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Staff member publishes book of horror stories

Posted by on July 27, 2009

Duane Barton has been writing horror stories since the first grade. Now, he has published his first collection of horror stories.

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Quantum dot research could lead to medical advances

Posted by on July 24, 2009

Working with atomic-scale particles known as quantum dots, a Missouri University of Science and Technology biologist hopes to develop a new and better way to deliver and monitor proteins, medicine, DNA and other molecules at the cellular level.

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S&T receives $174,000 in GAANN funding

Posted by on July 15, 2009

This fall, Missouri University of Science and Technology will receive $174,208 to support graduate education in materials science and engineering, the U.S. Department of Education announced this week. The funding is part of the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program. It will allow six GAANN Fellows to pursue Ph.D. degrees through the […]

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Student humanitarian trip to Honduras canceled

Posted by on July 14, 2009

Political uncertainties in Honduras have led members of a student group at Missouri University of Science and Technology to cancel their humanitarian trip to Honduras.

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Historian’s new book examines Quaker community of Barbados

Posted by on July 13, 2009

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While most Americans connect the Quaker religion to the colony of Pennsylvania, the true Quaker colony of the Western Hemisphere in the 17th century was the West Indies island of Barbados, writes Dr. Larry Gragg in a new book examining how members of that religion dealt with daily life in an economy based on slave trade.

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$3 million announced for transportation center

Posted by on July 9, 2009

Missouri University of Science and Technology’s National University Transportation Center — one of only 10 in the nation — will receive more than $3 million in federal funds for its research program, U.S. Sen. Kit Bond announced.

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S&T researcher gets stimulus funds to recycle silicon

Posted by on July 8, 2009

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced the funding of 24 new solar projects as part of the nation’s economic stimulus efforts. One of the projects involves research at Missouri University of Science and Technology, where Dr. Lifeng Zhang is working on methods to recycle silicon wastes generated in the production of solar wafers.

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Mishra named fellow of international materials society

Posted by on July 7, 2009

Dr. Rajiv S. Mishra, Curators’ Professor of materials science and engineering at Missouri S&T, has been named a fellow of ASM International, an international professional society for materials information.

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Liou receives SME distinguished paper award

Posted by on July 2, 2009

Dr. Frank Liou, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri S&T, recently received an award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) for a paper he co-authored.

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Governor visits campus to sign legislation promoting science, technology education

Posted by on July 2, 2009

Missouri University of Science and Technology was the site Gov. Jay Nixon selected to sign into law two pieces of legislation promoting education in mathematics, engineering, technology and science.

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