UMR formula car offered on eBay
Always wanted your own “Indy-style” racing car capable of going from zero to 60 mph in a little more than three seconds? Well, you can bid on the formula car built at the University of Missouri-Rolla for the 2002 Formula SAE competition on eBay.
Read More »Taxed power grid may get help from UMR researcher
As high heat and humidity push the demand for electricity to record levels this summer, a University of Missouri-Rolla professor is developing techniques to improve power grid reliability and prevent cascading outages during disturbances.
Read More »City dedicates tree in honor of retiring chancellor
The City of Rolla honored retiring UMR Chancellor Gary Thomas "for his contributions to improving UMR and Rolla" with a red maple tree on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005.
Read More »UMR researcher developing next-generation glucose sensor
Wake up. Prick your finger. Repeat daily for the rest of your life. That’s a way of life for thousands of diabetics, and it’s something Dr. Chang-Soo Kim, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is trying to change.
Read More »Virtual facilitator could help teams solve problems faster, say UMR researchers
Inefficient, unproductive meetings — like those satirized in Scott Adams’ “Dilbert” cartoon — are the bane of the modern workplace, but two University of Missouri-Rolla professors are looking to reverse that with new software to help people share ideas and stick to an agenda.
Read More »UM System President Elson S. Floyd to talk tuition at UMR Aug. 25
University of Missouri System President Elson S. Floyd wants to hear what you think about tuition and he’s coming to the UMR campus to ask.
Read More »MSPE and MSM-UMR Alumni Association to sponsor annual Shrimp Feed
UMR’s annual shrimp feed to benefit the Rolla Chapter of the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers scholarship fund will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, at Lions’ Club Park on U.S. Highway 63 in Rolla. A social hour will begin at 4 p.m.
Read More »UMR researcher helps develop tool to diagnosis osteoarthritis
A technique used to detect land mines could soon help rheumatologists and radiologists diagnosis osteoporosis and cervical cancer, thanks in part to the efforts of a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher.
Read More »250 UMR students will be first to move into new Residential College this fall
Approximately 250 students at the University of Missouri-Rolla will learn about entrepreneurship, research, design and women in leadership this fall — but not in the classroom. These students will be part of four interactive “learning communities” where much of the learning will occur in non-traditional fashion.
Read More »UMR group to sponsor 5K race for breast cancer awareness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Student Wellness Program at the University of Missouri-Rolla is co-sponsoring a 5-kilometer race to increase awareness of the disease.
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