Tag: Rolla

Students to learn ‘math counts’ in state contest at UMR

Posted by on March 9, 2006

A total of 145 middle school students from 35 schools in Missouri will tackle math problems at the state Mathcounts competition March 25 at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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Mucking teams going Down Under to defend mining championships

Posted by on March 9, 2006

Men’s and women’s mucking teams from the University of Missouri-Rolla will try to win world championships for the third year in a row when they compete in the Intercollegiate Mining Competition April 15-16 in Kalgoorlie, Australia.         

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UMR’s Chi Epsilon chapter to host national meeting

Posted by on March 7, 2006

The Chi Epsilon chapter at the University of Missouri-Rolla will play host to more than 240 civil engineering students from across the nation during the 39th conclave March 9-11.

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After St. Pat’s parade, enjoy music and BBQ

Posted by on March 7, 2006

The St. Pat’s Celebration Committee at the University of Missouri-Rolla is planning a new event, “Grateful Board,” for the 2006 celebration. The event, featuring music and food, will be held March 18 following the annual St. Pat’s Parade through downtown Rolla.

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St. Pat’s float features flopping catfish

Posted by on March 6, 2006

In keeping with an old tradition, some students at the University of Missouri-Rolla are designing a float with moving parts for this year’s St. Pat’s Parade. The float, which features a candy-spewing tornado and a flopping catfish, is being constructed by UMR students enrolled in a class called Experiential Design. 

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UMR students take top prize in ASCE Geo-Congress 2006

Posted by on March 6, 2006

A team from the University of Missouri-Rolla finished in first place at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Information Mining and Geotechnical Site Characterization Design competition held Feb. 26. The competition was held during ASCE Geo-Institute’s Geo-Congress 2006, a national conference that focused on “Geotechnical Engineering in the Information Technology Age.”

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Undergraduates wanted for research conference

Posted by on March 2, 2006

The 2006 Undergraduate Research Conference at the University of Missouri-Rolla is scheduled for April 12 in the Havener Center. Student submissions are due by Thursday, March 16.

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Honorary St. Patrick to help induct UMR knights

Posted by on March 2, 2006

For the first time in the long tradition of St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations at the University of Missouri-Rolla, a woman has been named Honorary St. Patrick. Rolla native Dottye Wolf has been chosen to be the 2006 Honorary St. Patrick. Wolf will assist in the induction of nine Honorary Knights of St. Patrick during coronation […]

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UMR autoclave installed, ready for business

Posted by on February 28, 2006

With its autoclave now installed, the University of Missouri-Rolla is ready to help aerospace businesses produce intricate prototypes and sub-scale, but complex, composite parts.

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Minority students to get taste of UMR this weekend

Posted by on February 24, 2006

Sixty two minority high school students from across Missouri and one from Texas will spend this weekend at the University of Missouri-Rolla learning about college life and the fields of engineering, math and science.

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