Missouri S&T to host cyber-defense competition

Posted by on October 5, 2017

Computer science students from Missouri University of Science and Technology and a 17-state region who study cyber security will have an opportunity this weekend to see their textbook lessons come to life in a competition that simulates the high-stakes work of corporate cyber sleuths.

The Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) challenges student competitors to use their technical knowledge to identify security risks in a fictitious business organization’s computer networks by attempting to infiltrate the network. This type of testing is known as penetration testing.

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Missouri S&T metallurgical engineer named ASM International fellow

Posted by on October 5, 2017

A Missouri S&T professor known for both his teaching acumen and research portfolio has been named an ASM International fellow, a top honor in materials science and engineering.
Dr. David Van Aken, a Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of metallurgical engineering, is one of 18 inductees in the professional society’s 2017 class of fellows. The new members will be formally recognized at an Oct. 10 awards dinner in conjunction with the Materials Science & Technology 2017 annual conference in Pittsburgh.

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S&T to host Business 101 Lunch and Learn in Salem, Mo.

Posted by on October 4, 2017

Business owners and entrepreneurs can learn about business plans and marketing plans during two classes offered by the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) at Missouri University of Science and Technology, University of Missouri Extension Dent County and Salem Chamber of Commerce.

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S&T to host free seminar for veterans in business

Posted by on October 4, 2017

Veterans, their spouses and others in business who want to learn more about starting or growing a business are invited to attend the Veterans in Business seminar offered by the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) at Missouri University of Science and Technology and the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) St. Louis District Office.

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Dr. Yahong Rosa Zheng named Wilkens Professor

Posted by on October 4, 2017

Dr. Yahong Rosa Zheng, a wireless communications expert and member of the Missouri University of Science and Technology faculty since 2005, was named the Roy A. Wilkens Missouri Telecommunications Professor at Missouri S&T effective Sept. 1.

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Miner League Theatre Players to perform haunted tale

Posted by on October 3, 2017

The Miner League Theatre Players at Missouri University of Science and technology will perform “The Turn of the Screw” by Henry James in October.

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S&T to survey business owners and entrepreneurs

Posted by on October 2, 2017

Business owners and entrepreneurs are encouraged to complete a business needs survey from the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

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For Carla Bates, perseverance pays

Posted by on September 29, 2017

Growing up in Rolla, Dr. Carla Bates knew all about the local university and thought about working there, or even earning a degree from there one day. Three degrees later, she’s now in her fourth year on the business and information technology (BIT) faculty and doing her “dream job” of teaching.

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Volunteers needed for Missouri S&T’s girls’ conference

Posted by on September 29, 2017

Women are needed as volunteers to serve as guides for attendees of the annual Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) conference that will be held Friday, Nov. 17, on the campus of Missouri University of Science and Technology.

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S&T SILO house heading to Colorado

Posted by on September 29, 2017

A group of students at Missouri University of Science and Technology has spent the past two years building a solar-powered house and, after disassembling it into several pieces, will reassemble the house in Colorado to compete in an international building competition.

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