Tag: UMR

Beyond the lens: S&T’s student photographer looks to the future 

Posted by on February 18, 2025

Sam Wright first picked up a little point-and-shoot camera as a teenager just for fun, not thinking too much about his future. Now, he plans on starting a business centered around the craft after he graduates from Missouri S&T. 

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Missouri S&T students advance to Global Health Innovation Grand Challenge semi-finals 

Posted by on February 18, 2025

Two teams of Missouri S&T students and alumni have advanced to the semi-finals of the Global Health Innovation Grand Challenge hosted by the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. 

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Missouri S&T to host FIRST Tech Challenge March 8 

Posted by on February 6, 2025

The FIRST Tech Challenge Championship is coming back to Missouri S&T starting 11:50 a.m. Saturday, March 8, in the Gale Bullman Building, located at 705 W. 10th St.  

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‘Forged in Gold,’ commemorative history of Missouri S&T, available for pre-order

Posted by on November 27, 2019

As Missouri S&T prepares to celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2020, a commemorative, coffee table-style history book about the university is now available for pre-order. Forged in Gold: Missouri S&T’s First 150 Years was written by Dr. Larry Gragg, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor emeritus of history and political science at Missouri S&T. The book is […]

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On 10th anniversary of name change, 10 things to celebrate

Posted by on January 1, 2018

New Year’s Day marked the 10th anniversary of our name change from UMR to Missouri S&T. Here are 10 things we’re celebrating to mark the occasion.

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Former Chancellor Merl Baker dies at age 89

Posted by on August 14, 2013

Dr. Merl Baker of Lexington, Ky., who served as the last dean of the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy and first chancellor of the University of Missouri-Rolla (now Missouri University of Science and Technology), died Wednesday, Aug. 14, at age 89.

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Academy honors two outstanding engineering management professionals

Posted by on October 22, 2007

Two engineering management professionals were inducted into the University of Missouri-Rolla’s Academy of Engineering Management on Tuesday, Oct 16.

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To do: Get MBA at UMR

Posted by on August 29, 2007

Like a lot of modern women, Sharon Massengill and Nancy Corcoran are juggling career goals and family. They manage time, make budgets, pay bills and raise kids. And Massengill and Corcoran are also pursuing master’s degrees in business administration at the University of Missouri-Rolla. Both are members of UMR’s first MBA class and plan to […]

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UMR professor’s invention may quiet electric motor industry

Posted by on July 16, 2007

A University of Missouri-Rolla researcher and two of his colleagues have received a patent for a system that could improve the performance of electric motors.

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Curators approve UMR name change

Posted by on April 6, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla will become Missouri University of Science and Technology – or “Missouri S&T” – under a proposal approved today by the University of Missouri Board of Curators.

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