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Chancellor brings Show Me Value Tour to Steelville

Posted by on March 31, 2015

Dr. Cheryl B. Schrader, chancellor of Missouri University of Science and Technology, will tour Steelville Manufacturing Co. and visit Steelville Middle School on Thursday, April 2, as part of the Show Me Value Tour, a statewide initiative by University of Missouri System leaders to discuss the importance of a college education.

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Missouri S&T’s summer camps will instill excitement in youth

Posted by on March 24, 2015

Missouri University of Science and Technology will host 17 camps this summer that offer students of all ages hands-on learning experiences. They can learn about explosives, make a microsatellite, hone their leadership skills and learn what it takes to have a career in science, technology, engineering or math.

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Flori listed among ‘Icons of Education’

Posted by on February 20, 2015

Dr. Ralph E. Flori Jr., program head of petroleum engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named one of Ingram’s magazine’s 2015 “Icons of Education” for his contributions to Missouri S&T and to higher education.

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Missouri S&T begins STEM-focused elementary ed program this fall

Posted by on September 2, 2014

Students interested in teaching 1st through 6th grades can register for a new program beginning this fall at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The new elementary education program will prepare students for teaching careers that emphasize science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

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Reinventing biology lab with $10 and a smartphone

Posted by on July 28, 2014

With nothing more than a smartphone and less than $10 of trinkets and hardware supplies, students at Missouri University of Science and Technology can build their own microscopes this fall as part of a biology lab.

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Missouri S&T leads the way in Project Lead the Way teacher training

Posted by on June 13, 2014

More than 300 elementary school, middle school and high school teachers from throughout the United States are spending part of their summer at Missouri University of Science and Technology and two other Missouri communities to learn how to teach engineering and biomedical science courses to their students this fall.

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At #STEMSTL forum, Chancellor Schrader stresses importance of education

Posted by on May 23, 2014

The key to meeting Missouri’s increasing demand for a work force skilled in the STEM disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics is education, Missouri S&T Chancellor Cheryl B. Schrader emphasized in a forum on STEM and innovation.

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S&T’s student design team to participate in St. Louis airshow

Posted by on April 29, 2014

Student design team members from Missouri S&T will help promote the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields at the Spirit of St. Louis Air Show and STEM Expo on Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4.

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Chancellor Schrader to discuss STEM in St. Louis

Posted by on April 16, 2014

Dr. Cheryl B. Schrader, chancellor of Missouri University of Science and Technology, will discuss the importance of STEM education (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) during a forum to be held next month in St. Louis.

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Women and STEM: A solution ready for flight

Posted by on February 17, 2014

The following opinion piece by Missouri S&T Chancellor Cheryl B. Schrader was written for Engineers Week 2014. During his recent State of the State Address, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon put forth an ambitious plan to invest $22 million into education in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. It’s a bold step […]

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