Tag: University of Missouri-Rolla

Scholar to speak on Talese’s ‘The Bridge’ at UMR April 13

Posted by on April 11, 2006

Noted Gay Talese scholar Barbara Lounsberry will give a public lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 13, in Leach Theater of Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.

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UMR Weiner Professor to discuss ethics of health care system April 19

Posted by on April 10, 2006

Dr. Wade Robison, an expert on the ethics of the U.S. health care system, will give a lecture titled, Flipping for Health Care at noon Wednesday, April 19, in Room G-5 Humanities-Social Sciences Building on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.

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UMR professor receives Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Posted by on April 7, 2006

Dr. Allan Pringle, Curators’ Teaching Professor of physics at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is the recipient of a 2006 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.

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UMR chancellor top host reception for retirees

Posted by on April 7, 2006

University of Missouri-Rolla Chancellor John F. Carney III will host a reception in honor of the UMR retirees prior to the regularly scheduled April 17 meeting of the UMR Retirees’ Association.

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UMR team to compete in aero contest

Posted by on April 7, 2006

A group of UMR students probably won’t forget the 2004 flight when their aircraft lost its headwind and clipped some trees at takeoff. Fortunately, though, it was a remote-controlled aircraft.         

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UMR announces winners of advising awards

Posted by on April 6, 2006

The office of undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Missouri-Rolla has announced six winners of 2005-2006 Outstanding Academic Advisor Awards.

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UMR undergraduates prepare for research conference

Posted by on April 6, 2006

The 2006 Undergraduate Research Conference at the University of Missouri-Rolla is scheduled for Wednesday, April 12, at the Havener Center on campus.

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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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