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Morgan Luebbering earns teaching award

Posted by on April 8, 2026

Morgan Luebbering, a senior in early childhood education at Missouri S&T, has earned the Missouri Teacher Leaders of Tomorrow Award from the Missouri Milken Educators in partnership with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Luebbering was a student-teacher at Mark Twain Elementary School in Rolla, Missouri, in the fall 2025 semester.

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CASE Dean’s Medal goes to Amber Henslee

Posted by on April 7, 2026

Dr. Amber Henslee, an associate professor of psychological science at Missouri S&T, was awarded the Dean’s Medal for Outstanding Commitment to Undergraduate Student Success in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education (CASE) at S&T.

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Belfi named Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science

Posted by on March 4, 2026

Dr. Amy Belfi, associate professor of psychological science at Missouri S&T, has been named a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (APS).

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Math is the universal language – so she can travel anywhere

Posted by on December 22, 2025

Shannen Irfan Surhyo plans to be a CEO of a major banking institute. Her first step? Deciding which discipline to major in – mathematics and statistics, economics or actuarial science.

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Banker-turned-psychologist plans future

Posted by on December 12, 2025

Ebenezer Amponsah-Danso had worked in the banking industry for six years before he decided it wasn’t a perfect fit. He moved from Ghana to Rolla, Missouri, to pursue a master’s degree in a program that focused on the aspects of work that he hadn’t previously been able to enjoy due to organizational issues and lapses. […]

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Busy doesn’t begin to describe him

Posted by on December 3, 2025

Student Council President, St. Pat’s Knight, KMNR radio DJ, Honors College member, IEEE HKN honor society member, Psi Chi honor society member, double majoring in computer science and psychology, minoring in bioinformatics and earning an undergraduate certificate in neuroscience, served on the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education Student Advisory Board, was a resident assistant […]

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Missouri S&T math student receives DOE award for research

Posted by on November 24, 2025

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has named Jacob Hauck, a Ph.D. student in computational and applied mathematics at Missouri S&T, as a recipient of the 2025 DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Award.

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Rebecca Sabogal: Bringing humanities values to AI

Posted by on November 21, 2025

Rebecca Sabogal says that students who focus on the humanities fields, such as history, psychology and philosophy, can bring special value to technology-based companies. She says that this is because “tools change, but people don’t.”

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What do bowling and racecar driving have in common? Ethan Kleine

Posted by on November 17, 2025

Ethan Kleine, a senior in applied mathematics and computer science from St. Louis, says that his membership with Missouri S&T’s Formula Electric Design Team has helped him get hands-on experience – which has led to internships almost every summer of his college career.

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Riding the dream: turning passion into a profession

Posted by on November 14, 2025

When Ben Walter looks at a roller coaster, he sees a canvas of engineering possibilities — a complex system where physics, design and human emotion intersect. “I’ve always had a passion for roller coasters, and I knew early on that I wanted to study engineering,” says Walter, who grew up in Old Monroe, Missouri. In 2022, the RIDES […]

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