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Students nominated for Homecoming King
Missouri University of Science and Technology student organizations have nominated 16 students to compete for the title of 2009 Homecoming King.
Read More »Missouri S&T to present awards during Homecoming banquet
More than 20 people with ties to Missouri University of Science and Technology will be honored during the Alumni Association Miner Legends Banquet on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Missouri S&T. The awards banquet is held during Missouri S&T’s Homecoming celebration.
Read More »11 faculty members hired this year
Eleven new faculty members began teaching and research at Missouri S&T since January 2009.
Read More »Twelve faculty receive tenure, promotions
Twelve faculty members at Missouri S&T received promotions or tenure effective Sept. 1. Those faculty members are:
Read More »Police Chief Bill Bleckman to retire after 37 years
William C. Bleckman, director of University Police at Missouri University of Science and Technology since 1992, will retire in January 2010 after a 37-year career with University Police.
Read More »Professor named to leadership of environmental group
Dr. Joel Burken, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been elected vice president of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors and is on track to lead the organization in 2011.
Read More »Staff member publishes book of horror stories
Duane Barton has been writing horror stories since the first grade. Now, he has published his first collection of horror stories.
Read More »Andrew Careaga named ‘international brand master’
Marketing budgets in higher education have been decimated, which means that universities and colleges across the country – like their corporate counterparts everywhere – have had to come up with new, low-cost strategies and tactics to reach their audiences. Enter Andrew Careaga, of Missouri University of Science and Technology, the prototype of a new breed […]
Read More »Stewart Gillies named interim Rock Mechanics director
Dr. Stewart Gillies, Union Pacific Rocky Mountain Energy Mining Professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named interim director of the university’s Rock Mechanics and Explosives Research Center. Gillies takes over for Dr. David A. Summers, Curators’ Professor of mining and nuclear engineering at Missouri S&T, who has served in the position for more than 30 years.
Read More »History tome earns international country music award
A Missouri S&T historian garnered recognition for his latest book from the International Country Music Conference this May. Dr. Patrick Huber, associate professor of history and political science at Missouri S&T, received the Belmont Book Award for Best Book on Country Music. The award was presented at the group’s 2009 conference, held in Nashville in May.
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