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ME Annex is falling down

Posted by on March 2, 2006

Constructed a year before the Wright Brothers made their historic flight, the UMR Mechanical Engineering Annex is being razed to make way for the first phase of a $27.6 million expansion project and you can watch its progress.

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UMR autoclave installed, ready for business

Posted by on February 28, 2006

With its autoclave now installed, the University of Missouri-Rolla is ready to help aerospace businesses produce intricate prototypes and sub-scale, but complex, composite parts.

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UMR Miner swimmers offer swimming lessons to area kids

Posted by on February 23, 2006

The University of Missouri-Rolla Miner swimming team will offer swimming lessons for area children this spring.

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Good to the last drop: UMR team wins coffee mug competition

Posted by on February 22, 2006

Ceramic coffee mugs created by students at the University of Missouri-Rolla recently survived 12-foot falls onto asphalt in Coco Beach, Fla., to win the American Ceramic Society’s national Mug Drop Contest.

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UMR students are seeing green

Posted by on February 22, 2006

In the weeks ahead, students at the University of Missouri-Rolla will bash imaginary snakes with big sticks called shillelaghs, dye food and beverages green, grow long beards, select honorary knights and elect a Queen of Love and Beauty.         

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UMR picked as ‘School of the Year’ by residential hall organization

Posted by on February 20, 2006

The University of Missouri-Rolla was named “School of the Year” at the semi-annual business meeting of the Midwest Affiliate of the College and University Residence Halls (MACURH), held Feb. 3-5 at the University of Kansas.

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‘Bridge of the future’ to open in Greene County Feb. 22

Posted by on February 20, 2006

The state’s first bridge constructed of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) will officially open to travelers on Wednesday, Feb. 22, in Greene County.

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Students angle for win at UMR competition

Posted by on February 16, 2006

Just days after trout fishing season opens in Missouri, students from across the country will try to snag the top prize in a fishing pole design competition at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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UMR students form companies to compete for loan money

Posted by on February 16, 2006

Six fledgling companies made up of students at the University of Missouri-Rolla recently pitched business ideas to representatives from Phelps County Bank, but only three of the student companies came away with start-up loans. 

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UMR students to spend spring break disinfecting water supplies in Guatemala

Posted by on February 14, 2006

This spring break, students from two University of Missouri-Rolla classes will travel south with water on their minds. Not the kind of water with waves and sunny beaches – these students are using the break to help people in Guatemala improve the quality of water coming out of their taps.         

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