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UMR developing comprehensive digital collection of scholarly work
The University of Missouri-Rolla plans to open up its research vault with the development of Scholars’ Mine, a free digital collection of the university’s scholarly work.
Read More »Curators approve UMR research and technology park plans
The University of Missouri-Rolla’s plan to develop a research and technology park where the UMR Golf Course is located gained approval from the University of Missouri Board of Curators on Friday, April 6.
Read More »Curators approve UMR name change
The University of Missouri-Rolla will become Missouri University of Science and Technology – or “Missouri S&T” – under a proposal approved today by the University of Missouri Board of Curators.
Read More »UMR ChemE Car heading to nationals
University of Missouri-Rolla students showed their chemical engineering savvy last week by placing second in chemical reaction-powered, autonomous vehicle competition held on campus. UMR’s “Miner Missile” car earned the team a return trip to the national competition set for November in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Read More »Seven Phelps County students receive Prewett Scholarships from UMR
Seven Rolla area students at the University of Missouri-Rolla were recently awarded the Mr. and Mrs. Francis Carl Prewett Sr. Scholarship.
Read More »Venkat Allada named vice provost for graduate studies at UMR
Dr. Venkat Allada, professor of engineering management and systems engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, will become vice provost of graduate studies for the university effective June 18.
Read More »Robert Schwartz named vice provost for academic affairs at UMR
Dr. Robert W. Schwartz, professor and associate chair of materials science and engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, will become vice provost of academic affairs for the university effective June 18.
Read More »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.
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