UMR students prepare for missions in Bolivia, Guatemala

Posted by on May 10, 2007

Three groups from the Engineers Without Borders student chapter at the University of Missouri-Rolla are leaving this month for missions in Bolivia and Guatemala.

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Riding the radio waves

Posted by on May 10, 2007

It’s called the Big Sex Show, but UMR student Adam “Brooklyn” Blinzler will be the first to tell you that names can be deceiving and size doesn’t really matter. Blinzler, chief engineer for student radio station KMNR, not only handles technical matters for KMNR but hosts the aforementioned show every Thursday morning on 89.7 FM.

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SoMEER faculty members receive teaching awards

Posted by on May 9, 2007

Twenty faculty members from the University of Missouri-Rolla School of Materials, Energy and Earth Resources (SoMEER) received teaching awards during a ceremony on campus May 4. 

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UMR professor selected as honorary member of engineering society

Posted by on May 9, 2007

Dr. Franklin Cheng, Curators’ Professor emeritus of civil engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been selected as an honorary member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

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Education bill provides funding to complete UMR project

Posted by on May 8, 2007

Missouri lawmakers’ passage of legislation to fund capital improvement projects for higher education across the state means a long-delayed construction project on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus can proceed on schedule. 

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UMR Lunar Miners to take giant leap with robot

Posted by on May 7, 2007

A new design team at the University of Missouri-Rolla will compete for a total of $250,000 on May 12 by putting its autonomous robot in a head-to-head competition against seven other excavators from the United States and Canada.

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UMR to award Chancellor Medal to commencement speaker

Posted by on May 7, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla will award the UMR Chancellor Medal to its commencement speaker, Dr. Calvin Cobb, during graduation ceremonies Saturday, May 12, at UMR’s Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building.

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UMR named Missouri’s first NSA-designated university for cyber-security education

Posted by on May 4, 2007

UMR students will soon be eligible for new scholarships and grants related to securing the nation’s information systems, thanks to the university’s designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE).

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UMR to award honorary professional degrees

Posted by on May 3, 2007

15SharesThe University of Missouri-Rolla will award nine honorary professional degrees during its spring commencement Saturday, May 12.         

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UMR Commencement ceremonies to be held May 12

Posted by on May 3, 2007

Spring commencement at the University of Missouri-Rolla is scheduled for May 12.

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