UMR observatory to host Visitors’ Night
The University of Missouri-Rolla physics department will host a Visitors’ Night at UMR’s astronomical observatory at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11. The public is invited to view the moon and Mars through the observatory’s 16-inch telescope.
Read More »Miners’ quarterback earns honors for record-setting day
University of Missouri-Rolla quarterback Evan Gray (Tucson, Ariz./Canyon Del Oro) had a record-setting day Saturday in the Miners’ victory over Austin Peay – and has earned a pair of weekly awards for that performance.
Read More »Mulligan makes cheerleading macho
As a student at Olin, Iowa, high school, Phil Mulligan wasn’t a cheerleader. Mulligan, a junior in mining engineering, earned 20 varsity letters playing football, track and field, baseball, basketball and golf.
Read More »Brazilian guitarists to perform in hurricane-relief concert
The University of Missouri–Rolla Campus Performing Arts Series will present a free benefit concert by the Brazilian Guitar Quartet on Sunday, Oct. 30.
Read More »UMR engineering students design Halloween displays for silent auction
With a “hands-on” philosophy of learning in mind, students at the University of Missouri-Rolla are getting into the Halloween spirit. Eighty students enrolled in Engineering 101 at UMR this semester have designed Halloween crafts and gadgets for a silent auction that will take place from Friday, Oct. 28, through Sunday, Oct. 30, at the Havener […]
Read More »UMR professor’s statistical tools help DNA researchers
A researcher at the University of Missouri-Rolla is on the forefront of developing new statistical tools, ones that will help biologists and other scientists sort through massive amounts of data to find disease-causing genes.
Read More »UMR researchers expand website to dissect frogs
Dissecting frogs online is an everyday experience for two researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »Diwali Night set for Nov. 13
Celebrated every fall in Hindu cultures, the festival of lights, or Diwali, projects the rich history of India and brings joy and happiness to the coming year. The India Association, an Indian student organization at the University of Missouri-Rolla, will bring the festival to campus for its annual Diwali Night cultural show and dinner Nov. […]
Read More »UMR’s Experimental Mine is haunted again this Halloween
The Experimental Mine at the University of Missouri-Rolla is haunted again this year and will be open to the public Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21-22, as well as on Oct. 28-29 and Oct. 31. On the first four nights, the mine will be open from 6 p.m. until midnight. The hours for Halloween night, on […]
Read More »Girl Scouts to explore scientific possibilities at UMR workshop
Students and faculty from the University of Missouri-Rolla will conduct a science-based event for Girl Scouts called “Bridging the Gap” from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22. Girl Scouts in attendance will gain hands-on experience by visiting seven laboratory workshops designed to stimulate inquiring minds. The girls will receive a patch and a certificate […]
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