UMR professor receives ASEE service award

Posted by on July 16, 2007

Dr. Susan Murray, associate professor of engineering management and systems engineering and associate chair for graduate studies at the University of Missouri-Rolla, received the Merl Baker Award from the American Society for Engineering Education’s (ASEE) Engineering Management Division.

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UMR professor elected fellow of engineering education society

Posted by on July 16, 2007

Dr. Donald D. Myers, a professor of engineering management at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is one of 13 people in the United States this year to be elected a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) for distinguished service and contributions to the society.

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UMR helping MoDOT meet biodiesel mandate

Posted by on July 16, 2007

If the Missouri Department of Transportation improved its sources of biodiesel, the department would be able to meet a state mandate that calls for fueling at least 75 percent of its diesel fleet and heavy equipment with biodiesel. That suggestion is part of a list of best practices being developed for MoDOT by a University […]

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UMR researchers find arsenic, lead in New Orleans’ sediment

Posted by on July 13, 2007

A recent report from researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla says the team found concentrations of leachable arsenic and lead in excess of drinking water standards in a number of sediment and soil samples it collected from New Orleans’ parishes in 2005.

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UMR to purchase larger air whistle

Posted by on July 10, 2007

The sound volume of the July 10 air whistle test on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus remained inadequate following efforts to increase the volume. Faculty and staff at several locations on campus reported being unable to hear the whistle or hearing a whistle that was not loud enough to penetrate to the interiors of many campus […]

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UMR air whistle test update

Posted by on July 6, 2007

Due to a lack of air volume, UMR’s campus air whistle failed to produce enough sound to be heard across campus during its Friday, July 6, test. There was enough air pressure, but not enough air volume reaching the whistle to allow it to reach its full sound potential, physical facilities officials say.

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KUMR to become KMST

Posted by on July 6, 2007

Public radio station KUMR will change its name to KMST on Monday, July 16. The change takes effect at 12:01 a.m.

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UMR to test air whistle alert system

Posted by on July 3, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla will test a new air whistle alarm system at 10 a.m. Friday, July 6. The test will last approximately two minutes.

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Weise to speak at UMR convocation

Posted by on June 29, 2007

Theodore “Ted” Weise, former president and chief executive officer of Federal Express Corp., will give the keynote address at the 2007 New Student Convocation at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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Restructuring plan to take effect July 1

Posted by on June 27, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla is moving forward with an administrative restructuring plan that will enhance direct interaction between departments and the provost’s office.

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