Science toys will spring to life for area school children

Posted by on February 15, 2010

Resembling a living cartoon with his animated movement and non-stop energy, Garry Krinksy brings his Toying with Science program to Missouri University of Science and Technology this month.

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Missouri S&T to host Region 8 History Day contest

Posted by on February 15, 2010

Missouri University of Science and Technology will host the Missouri Region 8 History Day contest Friday, Feb. 26, at the Havener Center. More than 200 students from five schools in a four-county area of the state will participate. This year’s theme is “Innovation in History, Impact and Change.”

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Tribute planned for S&T’s Shakespearean scholar Knight

Posted by on February 15, 2010

Missouri University of Science and Technology’s department of arts, languages and philosophy, and Arts Rolla! will host a tribute to Dr. W. Nicholas Knight, professor emeritus of English and technical communication at S&T. The event will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, in the Parish Hall of Christ Episcopal Church, 10th and Main streets, in Rolla.

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Additive manufacturing process may lead to tougher, heat-resistant components for aerospace

Posted by on February 15, 2010

A new additive manufacturing process for mixing tough metals with ceramic materials and depositing, layer by layer, the mixed materials in the form of pastes could lead to stronger, heat-resistant, three-dimensional components for future space exploration, says a researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

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S&T students help reconstruct geologic history of the Nile

Posted by on February 12, 2010

Last month, a group of students and faculty from Missouri University of Science and Technology collaborated with international researchers to study geologic formations surrounding the Egyptian Nile, painting a picture of the evolutionary history of the past six million years.

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Christine Laughlin named Missouri S&T police chief

Posted by on February 11, 2010

Christine L. Laughlin, a major in the Kansas City (Mo.) Police Department, has been named chief of university police at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She replaces William C. Bleckman, who retired in January after a 37-year career at Missouri S&T. Laughlin will begin work in Rolla on March 15.

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Humanities in the limelight at S&T on Feb. 17

Posted by on February 10, 2010

The public is invited to join Missouri University of Science and Technology in “Celebrating the Humanities” at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, in St. Pat’s C of the Havener Center. This is the third year that the campus will spotlight the research excellence of faculty members in the departments of arts, languages and philosophy; English and technical communication; and history and political science.

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Spring enrollment up more than 8 percent

Posted by on February 9, 2010

The official fourth-week enrollment figures at Missouri University of Science and Technology show a total enrollment of 6,496 students. This represents an on-campus enrollment increase of 8.6 percent over last spring’s fourth-week enrollment, says registrar Laura Stoll.

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View ‘The Red Planet’ at S&T’s Observatory

Posted by on February 9, 2010

The community is invited to view the moon and Mars through Missouri University of Science and Technology’s 16-inch telescope beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, weather permitting. Mars is called “The Red Planet” for its reddish appearance due to iron oxide on its surface.

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These guys don’t need back-up musicians, their voices do it all

Posted by on February 9, 2010

jeff-mpact.jpg The six members of the a cappella group “m-pact” will showcase their remarkable vocal talents when they perform at Leach Theatre this month.

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