Tag: Rolla

UMR faculty member publishes biography on Civil War general

Posted by on November 18, 2005

A faculty member at the University of Missouri-Rolla has written the first biography of Gen. Thomas Sweeny, an important figure in the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, Mo.

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ASEM honors engineering management faculty, alumni

Posted by on November 15, 2005

Three faculty members from UMR’s engineering management and systems engineering department and two recent Ph.D. recipients from that department were honored by the American Society of Engineering Management during ASEM’s annual conference Oct. 26-29 in Virginia Beach, Va.

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Wanted: Graduates with petroleum engineering degrees

Posted by on November 3, 2005

As the demand for energy expands, graduates of the petroleum engineering program at the University of Missouri-Rolla are reporting record starting salaries.

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UMR engineering students design Halloween displays for silent auction

Posted by on October 26, 2005

With a “hands-on” philosophy of learning in mind, students at the University of Missouri-Rolla are getting into the Halloween spirit. Eighty students enrolled in Engineering 101 at UMR this semester have designed Halloween crafts and gadgets for a silent auction that will take place from Friday, Oct. 28, through Sunday, Oct. 30, at the Havener […]

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UMR professor’s statistical tools help DNA researchers

Posted by on October 26, 2005

A researcher at the University of Missouri-Rolla is on the forefront of developing new statistical tools, ones that will help biologists and other scientists sort through massive amounts of data to find disease-causing genes.

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UMR’s Experimental Mine is haunted again this Halloween

Posted by on October 19, 2005

The Experimental Mine at the University of Missouri-Rolla is haunted again this year and will be open to the public Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21-22, as well as on Oct. 28-29 and Oct. 31. On the first four nights, the mine will be open from 6 p.m. until midnight. The hours for Halloween night, on […]

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UMR names Parent of the Year during Family Day

Posted by on October 18, 2005

The University of Missouri-Rolla announced its Parent of the Year as part of its annual Family Day celebration on Saturday, Oct. 15.

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KUMR concludes successful membership drive

Posted by on October 17, 2005

KUMR, the public radio station at the University of Missouri-Rolla, concluded its fall membership drive ahead of schedule Saturday by surpassing a monetary goal of $65,000 during the program “Bluegrass for a Saturday Night.” KUMR also gained more than 80 new members.

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UMR finishes seventh in Solar Decathlon

Posted by on October 12, 2005

UMR has finished seventh in the 2005 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. The team from the University of Colorado placed first overall. Eighteen teams entered solar houses in the competition, which was held on the National Mall. Judging in ten categories was completed over the weekend.

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Emerson supports UMR-USGS partnership

Posted by on October 11, 2005

U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson (MO-08) Monday congratulated the University of Missouri-Rolla and the U.S. Geological Survey’s Mid-Continent Geographical Sciences Center in Rolla on their new partnership to better predict the affects of floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters.

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