Tag: Missouri-Rolla

UMR to host underground mine rescue event

Posted by on September 26, 2005

Mine rescues are serious business, and mining industry professionals make sure they are prepared for disasters. But so do mining engineering students at the University of Missouri-Rolla.    

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Microfossil hunters to meet in St. Louis Sept. 18-21

Posted by on September 7, 2005

Led by a University of Missouri-Rolla scientist, fossil hunters from around the world are meeting Sept. 18-21 in St. Louis to discuss new developments in the field of palynology, a branch of paleontology that is focused on microscopic evidence dating back a billion years.

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Celebrate Unity Day at UMR Sept. 14

Posted by on September 7, 2005

The University of Missouri-Rolla is presenting a Unity Day celebration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the Havener Center on the UMR campus. The event is coordinated by the UMR student life department.

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Software donation gives UMR ability to study metals in 3D

Posted by on August 26, 2005

The materials science and engineering department at the University of Missouri-Rolla has received a software donation valued at $1.2 million from Magma Foundry Technologies Inc.

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UMR formula car offered on eBay

Posted by on August 18, 2005

Always wanted your own “Indy-style” racing car capable of going from zero to 60 mph in a little more than three seconds? Well, you can bid on the formula car built at the University of Missouri-Rolla for the 2002 Formula SAE competition on eBay.

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Big week on campus planned for UMR’s new freshmen

Posted by on August 10, 2005

The University of Missouri-Rolla is hosting a week-long orientation for new freshmen, Opening Week 2005, Aug. 13-20.

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UMR to welcome freshmen with week-long orientation

Posted by on August 8, 2005

More than 900 new freshmen enrolled in fall classes at the University of Missouri-Rolla will get their first tastes of college life on Saturday, Aug. 13. And what would be more appropriate to include in their welcoming packages as they prepare for college life than Ramen noodles?

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UMR solar car completes 2,500-mile journey UMR solar car completes 2,500-mile journey

Posted by on July 26, 2005

In a bid to defend its solar car racing championship, the University of Missouri-Rolla Solar Car Team has finished fourth in the 2005 North American Solar Challenge. UMR’s Solar Miner V arrived in Calgary, Alberta, Wednesday, completing a 10-day, 2,500-mile journey that started July 17 in Austin, Texas.

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Microfossil hunters to meet in St. Louis

Posted by on July 20, 2005

Led by a University of Missouri-Rolla scientist, a group of fossil hunters will converge on St. Louis in September to discuss new developments in the field of palynology, a branch of paleontology that is focused on microscopic evidence dating back a billion years.

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Seminar to show how technology moves from universities to industries

Posted by on July 11, 2005

The Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach (CEO) at the University of Missouri-Rolla will kick-off a three-part series on the transfer of viable technologies from universities to industries with a seminar on Wednesday, August 10.

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