Tag: University of Missouri-Rolla

UMR picked as ‘School of the Year’ by residential hall organization

Posted by on November 11, 2005

The University of Missouri-Rolla was named “School of the Year” at a conference of the Midwest Affiliate of the College and University Residence Halls (MACURH), held Nov. 4-6 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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UMR researcher elected fellow of civil engineering society

Posted by on November 11, 2005

Dr. Craig Adams, the John and Susan Mathes Missouri Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

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Gaming expert to discuss "brief history of gambling"

Posted by on November 8, 2005

Dr. David Schwartz, director of the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, will present “A Brief History of Gambling” at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the Missouri/Ozark Room of the Havener Center on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus.

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UMR students recognized for manufacturing research

Posted by on November 8, 2005

A group of students at the University of Missouri Rolla recently received the “Best Poster Paper” award from the 2005 Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium in Austin, Texas, for their research into repairing parts using a hybrid-manufacturing system.

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Guest lecturer to discuss bioterrorism Nov. 18 at UMR

Posted by on November 8, 2005

Since the anthrax attacks of 2001, significant efforts have been taken to enhance the nation’s protection against bioterrorism. Dr. Ronald M. Atlas of the University of Louisville will discuss these steps in a free talk on Nov. 18 at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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Wanted: Graduates with petroleum engineering degrees

Posted by on November 3, 2005

As the demand for energy expands, graduates of the petroleum engineering program at the University of Missouri-Rolla are reporting record starting salaries.

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Junior high girls to discover math, science and engineering at UMR

Posted by on November 2, 2005

On Friday, Nov. 4, more than 560 seventh- and eighth-grade girls will travel to the University of Missouri-Rolla campus to learn how fun science, mathematics, engineering and technology can be.

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UMR engineering students design Halloween displays for silent auction

Posted by on October 26, 2005

With a “hands-on” philosophy of learning in mind, students at the University of Missouri-Rolla are getting into the Halloween spirit. Eighty students enrolled in Engineering 101 at UMR this semester have designed Halloween crafts and gadgets for a silent auction that will take place from Friday, Oct. 28, through Sunday, Oct. 30, at the Havener […]

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UMR professor’s statistical tools help DNA researchers

Posted by on October 26, 2005

A researcher at the University of Missouri-Rolla is on the forefront of developing new statistical tools, ones that will help biologists and other scientists sort through massive amounts of data to find disease-causing genes.

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UMR researchers expand website to dissect frogs

Posted by on October 26, 2005

Dissecting frogs online is an everyday experience for two researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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