UMR to host summer camps

Posted by on June 2, 2005

Students between the ages of 10 and 20 can take a behind-the-scenes look at everything from robots and explosives to geology and spaceships at summer camps and programs to be held this summer on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus.

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UMR to help MoDOT survey customer satisfaction

Posted by on June 2, 2005

It s not often you find a business professor and a psychology professor discussing transportation. But that s exactly what two UMR researchers are doing this summer on behalf of the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT).

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Boeing donation gives UMR a boost

Posted by on June 1, 2005

Boeing Corp. has donated $250,000 to the University of Missouri-Rolla to support scholarships for women, minorities and financially disadvantaged students. The donation from Boeing, which is the largest employer of UMR graduates, will also help support the UMR Student Design Center, the electrical and computer engineering departments, and minority student associations on campus.

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Nine receive awards during UMR Staff Recognition Day events

Posted by on June 1, 2005

Nine University of Missouri-Rolla employees were honored Wednesday, June 1, for their contributions to the campus during UMR Staff Recognition Day ceremonies on campus.

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For UMR grad, private funding is the X factor in space exploration

Posted by on May 28, 2005

University of Missouri-Rolla graduate Ed Tuck watched Space Ship One’s $10 million flight from his patio in California. As a business partner and advisor to some of the competitors for the Ansari X Prize, a challenge involving privately funded suborbital flight, Tuck had more than a passing interest.

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UMR’s James Bogan receives outstanding teaching honors

Posted by on May 26, 2005

Dr. James Bogan, Curators’ Teaching Professor of art history and film at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is the 2005 winner of the University of Missouri System Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching. He was selected from nominations submitted by all of the university’s four campuses and received the award at the May 25 Board of Curators […]

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UMR Family Series to feature three fun productions in 2005-2006

Posted by on May 26, 2005

The University of Missouri-Rolla will present three professional productions for the 2005-2006 season of the UMR Family Series. All events will be held in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall on the UMR campus, 10th and Main streets in Rolla. The Family Series is presented by the UMR student life department.

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Antonio Nanni receives award for research and creativity

Posted by on May 25, 2005

Dr. Antonio Nanni, the Vernon and Maralee Jones Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is the 2005 winner of the University of Missouri System Presidential Award for Research and Creativity.

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Rolla Town Band to start rehearsals June 2

Posted by on May 25, 2005

Rehearsals for the Rolla Town Band will begin on Thursday, June 2, and the group is seeking performers, says Dr. Don Miller, assistant professor of music and director of the group.

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Department of Energy supports plan to make mining more efficient

Posted by on May 17, 2005

University of Missouri-Rolla researchers are developing ways to mine metals more efficiently, and the United States government has taken notice.

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