UMR engineering students set their sights on Bolivia
While most college students are packing up to return to campus, three University of Missouri-Rolla students are preparing for a different journey — one that will take them deep into the Andes mountains
Read More »UMR center receives $16 million through federal transportation bill
Congress’ passage of a new transportation bill last week means the University of Missouri-Rolla’s University Transportation Center (UTC) will receive $16 million over the next five years to research critical national transportation issues.
Read More »UMR, Rolla community to welcome solar racers home
The general public is invited to welcome the University of Missouri-Rolla Solar Car Team home during a celebration planned for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, outside of the Havener Center on campus.
Read More »UMR solar car completes 2,500-mile journey UMR solar car completes 2,500-mile journey
In a bid to defend its solar car racing championship, the University of Missouri-Rolla Solar Car Team has finished fourth in the 2005 North American Solar Challenge. UMR’s Solar Miner V arrived in Calgary, Alberta, Wednesday, completing a 10-day, 2,500-mile journey that started July 17 in Austin, Texas.
Read More »UMR student to use grant to help solve energy problems
Swakshar Ray of Calcutta, India, a Ph.D. candidate in electrical engineering and a member of the Real-Time Power and Intelligent Systems Laboratory at the University of Missouri-Rolla, was one of five students internationally picked to receive a $3,000 grant from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computational Intelligence Society.
Read More »Microfossil hunters to meet in St. Louis
Led by a University of Missouri-Rolla scientist, a group of fossil hunters will converge on St. Louis in September 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 »UMR researcher pilots new fly ash study
A University of Missouri-Rolla researcher is leading an effort to reduce the amount of fly ash making its way into the state’s landfills.
Read More »UMR wins excellence award for improvement in fund-raising
The University of Missouri-Rolla is a winner of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) 2005 CASE/Wealth ID Award for Educational Fund Raising. The award is presented for overall improvement in campus fund-raising. UMR was recognized as one of the top five most improved fund-raising programs in the nation across all research doctoral […]
Read More »UMR professor to advise Navy on global terrorism
A University of Missouri-Rolla professor has been elected to a National Academy of Science panel that will assess the U.S. Department of Navy’s role in the global war on terror.
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