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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UMR team takes formula car on the road

Posted by on May 17, 2005

Members of the Formula Car Design Team at the University of Missouri-Rolla have spent a lot of long nights at Lowe’s and Wal-Mart after the stores were closed.

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UMR junior recognized as outstanding student leader

Posted by on May 17, 2005

University of Missouri-Rolla junior Jeremiah King was recently honored for his student leadership with a $10,000 stipend. The award recognizes the student who best personifies the strengths of UMR students. It will go toward King’s 2005-2006 student fees.

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Berry gets honorary degree

Posted by on May 17, 2005

Dr. Bob Berry, vice president of Burns and McDonnell Engineering Co. in St. Louis, received an honorary degree from the University of Missouri-Rolla during spring commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 14, on the UMR campus.

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Sprint CEO Gary Forsee tells grads:embrace change to change the world

Posted by on May 14, 2005

Citing the rapid changes in the telecommunications industry, Sprint chairman and chief executive officer Gary D. Forsee urged the University of Missouri-Rolla’s class of 2005 to change the world by embracing change.

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UMR students study biodiversity in San Salvador

Posted by on May 13, 2005

A group of biological sciences students from the University of Missouri-Rolla spent a week in the Bahamas in May 2005 studying tropical marine biodiversity.

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UMR students to compete for national EPA grant

Posted by on May 12, 2005

Five students from the University of Missouri-Rolla will travel to Washington, D.C., this month to compete for the Environmental Protection Agency’s first annual People, Prosperity and Planet Award.

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