Tag: Engineering

Making paper-making cleaner, cheaper

Posted by on December 19, 2002

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.

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UMR developing Missouri’s first interdisciplinary engineering program

Posted by on December 5, 2002

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.

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UMR Stonehenge featured in new book

Posted by on December 5, 2002

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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Minority engineering scholarships available

Posted by on December 5, 2002

The University of Missouri-Rolla Minority Engineering Program will award up to 25 renewable freshmen scholarships to minority students (African American, Hispanic American or Native American) for the 2003-2004 academic year.

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UMR assists Algerian university

Posted by on November 12, 2002

Through a grant from the U.S. State Department, UMR is helping an Algerian university strengthen and expand its educational programs.

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