Student Life

‘MacGyver’ Miner: From maintenance worker to middle school math teacher to mechanical engineer

Posted by on May 3, 2023

In 2004, Chad Abernathy graduated from high school in Newtown, Missouri, and began his collegiate studies at Missouri S&T. Not long after, he started working as a part-time maintenance worker for S&T’s student affairs and auxiliary services.

Four years later, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences and earned magna cum laude honors.

Fast-forward another 15 years, and Abernathy is now in the final days of his second bachelor’s degree from S&T, and this time, it is in mechanical engineering.

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100 years of ham radio: Missouri S&T club celebrates its centennial

Posted by on April 7, 2023

Over the past 100 years, Missouri S&T and higher education in general has changed in countless ways, but one aspect of S&T that has remained constant is the presence of an amateur radio club.

The Missouri S&T Amateur Radio Club, call sign W0EEE, will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding on Saturday, April 15. The public is invited to attend an open house 2-5 p.m. in the club’s radio shack located in Emerson Hall.

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Missouri S&T group named NSBE Medium Chapter of the Year

Posted by on March 28, 2023

The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) chapter at Missouri S&T was named NSBE Medium Chapter of the Year at the organization’s annual convention, held March 22-26 in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Better than ‘Lassie?’: S&T student studies robotic dog’s potential for mine emergencies

Posted by on March 6, 2023

Can a robotic version of man’s best friend help miners in perilous situations escape? That is a question Dustin Peterson, a mining engineering student at Missouri S&T, has been contemplating, and he says the research is promising.

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Missouri S&T among top 10 public universities for economic success of graduates

Posted by on February 9, 2023

Missouri S&T ranks among the nation’s top universities for graduates’ economic success, according to the latest rankings from the college guide website DegreeChoices. According to this ranking, Missouri S&T is first in the state of Missouri and 10th nationwide among public universities. Missouri S&T ranks 18th in the nation overall. DegreeChoices uses federal data to […]

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Missouri S&T launches robot delivery service

Posted by on November 10, 2022

Starship Technologies rolled ­­out its robot food delivery service today on Missouri S&T’s campus. The fleet of 16 autonomous, on-demand robots deliver from all campus eateries. 

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Missouri S&T crowns 2022 Homecoming royalty

Posted by on October 27, 2022

Missouri S&T crowned the 2022 Homecoming Queen and King during halftime of the Oct. 22 football game between S&T and McKendree University. The event was part of S&T’s MinerFest Homecoming celebration.

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Keeping the dream alive

Posted by on August 19, 2022

Somaya Faruqi led the “Afghan Dreamers” all-girl robotics team before fleeing Afghanistan when the Taliban regained power. Today, she’s a first-year student at Missouri S&T.

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Missouri S&T student design teams gear up for competition

Posted by on April 25, 2022

Innovation doesn’t take a break. Missouri S&T student design teams are working on everything from rockets to underwater robotics, and are preparing to take their projects to regional, national and international competitions in the coming months.

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Nathan Swadley: finishing strong

Posted by on March 23, 2022

Less than 90 minutes before check-in time for the biggest meet of his collegiate track and field career, while other student-athletes were warming up for the event, Missouri S&T student Nathan Swadley was in a suit and tie, seated at a desk in a converted racquetball court, discussing mathematical models with his instructor and classmates […]

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