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UMR promotes cyber security
The information technology department at the University of Missouri-Rolla is offering free anti-virus software to faculty and staff during October, which is Cyber Security Awareness Month.
Read More »UMR students to practice art of pitching ideas
In October, students at the University of Missouri-Rolla will have 90 seconds, about the duration of an average elevator ride, to communicate a business idea or concept and compete for a chance to participate in a national “Elevator Pitch” event.
Read More »UMR to host underground mine rescue event
Mine rescues are serious business, and mining industry professionals make sure they are prepared for disasters. But so do mining engineering students at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »UMR enrollment tops 5,600
Fall semester enrollment at UMR stands at 5,602 after four weeks – the highest enrollment for the campus in more than a decade, according to Laura Stoll, UMR registrar.
Read More »UMR to unveil official rings during Homecoming
The University of Missouri-Rolla will unveil its first official UMR rings during Homecoming. The unveiling will occur during UMR’s Alumni Roundup Awards Banquet, to be held from 6:15-9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Havener Center on campus.
Read More »UMR to break ground on Toomey Hall
The University of Missouri-Rolla will break ground on a $24 million renovation and expansion project during a ceremony from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30., near the current site of the Mechanical Engineering Building on campus.
Read More »UMR Homecoming events start Sept. 30
Homecoming weekend at the University of Missouri-Rolla is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. For reservations and information about Homecoming 2005, contact the MSM-UMR Alumni Association at (573) 341-4145.
Read More »Fisher is UMR’s new business administration chair
The business administration department at the University of Missouri-Rolla has a new chair. Dr. Caroline Fisher, chair and professor of business administration as of August, replaces Dr. Ray Kluczny, now a professor emeritus of business administration at UMR. Fisher has also assumed the position of associate dean of the UMR School of Management and Information […]
Read More »UMR petroleum expert says gulf pipelines don’t fare well in big hurricanes
Like some of the levees in New Orleans, much of the oil producing infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico wasn’t built to withstand a hurricane as powerful as Katrina, according to a petroleum engineering expert at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »Ercal to serve as interim chair of computer science at UMR
Dr. Fikret Ercal, professor and assistant chair of computer science at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been named interim chair of the UMR computer science department. He will replace Dr. Daniel St. Clair, who is currently on leave from UMR. Ercal will serve in the position for approximately one year while the department conducts a […]
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