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Ethics expert is new Maxwell C. Weiner Professor
Dr. Caroline Whitbeck, an expert in science and engineering ethics from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, has been named the third Maxwell C. Weiner Distinguished Professor of Humanities at the University of Missouri-Rolla. She will join the UMR faculty for the spring 2003 semester
Read More »UMR professor writes chapter in encyclopedia
ROLLA, Mo. – Dr. Xavier Jayaseela Avula, professor emeritus of mechanical aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is the author of the chapter on mathematical modeling in the 2002 Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, Third Edition, Volume 9.
Read More »Biology of horror is subject of new book by UMR’s Jack Morgan
ROLLA, Mo. – There is more to the element of horror in books and film than the gross-out, in-your-face horror of films like Friday the 13th or Nightmare on Elm Street, says Jack Morgan, an instructor in the English department at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »UMR graduate set to blast off
UMR graduate Sandra Magnus and a crew of four other astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut are scheduled to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Oct. 7 aboard the space shuttle Atlantis. This is Magnus’ first space flight.
Read More »UMR takes first step toward residential college
In the first step of a residential life plan that will change student life at the University of Missouri-Rolla as well as the campus’ appearance, the University of Missouri Board of Curators approved on Friday the selection of a consultant to design two new residential buildings at UMR.
Read More »$69 million corporate grant sets the PACE for UMR
A donation of $69 million — the largest single corporate grant ever to UMR — will provide state-of-the-art computer workstations and software for UMR’s manufacturing engineering program, officials announced Oct. 13.
Read More »Energy crunch fuels demand for nuclear engineers
Just as interest in nuclear power may be reviving, the nation will be running low on the nuclear engineers needed to keep reactors running.
Read More »Eco-friendly homebuilders charged up for Solar Decathlon
Their house now complete and running solely on sun power, students from the UMR/RTI Solar House Team are charged up about their entry in the Solar Decathlon, a competition to take place Sept. 26-Oct. 6 in Washington, D.C.
Read More »English professor pens book on the bard
In a new book about William Shakespeare, Dr. W. Nicholas Knight, a professor of English at UMR, pieces together evidence from the bard’s legal documents and from his family life to strengthen the case that Shakespeare was indeed the author of his plays. In the book, Autobiography in Shakespeare’s Plays , just released by Peter […]
Read More »Children’s classics make up UMR Family Series
The Missouri Arts Council recently allocated funds to UMR in support of the 2002-2003 UMR Family Series. The series includes four productions this season: "The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor" (Oct. 6), "Snowflake" (Nov.16), "The Snow Queen" (Jan. 25, 2003) and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (April 6, 2003). All performances will be at […]
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