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Does technology make life harder?
World Usability Day is observed Nov. 14 with events around the globe. The University of Missouri-Rolla is helping to sponsor a World Usability Day event from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the St. Louis Science Center.
Read More »UMR graduate student: Salt could cool cores of advanced nuclear reactors
The water in a conventional nuclear reactor cools the core, but a graduate student at the University of Missouri-Rolla says salt would be a better alternative in some advanced reactor designs.
Read More »27 UMR faculty members receive arts and sciences teaching awards
Twenty-seven faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at the University of Missouri-Rolla were honored for their excellence in teaching in 2005-2006 during a reception held Monday, Oct.9.
Read More »KUMR fall membership drive runs through Oct. 15
Public radio station KUMR at the University of Missouri-Rolla begins its Fall Membership Drive at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, with its popular bluegrass program, “Bluegrass for a Saturday Night.” The drive runs through the following Saturday, Oct. 15.
Read More »UMR choral ensembles to perform Oct. 23
Two choral ensembles from the University of Missouri-Rolla will present a concert later this month. The University Choir and the newly formed University Chamber Choir will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, at Christ Episcopal Church. Admission is free.
Read More »Arts and crafts festival planned for downtown Rolla during homecoming
The Rolla Downtown Business Association (RDBA) will host the 20th Arts and Crafts Festival in downtown Rolla from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21. The event will coincide with homecoming activities at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »UMR Homecoming events scheduled for Oct. 20-22
Homecoming weekend at the University of Missouri-Rolla is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 20 to Oct. 22. For reservations and information about Homecoming 2006, contact the MSM-UMR Alumni Association at 573-341-4145.
Read More »UMR student helps to engineer wheelchair capable of going up and down stairs
Lindsay Waters of Springfield, Mo., was one of 13 college students from the United States and Puerto Rico to work on advanced science and engineering projects this summer at the University of Missouri-Rolla. Working with two other students, Waters helped to design and build a wheelchair capable of autonomously traversing stairs.
Read More »UMR students work to solve energy problems during MIT Design Summit
Fifty students from 21 universities in 13 countries, including two students from the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently returned to their home campuses after participating in a design summit hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston.
Read More »Superconductivity is key to conserving energy, says UMR researcher
Dr. Fatih Dogan, a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is working with superconducting materials that might eventually revolutionize the way energy is conserved.
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