Tag: Rolla

UMR joins national ‘cybersystem’ for earthquake engineering research

Posted by on February 23, 2006

University of Missouri-Rolla researchers will soon connect in cyberspace with investigators around the world to conduct and observe earthquake experiments.

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UMR researcher receives NSF CAREER grant

Posted by on February 23, 2006

Dr. Kai-Tak Wan, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received a CAREER grant from the Nano and Bio Mechanics program of the National Science Foundation for his research into the mechanical characterization of eye lenses and single cell characterization.

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UMR Family Film Series concludes with ‘Beauty and the Beast’ March 11

Posted by on February 22, 2006

The 2005-2006 season of the Family Film Festival at the University of Missouri-Rolla will end with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 11. Following the film, Paige O’Hara, the voice of Belle, will sign autographs.

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Good to the last drop: UMR team wins coffee mug competition

Posted by on February 22, 2006

Ceramic coffee mugs created by students at the University of Missouri-Rolla recently survived 12-foot falls onto asphalt in Coco Beach, Fla., to win the American Ceramic Society’s national Mug Drop Contest.

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Annual St. Pat’s Parade in Rolla is March 18

Posted by on February 22, 2006

The St. Pat’s Celebration Committee at the University of Missouri-Rolla is accepting entries for the annual St. Pat’s Parade. This year’s parade will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 18, in downtown Rolla.

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UMR students are seeing green

Posted by on February 22, 2006

In the weeks ahead, students at the University of Missouri-Rolla will bash imaginary snakes with big sticks called shillelaghs, dye food and beverages green, grow long beards, select honorary knights and elect a Queen of Love and Beauty.         

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‘Bridge of the future’ to open in Greene County Feb. 22

Posted by on February 20, 2006

The state’s first bridge constructed of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) will officially open to travelers on Wednesday, Feb. 22, in Greene County.

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UMR grad to speak on business Feb. 22

Posted by on February 17, 2006

Leadership and business operations students at the University of Missouri-Rolla will learn about entrepreneurship and the traits and skills of leadership from a successful UMR graduate during a lecture to be held Feb. 22 on campus.

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Annual ‘Dinner to Jazz’ banquet set for Feb. 25

Posted by on February 17, 2006

The Association of Black Students (ABS) at the University of Missouri-Rolla will hold its annual “Dinner to Jazz” banquet Saturday, Feb. 25, in the Villa Event Center in Rolla. This year, the UMR Jazz combo will be the featured entertainment.

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Students angle for win at UMR competition

Posted by on February 16, 2006

Just days after trout fishing season opens in Missouri, students from across the country will try to snag the top prize in a fishing pole design competition at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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