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UMR ranked among 100 best values in higher education
The University of Missouri-Rolla is one of the top 100 values in public higher education, according to new rankings released by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance.
Read More »TechnoFiles now available as podcast
TechnoFiles, KUMR’s radio research program hosted by Dr. Wayne Huebner, is now available as a podcast. The monthly show features UMR faculty and students who are leading the way in improving everything from our access to space to our nation’s security.
Read More »UMR enrollment is 5,005
Enrollment on the first day of classes at the University of Missouri-Rolla is expected to be 5,005, a 6.5 percent increase from last year’s first-day enrollment, says Laura Stoll, UMR registrar.
Read More »UMR in the news: Grayson sheds light on mine accident
The tragic mining accident in West Virginia prompted many regional and national reporters to contact UMR, which operates its own experimental mine and has the only student mine rescue team in the country.
Read More »UMR’s pre-disaster proposal gets FEMA’s attention
The University of Missouri-Rolla is one of 19 entities in the state selected to receive funding on a competitive basis through the Federal Emergency Management Agency for local pre-disaster planning and mitigation.
Read More »UMR chair to spend 2006 with National Science Foundation
Dr. Judy Raper, chair of the chemical and biological engineering department at the University of Missouri-Rolla, will spend 2006 on sabbatical with the National Science Foundation. Dr. Douglas Ludlow, who served as the department’s chair from 1997-2003, will become interim chair effective Jan. 2.
Read More »Robert Mitchell to head Oklahoma program
Dr. Robert Mitchell, dean of the UMR School of Engineering since August 1994, has announced plans to leave UMR in August to direct the School of Engineering at Oklahoma Christian University in Oklahoma City.
Read More »Full text of Zeb Nash’s 2005 Winter Commencement address
Below is the complete text of the 2005 Winter Commencement address delivered on Dec. 17, 2005, by Zebulun (Zeb) Nash, manager of ExxonMobil Chemical’s plant in Baytown, Texas, and a 1972 chemical engineering graduate of UMR.
Read More »Grant gives Lincoln students nuclear engineering options through UMR
The Department of Energy is supporting a University of Missouri-Rolla plan to cultivate nuclear engineering students at Lincoln University. The DOE announced Dec. 7 that it has awarded UMR a $375,000 grant to foster the partnership with Lincoln, a minority-serving higher education institution in Jefferson City, Mo.
Read More »UMR Provost Y.T. Shah to step down in August
Dr. Y. T. Shah has announced plans to step down from his position as provost at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
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Sports Headlines
- Edmonds and Fraser Earn GLVC Scholar-Athlete Honors
- Miners Set School Record with 48 Council of Presidents’ Academic Honors
- S&T Sets New Department Standard for Br. James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Honorees
- Missouri S&T Shatters School Record with 381 GLVC All-Academic Honorees
- Twelve Miners Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors for Track & Field/Cross Country