Former Chancellor Gary Thomas dies at age 70

Posted by on January 2, 2008

Dr. Gary Thomas of West Orange, N.J., chancellor of UMR (now Missouri University of Science and Technology) from 2000-2005, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, at age 70.

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Faculty members receive awards for excellence

Posted by on December 28, 2007

Eighteen Missouri University of Science and Technology faculty members received Faculty Excellence Awards from Missouri S&T Chancellor John F. Carney III during an awards dinner Dec. 17. 

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‘72 grad named president of University of Missouri System

Posted by on December 20, 2007

Gary Forsee, former chief executive of Sprint Nextel and a 1972 civil engineering graduate of the University of Missouri-Rolla, was chosen today (Thursday, Dec. 20) by the University of Missouri Board of Curators as the system’s 22nd president.

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Missouri S&T website launched

Posted by on December 20, 2007

UMR unveiled a new look for its main website today (Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007) in preparation for the university’s name change on Jan. 1, when it becomes Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T).

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Emerson Motor Company donates $250,000

Posted by on December 19, 2007

Emerson, through its Emerson Motor Company, a long-time supporter of the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently pledged $250,000 to upgrade the Emerson Machines and Drives Laboratory in Emerson Hall.

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Research team developing amphibian anatomy ontology

Posted by on December 19, 2007

A group of faculty and students in the biological and computer sciences departments at the University of Missouri-Rolla are working with experts from around the world to develop a formal vocabulary, called an ontology, to describe the anatomy of more than 6,200 species of amphibians.

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Students give Roombas reason to roam

Posted by on December 19, 2007

Graduate students in the Real-Time Power and Intelligent Systems (RTPIS) Laboratory at the University of Missouri-Rolla are using an ordinary household appliance to develop and test a technology that could do extraordinary things.

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Professor researches communication chains in the cattle industry

Posted by on December 19, 2007

What do cattle and technology have in common? Plenty, if you talk to Dr. David Wright, a professor of English and technical communication at the University of Missouri-Rolla. For the past three years, Wright has been studying the cattle industry and developing a communications model from his research.

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Fulbright Scholar to conduct research on campus

Posted by on December 19, 2007

Dr. Zaal Machavariani, an associate professor of physics at Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia, has been awarded a 2007-2008 Fulbright Scholar grant to do research relevant to fusion as a sustainable energy source at the University of Missouri-Rolla campus. UMR will become Missouri University of Science and Technology on Jan. 1, 2008.

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Chesapeake Energy gives $150,000 for scholarships

Posted by on December 19, 2007

Twelve petroleum engineering students at the University of Missouri-Rolla have been awarded scholarships in the amount of $1,000 or more, thanks to a $150,000 pledge from Chesapeake Energy Corp. in Oklahoma City.

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