Bioethics: a conversation with Dr. Carol Ann Smith
A discussion about biotechnology wouldn’t be complete without a discussion of the ethics involved. Proponents of biotechnology argue that such research improves our quality of life in a variety of ways, such as treating or potentially eliminating diseases or increasing food supplies. UMR’s ethics expert Dr. Carol Ann Smith, associate professor of philosophy, sat down […]
Read More »Water washes away Cold War-era missile stockpiles
UMR researchers recently helped engineers in the former Soviet republic of Ukraine harness the power of water to disarm and dispose of their nation’s Cold War-era missiles.
Read More »Making paper-making cleaner, cheaper
That clean, white piece of paper in your laser printer is the result of a not-so-clean manufacturing process. But a UMR researcher is hoping to change that by improving the way paper-makers make black and white liquor.
Read More »Commencement to be broadcast online
UMR’s Winter Commencement ceremonies will be broadcast over the Internet beginning at approxminately 5 p.m. CST Saturday, Dec. 21.
Read More »Three UMR students certified to run reactor
Three University of Missouri-Rolla students recently became the second group of undergraduate students to become certified as nuclear reactor operators through a new training program.
Read More »UMR professor wins Governor’s Award
Dr. J. Keith Nisbett, associate professor and associate chair of mechanical engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is the recipient of the 2002 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Read More »UMR, Naples university form partnership
As part of its new global education initiatives, UMR recently entered into a cooperative agreement with the University of Naples Federico II (UniNa) in Italy to develop and implement programs, including a student and faculty exchange program.
Read More »UMR developing Missouri’s first interdisciplinary engineering program
Aided by a $100,000 planning grant from the National Science Foundation, educators at the University of Missouri-Rolla are mapping out a novel approach to teaching engineering — one that will incorporate more hands-on design and engineering to better prepare students for emerging engineering careers.
Read More »Old-time baseball and all that "jazz"
In the second of his three-volume study of old baseball terms, University of Missouri-Rolla Professor Gerald Cohen digs up the early meanings of "gunner," "kale," and the term that led to the book project in the first place: "jazz."
Read More »UMR Stonehenge featured in new book
The University of Missouri-Rolla’s half-scale replica of Stonehenge is featured within the pages — and on the cover — of "Missouri Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff," a new book by Josh Young.
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