UMR Observatory to host three Visitors’ Nights this semester
The University of Missouri-Rolla physics department will host three Visitors’ Night during the fall semester at UMR’s astronomical observatory. Weather permitting, the public is invited to view the skies through the observatory’s 16-inch telescope.
Read More »UMR Arts series to open with Broadway musical ‘CATS’
Individual tickets go on sale Monday, Sept. 12, for the 2005-2006 season of the University of Missouri-Rolla Campus Performing Arts Series. The season opens with a performance of the Broadway musical CATS.
Read More »Microfossil hunters to meet in St. Louis Sept. 18-21
Led by a University of Missouri-Rolla scientist, fossil hunters from around the world are meeting Sept. 18-21 in St. Louis to discuss new developments in the field of palynology, a branch of paleontology that is focused on microscopic evidence dating back a billion years.
Read More »Celebrate Unity Day at UMR Sept. 14
The University of Missouri-Rolla is presenting a Unity Day celebration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the Havener Center on the UMR campus. The event is coordinated by the UMR student life department.
Read More »UMR to host opening reception for fall art exhibition Sept. 20
An opening reception for “Art Works in Rolla III,” an exhibition that celebrates the University of Missouri-Rolla’s connection to the art world with works by artists with a historical connection to UMR, will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20, in the lobby of Castleman Hall.
Read More »UMR to celebrate connection to local artists in fall exhibition
This September, the University of Missouri-Rolla will celebrate its connection to the art world with an exhibition of works by area artists whose works are already in the university collection or who have taught at UMR. The show will include works that reflect the history or missions of the university, including its unique place in […]
Read More »UMR historian launches project to research the U.S. Bureau of Mines
When University of Missouri-Rolla historian Dr. Jeff Schramm began researching the U.S. Bureau of Mines Rolla experiment station last spring, he found that almost no scholarly works about the bureau exist.
Read More »New UMR study details threats in New Madrid seismic zone
A major earthquake in the New Madrid seismic zone could affect the movement of emergency vehicles and other first response teams into and out of stricken areas if steps aren’t taken immediately to prepare bridges and other transportation infrastructures, says a team of University of Missouri-Rolla researchers.
Read More »UMR welcomes Chancellor Carney
Dr. John F. Carney III was formally introduced as UMR’s chancellor Friday, Sept. 2, during a news conference held in the Havener Center.
Read More »Ozark author Donald Harington to read from his latest novel at UMR Sept. 9
Author Donald Harington, recognized by the Boston Globe as “one of America’s great contemporary authors,” will read from his latest novel, The Pitcher Shower, on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus on Friday, Sept. 9.
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