College-bound students can learn about financial aid forms at UMR event

Posted by on February 6, 2007

The office of student financial assistance at the University of Missouri-Rolla will host College Goal Sunday for high school juniors and seniors from 2-4 p.m. Feb. 11. The program will help students planning on attending a college or university in the fall with financial aid information.        

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UMR speaker to tell the truth about starting a business: You have to be a little crazy

Posted by on February 6, 2007

Barry Moltz, an internationally recognized speaker and member of the Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame, will deliver a keynote address to kick off National Entrepreneur Week at the University of Missouri-Rolla at noon on Monday, Feb. 26. 

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UMR music groups to perform Feb. 11 at UMR

Posted by on February 5, 2007

The University Symphony Band and Symphonic Winds will host a concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, in Leach Theatre of UMR’s Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets in Rolla. The performance is free for students and youths under the age of 18. Tickets are $3 for the general public and are available at the […]

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UMR chancellor to speak at Engineers Week banquet on Feb. 16

Posted by on February 5, 2007

Dr. John F. Carney III, chancellor at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is the speaker for this year’s Engineers Week Banquet to be held Friday, Feb. 16, at Zeno’s Steak House in Rolla.

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James Madison fellowships promote study of Constitution

Posted by on February 5, 2007

March 1 is the deadline for interested college students and graduates to apply for the 2007 James Madison Fellowships, says Dr. Patrick Huber, associate professor of history at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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Chinese acrobats to perform at UMR Feb. 5

Posted by on February 2, 2007

Tickets still remain for a performance by Golden Dragon Acrobats, the fifth performance of the 2006-2007 season of the University of Missouri-Rolla Campus Performing Arts Series.

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UMR Chancellor Carney presents restructuring plan

Posted by on February 2, 2007

University of Missouri-Rolla Chancellor John F. Carney III outlined the plan for an administrative restructuring at UMR at an open forum held Thursday, Feb. 1, on campus. The plan details changes that will take place when the university eliminates its three schools and one college.

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UMR researcher authors textbook on neural network control

Posted by on February 2, 2007

A textbook authored by a University of Missouri-Rolla professor will soon help students at universities across the country discover the importance of nonlinear control using neural networks.

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For art’s sake

Posted by on January 31, 2007

In an ocean of engineers and technological minds, Southwinds, UMR’s literary magazine, is a ship of artistic endeavors, containing stories, poetry, photography and artwork. At the helm is Max Tohline. As editor-in-chief of Southwinds, Tohline is not only passionate about art, creating, and writing; he is passionate about the process, and about encouraging others to […]

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NSF grant helps UMR researcher with post-Katrina study

Posted by on January 30, 2007

Sixteen months after flooding and power loss – brought on by Hurricane Katrina – knocked out key telecommunications hubs along the Gulf Coast, a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher has developed a truly mobile solution to the communication problem.

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