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S&T students to gain LIFE experiences through new leadership program

Posted by on December 11, 2023

Missouri S&T students majoring in engineering, computer science, and geology and geophysics may soon be able to gain valuable LIFE experiences that will help them be effective leaders in their fields. 

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Missouri S&T students pitch their startup concepts for cash prizes

Posted by on December 11, 2023

Glassiderm, a treatment for acne scars developed by three Missouri University of Science and Technology students, won the $5,000 first-place prize in the university’s second annual Startup Challenge on Nov. 13. S&T developed the challenge to give all students the chance to experience presenting a business model to a panel of judges with entrepreneurial experience.

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Missouri S&T staff, faculty honored with CEC awards

Posted by on December 8, 2023

Missouri S&T’s College of Engineering and Computing recently held its Fall 2023 awards ceremony at the Havener Center, and several staff and faculty members were presented with honors.

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Missouri S&T commencement speakers announced

Posted by on December 7, 2023

Nearly 700 Missouri S&T students will be awarded degrees during three upcoming commencement ceremonies Friday, Dec. 15, and Saturday, Dec. 16. Dr. Frederick K. Baganoff will speak at the Dec. 15 ceremony for Ph.D. graduates. Thomas Sonderman will speak at both Dec. 16 ceremonies.

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A voice for the environment

Posted by on December 6, 2023

Megan Sly, a senior in environmental science from Springfield, Missouri, was originally a vocal performance major at a different university, but decided she wanted to pursue a career in science instead.

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S&T atherosclerosis researcher awarded patent, says clinical trials ‘a few years away’

Posted by on December 5, 2023

A Missouri S&T researcher studying chronic artery disease, or atherosclerosis, was recently awarded a patent for a nano-formulation he says could potentially be used as a treatment for the disease.

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Missouri S&T music program to present holiday concert

Posted by on December 4, 2023

Missouri S&T’s arts, languages, and philosophy department will present a holiday concert Dec. 8 featuring the university orchestra, jazz ensemble and choirs.

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Underpass construction to temporarily close portion of Hwy 63 in March

Posted by on December 1, 2023

Construction is underway on a new pedestrian underpass at Missouri University of Science and Technology to help students and visitors safely cross Route 63 to reach classrooms and residential halls. This new underpass will replace the existing tunnel that is used to cross Highway 63.

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S&T to honor nearly 700 graduates at fall commencement ceremonies

Posted by on November 30, 2023

Missouri University of Science and Technology will hold three commencement ceremonies this fall in the Gale Bullman Building, located at 10th Street and Bishop Avenue in Rolla. Ph.D. candidates will be honored during a ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15. Bachelor’s and master’s degree candidates will be recognized during two ceremonies held at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16. Saturday’s ceremonies are divided by discipline.

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Algorithmic advances: S&T researcher works to improve geospatial analytics

Posted by on November 29, 2023

Imagine owning a library with every book imaginable — millions and millions of titles — but not having a way to organize the different texts or search for specific information.

This is essentially the scenario Missouri S&T researcher Dr. Satish Puri works to fix, but instead of it being a brick-and-mortar library filled with books, he is working with petabytes of digital data — primarily geospatial information, such as maps — and finding the best ways to run queries and get useful results as quickly as possible.

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