receive national honors
Benjamin R. Moss, a 2006 graduate of the University of Missouri-Rolla and Rolla native, recently received the Alton B. Zerby and Carl T. Koerner Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineering Student Award from Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), the national electrical and computer engineering honor society.
Read More »UMR’s first MBA class has high hopes for the (near) future
At the University of Missouri-Rolla, nine students are completing their first semester in UMR’s new master of business administration degree program. Many of these students are scheduled to complete the program within one calendar year, depending on their career opportunities and concurrent work schedules.
Read More »Lady Muckers win world championship for UMR
A team of female students from the University of Missouri-Rolla won a world championship in “mucking” at the Intercollegiate Mining Competition March 24 in Tucson, Ariz.
Read More »UMR team feels the need for human-powered speed
A racing team at the University of Missouri-Rolla has a national reputation for engineering some of the best student-built vehicles on the road. But when it’s time for the team to compete, crazy things can happen.
Read More »UMR team designs amphibious dune buggy
A team of UMR students is busy designing an off-road and off-land vehicle to compete in the Society of Automotive Engineers’ Baja East competition April 12-14 in Ocala, Fla.
Read More »Missouri S&T proposed as new name for UMR
University of Missouri-Rolla Chancellor John F. Carney III today announced that he is asking the University of Missouri Board of Curators to approve changing the institution’s name to Missouri University of Science and Technology – Missouri S&T.
Read More »UMR to host chemical engineering conference
The University of Missouri-Rolla student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers will host the 2007 Mid-America Regional Student Conference March 30-31.
Read More »Gov. Blunt stops by UMR to outline his scholarship plan for Missouri students
Gov. Matt Blunt stopped by the University of Missouri-Rolla today to outline his plan to more than double funding for needs-based scholarships and streamline state programs to make scholarships more available for Missouri students.
Read More »UMR chancellor to announce proposed name change
University of Missouri-Rolla Chancellor John F. Carney III will make an announcement related to a proposed change in the institution’s name during a news conference to be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 23, in St. Pat’s Ballroom A in the Havener Center on the UMR campus.
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