UMR scholar works to promote hydrogen energy technology worldwide

Posted by on March 7, 2005

For the past three months, Dr. John Sheffield, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been living in Istanbul, staying out of the classroom but remaining focused on hydrogen energy.

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UMR women to make a difference in Guatemala

Posted by on March 3, 2005

University of Missouri-Rolla sophomore Jenna Tune is taking a spring break trip to Guatemala. Most college students don’t view Central America as a popular partying destination; but Tune isn’t going on spring break for the popular reasons.

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UMR to dedicate greenhouse March 11

Posted by on March 3, 2005

A public ceremony to dedicate the Chester and Evelyn Baker Greenhouse, located on the roof of the Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Building at the University of Missouri-Rolla, will be held Friday, March 11.

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UMR’s University and Community Orchestra to perform in free concert March 11

Posted by on March 3, 2005

The University of Missouri-Rolla’s University and Community Orchestra and the University Chamber Orchestra will hold a performance at 8 p.m. Friday, March 11, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets in Rolla.

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UMR History Club to help students in American Samoa

Posted by on March 2, 2005

The History Club at the University of Missouri-Rolla is raising funds to send books and supplies to schools in American Samoa that were damaged by two cyclones in February. Students in the club will sell books and baked goods to raise the money.

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UMR promotes innovative international education

Posted by on March 2, 2005

Since 1998, faculty and students from the University of Missouri-Rolla have had the opportunity to teach and study abroad through the Maastricht Center for Transatlantic Studies Consortium in Holland.

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KUMR Spring Membership Drive to begin March 5

Posted by on March 2, 2005

Public radio station KUMR at the University of Missouri-Rolla begins its Spring Membership Drive at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 5, with its popular bluegrass program, "Bluegrass for a Saturday Night." The drive runs through the following Saturday, March 12.

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UMR’s Women in Science and Engineering program celebrates 30 years

Posted by on February 28, 2005

The University of Missouri-Rolla will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program with festivities on Saturday, March 12.

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Havener Center welcomes community

Posted by on February 23, 2005

Members of the Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce were present for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at UMR’s Havener Center Feb. 23. Following the ribbon-cutting, chamber members ate lunch in the new student center and toured the facility.

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UMR researcher works to clear air on soot formation

Posted by on February 22, 2005

As five Midwestern states add soot alerts to their warning system for dirty air, one University of Missouri-Rolla researcher is trying to get to the root of the soot problem.

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