Tag: Rolla
UMR gets funding for 2007 solar house
The solar house team at the University of Missouri-Rolla is one of 20 teams that have been selected to receive $100,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy to support the construction of new houses for the 2007 Solar Decathlon.
Read More »Two interim deans appointed at UMR
Two department chairs at the University of Missouri-Rolla have been named interim deans.
Read More »Laudon named chair of geological sciences and engineering department
Dr. Robert Laudon, professor of geological sciences and engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been named chair of UMR’s department of geological sciences and engineering. Laudon replaces Dr. Jeffrey Cawlfield, who was recently named director of freshman engineering at UMR.
Read More »Incoming freshmen to participate in UMR’s version of ‘X Games’
New freshmen will spend a good part of their first week at the University of Missouri-Rolla designing and racing remote-controlled vehicles through campus as part of Project X, UMR’s version of the X Games.
Read More »UMR student to attend Apple’s Worldwide Developers’ Conference
Joshua Monroe, a senior in computer science at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received a scholarship worth $1,595 from Apple Computer Inc. to attend Apple’s Worldwide Developers’ Conference (WWDC) August 7-11 in San Francisco.
Read More »Fisher named dean of management and information systems at UMR
Dr. Caroline Fisher has been appointed dean of the School of Management and Information Systems at the University of Missouri-Rolla. Fisher replaces Dr. Arlan DeKock, who is retiring from UMR.
Read More »UMR creates scholar program with University of Naples Federico II
Six graduate students from the University of Naples Federico II, founded in 1224 in Naples, Italy, are conducting research this summer at the University of Missouri-Rolla as part of a new scholar program between the two universities.
Read More »Tucker to join British Telecom
Randy Tucker, chief information officer at the University of Missouri-Rolla since April 2003, will step down from that position in July to assume an executive role with British Telecom in London.
Read More »Rolla Town Band plans July performances
The Rolla Town Band, directed by Dr. Donald Miller, assistant professor of music at the University of Missouri-Rolla, will hold several free concerts this July.
Read More »Frimpong named chair of mining and nuclear engineering at UMR
Dr. Samuel Frimpong will become chair of UMR’s mining and nuclear department as of July 1. Frimpong replaces his colleague Dr. Larry Grayson, who has served as chair of the department since November of 2000. Grayson, an expert in mine safety, remains a professor of mining engineering at UMR.
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