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Krishnamurthy named vice provost for research at UMR

Posted by on January 3, 2007

Dr. K. Krishnamurthy has been named vice provost for research at the University of Missouri-Rolla, effective Jan. 1, 2007.

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UMR signs agreement with Harbin Institute of Technology

Posted by on January 3, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla has established a program of academic cooperation and educational exchange with Harbin Institute of Technology, which was founded in 1920 in the People’s Republic of China.

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A MySpace for the mobile generation

Posted by on January 2, 2007

UMR student-entrepreneur Benjamin Roodman is going mobile with the launch of a social networking service that integrates the Internet with cellular telephone technology.

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Myers named fellow of concrete institute

Posted by on December 22, 2006

Dr. John J. Myers, associate professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been named a fellow by the American Concrete Institute (ACI). Myers will be officially recognized as a fellow during an institute banquet next April in Atlanta.

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UMR faculty members receive excellence awards

Posted by on December 19, 2006

Twenty-one University of Missouri-Rolla faculty members received Faculty Excellence Awards from UMR Chancellor John F. Carney III during a dinner Dec. 18. 

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40 UMR faculty members receive teaching awards

Posted by on December 19, 2006

Forty University of Missouri-Rolla faculty members received the Outstanding Teaching Award for 2006 during a luncheon held Monday, Dec. 11, on campus.

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Create wealth for society, commencement speaker says

Posted by on December 18, 2006

In his winter commencement address Dec. 16 at the University of Missouri-Rolla, David Wisherd talked about using technology to create wealth.

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UMR plans to offer new doctoral degree in systems engineering

Posted by on December 16, 2006

The University of Missouri-Rolla plans to offer a doctoral degree in systems engineering to respond to the growing need for trained systems engineers. The program will build upon the success of the university’s master’s degree program in systems engineering, which attracts students from The Boeing Co., the U.S. Air Force and many other diverse companies […]

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Embarq establishes scholarship at UMR

Posted by on December 13, 2006

Embarq, one of the largest local communications companies in the United Sates, has established a scholarship fund at the University of Missouri-Rolla through a $10,000 endowment.

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Work to cause power outages during semester break

Posted by on December 13, 2006

Contractors will install a leased transformer in the campus substation at the University of Missouri-Rolla on Wednesday, Dec. 27. This will require a total power outage for all university buildings on the main campus (generally between Pine and State streets and between 10th and 16th streets, including the Havener Center, McNutt Hall and the Student […]

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