UMR students take top prize in ASCE Geo-Congress 2006

Posted by on March 6, 2006

A team from the University of Missouri-Rolla finished in first place at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Information Mining and Geotechnical Site Characterization Design competition held Feb. 26. The competition was held during ASCE Geo-Institute’s Geo-Congress 2006, a national conference that focused on “Geotechnical Engineering in the Information Technology Age.”

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UMR students to compete for St. Pat’s Queen title

Posted by on March 6, 2006

Candidates for 2006 St. Pat’s Queen have been announced at the University of Missouri-Rolla. 

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Students to be knighted during UMR’s St. Pat’s Celebration

Posted by on March 6, 2006

Student Knights of St. Patrick have been selected to represent University of Missouri-Rolla student organizations during coronation ceremonies at 9 p.m. Friday, March 17, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall on the UMR campus. The practice of knighting students every spring can be traced back to the beginning of the 20th century, when UMR engineering […]

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UMR Greeks rank among nation’s best

Posted by on March 3, 2006

Students from the Panhellenic Council at the University of Missouri-Rolla have been nationally recognized for management, leadership and educational development, and membership recruitment.

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Undergraduates wanted for research conference

Posted by on March 2, 2006

The 2006 Undergraduate Research Conference at the University of Missouri-Rolla is scheduled for April 12 in the Havener Center. Student submissions are due by Thursday, March 16.

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Honorary St. Patrick to help induct UMR knights

Posted by on March 2, 2006

For the first time in the long tradition of St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations at the University of Missouri-Rolla, a woman has been named Honorary St. Patrick. Rolla native Dottye Wolf has been chosen to be the 2006 Honorary St. Patrick. Wolf will assist in the induction of nine Honorary Knights of St. Patrick during coronation […]

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ME Annex is falling down

Posted by on March 2, 2006

Constructed a year before the Wright Brothers made their historic flight, the UMR Mechanical Engineering Annex is being razed to make way for the first phase of a $27.6 million expansion project and you can watch its progress.

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UMR to host International Students Day March 12

Posted by on March 1, 2006

Sample international delicacies and be entertained by cultural performances from countries around the world as part of International Students Day Sunday, March 12, at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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UMR autoclave installed, ready for business

Posted by on February 28, 2006

With its autoclave now installed, the University of Missouri-Rolla is ready to help aerospace businesses produce intricate prototypes and sub-scale, but complex, composite parts.

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UMR to host Visitors’ Night at observatory March 3

Posted by on February 27, 2006

The University of Missouri-Rolla physics department will host a Visitors’ Night at UMR’s astronomical observatory at 8 p.m. Friday, March 3. The public is invited to view the moon, Mars and Saturn through the observatory’s 16-inch telescope.

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