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UMR study tackles pollution prevention at power plants

Posted by on April 6, 2006

America’s desire for cheap electricity, generated by the nation’s coal-fired power plants, comes with a hidden environmental concern, says a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher.

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Honor society names UMR senior to elite eight

Posted by on April 5, 2006

Lori Ziegler of Fenton, Mo., a senior in aerospace engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received the 2006 North Central Region Award from Sigma Gamma Tau, an honor society for aerospace engineering students.

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View the moon, Mars and Saturn at UMR Observatory Friday

Posted by on April 5, 2006

The University of Missouri-Rolla physics department will host a Visitors’ Night at UMR’s astronomical observatory at 9 p.m. Friday, April 7. The public is invited to view the moon, Mars and Saturn through the observatory’s 16-inch telescope.

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Globalization forum to be held April 21

Posted by on April 5, 2006

A panel of UMR faculty and alumni will discuss globalization’s impact on higher education during a special forum to be held April 21, 2006, on the UMR campus.

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UMR bridge project picked as finalist for engineering award

Posted by on April 4, 2006

The Civil Engineering Research Foundation (CERF) has selected University of Missouri-Rolla’s Greene County bridge project as one of two finalists for the foundation’s 2006 Charles Pankow Award for Innovation.

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Celebrate Rolla Earth Day April 20

Posted by on April 4, 2006

Rolla Earth Day 2006, which will be hosted by the University of Missouri-Rolla, is Thursday, April 20. The theme for this year’s event is “Plant a Seed and Watch it Grow.”

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U.S. News again ranks UMR among top graduate engineering programs

Posted by on March 31, 2006

The University of Missouri-Rolla is again one of the nation’s top graduate engineering schools, according to U.S. News and World Report’s latest rankings of graduate schools. The rankings also list five UMR programs as among the best in the country.

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UMR students to present research at regional microbiology conference

Posted by on March 31, 2006

Five students from the University of Missouri-Rolla are among 28 undergraduate and graduate students who will present their research at a regional microbiology conference in April.

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Annual Sigma Xi banquet to feature talk on Missouri aquifers

Posted by on March 29, 2006

The annual awards banquet of the University of Missouri-Rolla chapter of Sigma Xi will feature a discussion of groundwater movement in the southern Missouri Ozarks.

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Broadway’s ‘Mame’ comes to UMR

Posted by on March 27, 2006

The Broadway musical Mame is coming to the University of Missouri-Rolla. The performance will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 8, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets on the UMR campus. Admission is $35 for adults and $25 for youth.

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