Sick Puppies to headline St. Pat’s concert

Posted by on January 30, 2017

Australian rock band Sick Puppies will headline a performance in Rolla as part of Missouri University of Science and Technology’s 109th annual St. Pat’s celebration. The band will conclude the university’s weeklong celebration with a free concert.

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Missouri S&T to host VEX robotics championships

Posted by on January 30, 2017

For the second year in a row, middle- and high-school students from around Missouri will travel to Missouri University of Science and Technology to compete in the regional VEX Robotics Championship.

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Statement regarding presidential executive order temporarily banning citizens from seven countries from entering the U.S.

Posted by on January 29, 2017

3SharesAt 5 p.m. today (Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017), Missouri S&T Chancellor Cheryl B. Schrader issued the following statement regarding the recent presidential executive order to temporarily ban immigrants and refugees from seven countries from entering the United States:

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Missouri S&T receives grant to reduce sexual assault, violence against women

Posted by on January 27, 2017

Missouri University of Science and Technology will receive $300,000 over three years through the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking on Campus Program. The funding will allow Missouri S&T to strengthen and formalize education, policies and procedures, and messaging to prevent and respond to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking.

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Missouri S&T Observatory to host February Visitors’ Night

Posted by on January 26, 2017

The public is invited to view the planet Venus through Missouri University of Science and Technology’s 16-inch telescope on Sunday, Feb. 12.

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Robotics expert to speak about robots that teach

Posted by on January 26, 2017

There are robots to sweep your floors and robots to sort packages at warehouse giants. But a Yale University professor says robots can do much more than just interact with people on a physical level — they can interact more personally, providing cues to guide social behavior.

Dr. Brian Scassellati, professor of computer science, cognitive science and mechanical engineering at Yale and direc¬tor of the National Science Foundation Expedition on Socially Assistive Robotics, will visit Missouri University of Science and Technology on Feb. 6 to deliver a lecture titled “Building Robots That Teach.”

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‘The Jungle Book’ to show at Leach Theatre

Posted by on January 25, 2017

Disney’s family film “The Jungle Book” will be shown at Missouri University of Science and Technology this month as part of the Leach Theatre Family Film Series.

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Missouri S&T to host Chinese Spring Festival event

Posted by on January 25, 2017

The Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) at Missouri University of Science and Technology will host a celebration in honor of the Chinese Spring Festival later this month.

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Art of one

Posted by on January 25, 2017

10SharesDerek Carpenter’s life came to a standstill in December 2012. Fresh out of college with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Missouri S&T, he was ready to move home to Colorado to start his career as a lab manager. Then the diagnosis came. On a routine checkup, he was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. […]

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Alumna draws, talks ‘trash’

Posted by on January 24, 2017

119SharesA Missouri S&T biological sciences graduate and aspiring artist has illustrated her first book, and it has a decidedly Rolla and mid-Missouri flair to it.

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