Student artists invited to submit work for art contest at UMR

Posted by on November 6, 2006

Missouri students in grades three through nine are invited to submit their artwork to the Leila Thompson Flagg Art Contest, an annual competition sponsored by the African American Cultural Recognition Committee at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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School of Engineering recognizes 28 faculty members for teaching

Posted by on November 6, 2006

Twenty-eight faculty members from the School of Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla were honored for their teaching in 2005-2006 on Thursday, Nov. 2.

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UMR graduate student: Salt could cool cores of advanced nuclear reactors

Posted by on November 3, 2006

The water in a conventional nuclear reactor cools the core, but a graduate student at the University of Missouri-Rolla says salt would be a better alternative in some advanced reactor designs.         

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UMR computer scientist chosen as visiting scientist in Japan

Posted by on November 1, 2006

Dr. Sanjay Madria, associate professor of computer science at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is spending two months in Japan this fall as part of a research exchange program.

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Junior high girls to discover math, science and engineering at UMR

Posted by on November 1, 2006

On Friday, Nov. 3, more than 550 seventh- and eighth-grade girls will travel to the University of Missouri-Rolla campus to learn how fun science, mathematics, engineering and technology can be.

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St. Louis artificial intelligence conference set for Nov. 5-8

Posted by on October 31, 2006

The latest breakthroughs in “smart” engineering system design techniques – from artificial intelligence to data mining – will be covered during ANNIE 2006, the Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering conference to be held Nov. 5-8 at the St. Louis Pavilion Hotel in St. Louis.

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UMR Chem-E Car Team prepares for nationals

Posted by on October 31, 2006

Magnesium and acid aren’t likely to replace gasoline as a fuel source for the next generation of automobiles, but University of Missouri-Rolla students are betting the combination will power their car to a national victory.

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Gift from UMR grad keeps on giving — to students from Wilmington, Mass.

Posted by on October 31, 2006

Thomas Holmes, a native of Wilmington, Mass., says the success he’s realized in life is a direct result of his education at the University of Missouri-Rolla. That’s why Holmes and his wife, Joan, set up a scholarship to allow future generations of Wilmington students an opportunity to study in the Midwest.                                               

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Training offered to business owners in November

Posted by on October 30, 2006

The Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach (CEO) at the University of Missouri-Rolla and the Missouri Training Institute are teaming up with the Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce (RACC) to present two training classes for business owners in November.

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UMR theatre program to present Neil Simon‘s ’Rumors‘

Posted by on October 27, 2006

The theater program at the University of Missouri-Rolla will present the Neil Simon comedy “Rumors” this November on the Leach Theatre stage.         

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