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Missouri S&T historian to travel to France as Fulbright scholar

Posted by on April 6, 2016

A researcher from Missouri University of Science and Technology will spend the fall 2016 semester in France as a Fulbright scholar to study the detractors of John Calvin during the Protestant Reformation.

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Take part in 15th annual Earth Day celebration at S&T

Posted by on April 5, 2016

Model recycled fashions, pet animals at a petting zoo and watch a Missouri University of Science and Technology student dance show as you learn about the benefits of going ‘green’ during the 15th annual Rolla Earth Day celebration at Missouri S&T on Friday, April 22. All events are free and open to the public.

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Summer camps at Missouri S&T combine explosives, space and leadership

Posted by on April 5, 2016

Students of all ages have the opportunity to experience hands-on learning this summer at Missouri University of Science and Technology.  They can learn about explosives, make a microsatellite, hone their leadership skills and learn what it takes to have a career in science, technology, engineering or math.

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S&T Jazz Ensemble to perform spring concert

Posted by on April 1, 2016

Celebrate the coming of spring at a performance by the Missouri University of Science and Technology Jazz Ensemble. The concert will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, April 15, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, located at the corner of 10th and Main streets in Rolla. David Cress, assistant teaching professor in arts, languages, and philosophy, will conduct the Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo.

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Missouri S&T organizes earth and space conference

Posted by on April 1, 2016

The final frontier is closer than it appears; it’s in Florida in less than two weeks.

Missouri University of Science and Technology is the organizer of the American Society of Civil Engineer’s Aerospace Division bi-annual Earth and Space Conference April 11-15 in Orlando, Florida.

The event for the planetary surface construction community attracts a multi-disciplinary audience from around the world. Over 130 papers were peer reviewed for acceptance, presentation and inclusion into the online proceedings. Conference attendees will hear high-quality presentations and will have opportunities to network with experts and leaders in construction, civil engineering, architecture, aerospace engineering, in-situ resource utilization, planetary science and other fields.

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Missouri S&T women’s team defends mucking title

Posted by on March 30, 2016

A group of Missouri University of Science and Technology students has traveled nearly 1,500 miles to defend a world championship title in events based on old-fashioned mining techniques generally known as “mucking.” The students are competing in the 38th Intercollegiate Mining Competition held Wednesday, March 30, through Sunday, April 3, at Montana Tech of the University of Montana in Butte, Montana.

Missouri S&T sent three teams to compete against over 15 teams from the United States, Australia, England and Brazil in events based on mining techniques used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Students are competing in seven timed events: gold panning, surveying, hand-mucking, hand-steeling, track-standing, Swede sawing and jackleg drilling. Missouri S&T’s women’s team won the international competition last year in Kalgoorlie, Australia.

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Hispanic Film Series to continue with Paraguayan thriller

Posted by on March 29, 2016

The fourth film in the Hispanic Film Series offered by the Missouri University of Science and Technology arts, languages, and philosophy department is the thriller 7 Boxes, a Spanish and Guarani language film with English subtitles.

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Musician, magician, comedian to perform at Leach Theatre

Posted by on March 28, 2016

Acclaimed entertainer Adam Trent will present an evening of illusions, singing and dancing this spring on the Missouri University of Science and Technology campus as part of the 2015-16 Campus Performing Arts Series.

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Missouri S&T to host statewide deans’ annual meeting

Posted by on March 28, 2016

Missouri S&T will host the 2016 Missouri Arts and Sciences Deans’ Annual Meeting this April. The statewide convention is an opportunity for arts and sciences deans to discuss current issues related to higher education and to share inventive strategies that serve students, faculty and administrators.

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Visitors invited to view the Beehive Cluster at S&T Observatory

Posted by on March 25, 2016

The public is invited to view the Beehive Cluster, an open star cluster in the constellation Cancer, through Missouri University of Science and Technology’s 16-inch telescope in April.

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