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Three inducted into UMR Academy of Computer Science
Three computer science alumni of the University of Missouri-Rolla were inducted as members into the UMR Academy of Computer Science during the group’s banquet and induction ceremony in Rolla on April 20.
Read More »Twenty-one UMR faculty receive tenure, promotions
Twenty-one faculty members at the University of Missouri-Rolla will receive promotions or tenure effective Sept. 1. Those faculty members are:
Read More »Kris Swenson named UMR’s Woman of the Year
Dr. Kris Swenson, associate professor of English and technical communication at the University of Missouri-Rolla, was named the 2006 Woman of the Year at UMR Tuesday, April 18, during the campus’ annual Woman of the Year luncheon.
Read More »UMR Concrete Canoe Team prepares for annual competition
A team of students from the University of Missouri-Rolla is about to find out how its concrete canoe handles water.
Read More »UMR mucking teams finish second in Australia
Men’s and women’s “mucking” teams from the University of Missouri-Rolla have finished second in the Intercollegiate Mining Competition, held April 15-16 in Kalgoorlie, Australia.
Read More »UMR students win awards at aeronautics/astronautics meeting
Three papers presented by University of Missouri-Rolla students received awards at the 2006 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Region V Student Paper Conference in Ames, Iowa, in April.
Read More »‘Green’ degree paying off for UMR graduate
Leonor Valdez-Sanchez, the state’s first environmental engineering graduate, is enjoying life outside the classroom.
Read More »Magnesium and acid powers UMR Chem-E Car to nationals
University of Missouri-Rolla students showed their chemical engineering savvy last week by placing second in chemical reaction-powered, autonomous vehicle competition in Stillwater, Okla. The car’s performance earned the team a spot in the national competition set for November in San Francisco.
Read More »UMR student receives Judge’s Choice Award at design competition
Ryan Sitzes of Jackson, Mo., a junior in environmental engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, won a Judge’s Choice Award for special effort, perseverance, determination and courage in a design contest hosted by WERC: A Consortium for Environmental Education and Technology Development at New Mexico State University April 2-6.
Read More »Chancellor’s ‘State of the University’ report looks to the future
In his first “State of the University” report as chancellor, Dr. John F. Carney III on Thursday (April 13, 2006) discussed plans to position UMR as one of the nation’s leading technological research universities.
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