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UMR class discovers biology facts and fiction through movies
The Swamp Thing can teach moviegoers a lot about biotechnology. Biology 101 students at the University of Missouri-Rolla will learn about that and other creepy creatures in a new course to be offered on campus this spring.
Read More »UMR concrete teams plaster competitors in international contest
Ten civil engineering undergraduate students from the University of Missouri-Rolla brought home nine awards, including four first-place finishes, from the American Concrete Institute’s student design competitions, held Nov. 5 in Denver.
Read More »Solar Miners to race in 2008
Representatives from the University of Missouri-Rolla Solar Car Team say they will participate in a North American solar car race in the summer of 2008.
Read More »Student artists invited to submit work for art contest at UMR
Missouri students in grades three through nine are invited to submit their artwork to the Leila Thompson Flagg Art Contest, an annual competition sponsored by the African American Cultural Recognition Committee at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »School of Engineering recognizes 28 faculty members for teaching
Twenty-eight faculty members from the School of Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla were honored for their teaching in 2005-2006 on Thursday, Nov. 2.
Read More »UMR computer scientist chosen as visiting scientist in Japan
Dr. Sanjay Madria, associate professor of computer science at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is spending two months in Japan this fall as part of a research exchange program.
Read More »UMR Chem-E Car Team prepares for nationals
Magnesium and acid aren’t likely to replace gasoline as a fuel source for the next generation of automobiles, but University of Missouri-Rolla students are betting the combination will power their car to a national victory.
Read More »Gift from UMR grad keeps on giving — to students from Wilmington, Mass.
Thomas Holmes, a native of Wilmington, Mass., says the success he’s realized in life is a direct result of his education at the University of Missouri-Rolla. That’s why Holmes and his wife, Joan, set up a scholarship to allow future generations of Wilmington students an opportunity to study in the Midwest.
Read More »UMR Curators’ Professor, students to author books on seismic design
A century after the great San Francisco earthquake and fire destroyed more than 28,000 buildings in California, a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher and three of his former Ph.D. students are writing two textbooks on seismic design.
Read More »Hendren family makes $1 million planned gift to alumni association
Larry and Polly Hendren of Columbia, Mo., two University of Missouri-Rolla graduates, have made a $1 million planned gift to the MSM-UMR Alumni Association.
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