2016 Queen of Love and Beauty crowned at Missouri S&T

Posted by on March 19, 2016

Missouri University of Science and Technology student Cassie Hurley, a senior in ceramic engineering from Russellville, Arkansas, has been crowned the 2016 Queen of Love and Beauty for the 108th St. Pat’s celebration in Rolla. She was nominated by General Delegation of Independents.

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S&T to celebrate Philanthropy Month in April

Posted by on March 17, 2016

This April, Missouri University of Science and Technology students, faculty and staff are celebrating more than the coming of spring. At S&T, April is Philanthropy Month, which celebrates giving, growth, pride, progress and philanthropic spirit.

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KMST spring membership drive to coincide with NPR

Posted by on March 16, 2016

/>Public radio station KMST’s spring membership drive starts March 19, with the live finish to the membership drive starting on Saturday, April 9.
KMST Station Manager John Francis says this spring’s drive dates have been moved forward by five weeks over previous years in order to coincide with National Public Radio’s (NPR) fundraising period.

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Missouri S&T announces candidates for 2016 Queen of Love and Beauty

Posted by on March 15, 2016

Missouri University of Science and Technology is preparing for the 108th “Best Ever” celebration of St. Pat’s in Rolla, and the 2016 Queen of Love and Beauty candidates have been announced.

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Missouri S&T students named Knights of St. Pat

Posted by on March 15, 2016

The Student Knights of St. Patrick have been selected to represent Missouri University of Science and Technology’s student organizations during the 108th St. Pat’s celebration in Rolla, Missouri.

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Nineteen Missouri S&T undergraduates to exhibit research to state legislators

Posted by on March 11, 2016

Undergraduates from Missouri University of Science and Technology will travel to Jefferson City, Missouri, to exhibit their latest research projects to the state’s top legislators on Tuesday, March 15.

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Student Veterans Resource Center grand opening postponed until fall

Posted by on March 11, 2016

A ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration of the Student Veterans Resource Center (SVRC) at Missouri University of Science and Technology, originally scheduled for Saturday, March 19, has been postponed until the fall semester.

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Missouri S&T selects 2016 St. Pat and court

Posted by on March 11, 2016

Tony Miano, a senior in mathematics at Missouri University of Science and Technology, will portray St. Patrick during the 108th celebration of St. Pat’s in Rolla. Miano is from Ballwin, Missouri.

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Venkat Allada selected for Leadership Missouri

Posted by on March 10, 2016

Dr. Venkat Allada, vice provost for graduate studies at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been selected to participate in Leadership Missouri, a seven-month leadership program sponsored by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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Missouri S&T Miners in Space develop NASA anchor

Posted by on March 9, 2016

If astronauts are ever going to travel to and land on Mars, the first step is capturing a piece of an asteroid, putting it into orbit around the moon and having space walkers explore it. And Missouri University of Science and Technology students are designing a device that allows astronauts to safely move around on just such a rock.

Missouri S&T’s Miners in Space team is participating in NASA’s Micro-g NExT design challenge, and team members have developed an anchoring device that attaches to the surface that astronauts can clip onto. As part of NASA’s asteroid redirect project (ARM), the agency wants new technologies to use on a human mission to the Martian system in the 2030s.

But first, walking around on a piece of an asteroid has its own set of problems.

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