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Academy of Mines and Metallurgy at UMR inducts new members

Posted by on April 23, 2007

Four University of Missouri-Rolla graduates were inducted to the UMR Academy of Mines and Metallurgy during a ceremony April 19 on the UMR campus.         

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ExxonMobil encourages contributions to UMR through generous matching program

Posted by on April 23, 2007

Zebulun (Zeb) Nash, manager of ExxonMobil Chemical’s plant in Baytown, Texas, presented a check for $109,950 to UMR Chancellor John F. Carney III during the public launch of UMR’s Advancing Excellence Campaign April 19 on campus.         

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UMR researchers awarded Rudolph Hering Medal for environmental engineering

Posted by on April 18, 2007

A team of faculty and student researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla was awarded the 2007 Rudolph Hering Medal from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for their paper, “Engineered Struvite Precipitation: Impacts of Component-ion Molar Ratios and pH.,” which was published in ASCE’s Journal of Environmental Engineering in 2005.

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Engineering dean honored with research award, fellowship

Posted by on April 18, 2007

Dr. William Schonberg, interim dean of the School of Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been honored with a Fraunhofer Bessel Research Award and a six-month fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

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It’s all Greek to her

Posted by on April 10, 2007

Even though UMR junior Heather Siscel wasn’t aware of Greek organizations during high school, she had Miner blood in her veins before she arrived on campus her freshman year.

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St. Pat’s Queen candidates announced

Posted by on March 13, 2007

Candidates for 2007 St. Pat’s Queen have been announced at the University of Missouri-Rolla.         

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Students to be knighted during St. Pat’s celebration

Posted by on March 13, 2007

Student Knights of St. Patrick have been selected to represent University of Missouri-Rolla student organizations during coronation ceremonies at 9 p.m. Friday, March 16, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall on the UMR campus.

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Jim Driscoll takes center stage

Posted by on March 2, 2007

When civil engineering student Jim Driscoll began studying at UMR, the first club he joined was not a technical design group, but rather an assembly of stage performers.

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UMR fraternity leader elected to national position

Posted by on February 7, 2007

University of Missouri-Rolla student Michael Scarey, a member of the UMR chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha International Fraternity, isn’t afraid of hard work. At the annual Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity Leadership Conference in New Braunfels, Texas, Scarey, a senior in engineering management from Climax Springs, Mo., was elected to serve his fraternity at the national […]

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For art’s sake

Posted by on January 31, 2007

In an ocean of engineers and technological minds, Southwinds, UMR’s literary magazine, is a ship of artistic endeavors, containing stories, poetry, photography and artwork. At the helm is Max Tohline. As editor-in-chief of Southwinds, Tohline is not only passionate about art, creating, and writing; he is passionate about the process, and about encouraging others to […]

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