Tag: University of Missouri
UMR dean receives award from national sorority
Dr. Paula M. Lutz, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Missouri-Rolla, was recently named a recipient of a 2005 Order of the Pearl award from Kappa Delta sorority.
Read More »Shakespeare’s Macbeth comes to UMR stage this month
The 2005-2006 season of the University of Missouri-Rolla Campus Performing Arts Series continues this month with a performance of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth presented by The Acting Company. The performance will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets on the UMR campus. Admission is $28 […]
Read More »More than a grain of salt? UMR scientists to lead AAAS symposium on geomicrobiology
Scientists scheduled to attend a symposium at the upcoming meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in St. Louis think it might be possible to discover evidence of life on Mars – especially if microbes or microfossils can be found in the most unlikely places on Earth.
Read More »Search begins for new provost
The search for a new provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at UMR is under way, as Chancellor John F. Carney III announced on Thursday (Jan. 12, 20006) the formation of a committee to direct the search for a successor to Dr. Y.T. Shah, who will step down from the provost’s position in […]
Read More »Full text of Zeb Nash’s 2005 Winter Commencement address
Below is the complete text of the 2005 Winter Commencement address delivered on Dec. 17, 2005, by Zebulun (Zeb) Nash, manager of ExxonMobil Chemical’s plant in Baytown, Texas, and a 1972 chemical engineering graduate of UMR.
Read More »Grant gives Lincoln students nuclear engineering options through UMR
The Department of Energy is supporting a University of Missouri-Rolla plan to cultivate nuclear engineering students at Lincoln University. The DOE announced Dec. 7 that it has awarded UMR a $375,000 grant to foster the partnership with Lincoln, a minority-serving higher education institution in Jefferson City, Mo.
Read More »Nash tells UMR grads to go forth and ‘seek healthy adventure’
In his commencement address Saturday (Dec. 17, 2005), Zebulun (Zeb) Nash challenged the University of Missouri-Rolla graduating class to use their educations to make the world a better place. A former Peace Corps volunteer, Nash added: “Be flexible, and seek healthy adventure in your lives.”
Read More »UMR’s Pringle named Curators’ Teaching Professor
Dr. Allan Pringle, professor of physics at the University of Missouri-Rolla, was named a Curators’ Teaching Professor during UMR commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 17.
Read More »UMR’s Schulz named Curators’ Professor
Dr. Michael Schulz, professor of physics at the University of Missouri-Rolla, was named Curators’ Professor of physics during UMR commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 17.
Read More »Worldwide shortage of mining and nuclear engineers puts UMR grads in ‘catbird’s seat’
A worldwide shortage of mining and nuclear engineers is making some students at the University of Missouri-Rolla a hot commodity.
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