UMR Homecoming events planned for Oct. 19-20

Posted by on October 4, 2007

2SharesHomecoming weekend at the University of Missouri-Rolla is Oct. 19-20. For information or to make reservations, contact the MSM-UMR Alumni Association at 573-341-4145.

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UMR’s Burken receives national teaching award

Posted by on October 4, 2007

Dr. Joel Burken, associate professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been selected to receive the Association of Environmental Engineering Professors (AEESP) Award for Outstanding Teaching of Environmental Engineering and Science. Burken’s former students nominated him for the award.

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KMST hopes to raise $60K during fall membership drive

Posted by on October 3, 2007

Public radio station KMST at the University of Missouri-Rolla begins its Fall Membership Drive at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, with its popular bluegrass program, “Bluegrass for a Saturday Night.” The drive runs through the following Sunday, Oct. 14.

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UMR’s John McManus named Top Young Historian

Posted by on October 3, 2007

University of Missouri-Rolla war historian Dr. John C. McManus has been named to History News Network’s list of Top Young Historians.

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20 new faculty members at UMR this fall

Posted by on September 28, 2007

Twenty new faculty members began teaching and research at the University of Missouri-Rolla this fall.

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Researchers use remote sensing technology to go back in time on the Ethiopian Plateau

Posted by on September 27, 2007

The cliffs that rise above the Blue Nile contain 750 million years of exposed geologic history. But it’s what’s happened in the past 6 million years that intrigues Dr. Mohamed Abdelsalam, an associate professor of geology at the University of Missouri-Rolla, and his research colleagues.

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UMR enrollment surpasses 6,000 goal

Posted by on September 26, 2007

Fall semester enrollment at the University of Missouri-Rolla stands at 6,167 after four weeks of classes – the highest enrollment for the campus in more than two decades, according to Laura Stoll, UMR registrar.

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UMR students to rebuild ultra-modern solar house on National Mall

Posted by on September 26, 2007

Students at the University of Missouri-Rolla are in the process of taking apart a solar house that they’ve spent most of the year building.

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Schonberg recognized for leadership

Posted by on September 25, 2007

The University of Missouri recently announced that Dr. William Schonberg has been named the 2007 recipient of the Manuel T. Pacheco Academic Leadership Award. Schonberg is a professor and chair of the civil, architectural and environmental engineering department at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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UMR Family Day is Sept. 29

Posted by on September 25, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla will hold its annual Family Day celebration on Saturday, Sept. 29. Parents and other family members of UMR students, as well as guests, are invited to participate in the activities.

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