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Chancellor’s ‘State of the University’ report looks to the future
In his first “State of the University” report as chancellor, Dr. John F. Carney III on Thursday (April 13, 2006) discussed plans to position UMR as one of the nation’s leading technological research universities.
Read More »UMR named a top 50 engineering school
U.S. News and World Report has again ranked UMR as one of the nation’s top engineering schools in the magazine’s annual guidebook, "America’s Best Colleges 2005." The magazine’s online edition also ranks UMR No. 52 among the nation’s top public universities.
Read More »New-student enrollment nears record numbers
A total of 5,287 students were enrolled when UMR’s fall semester began Aug. 25. That figure represents an increase of 3.1 percent over last year’s first-day enrollment and a 12 percent increase since the fall of 2000, says Laura Stoll, UMR registrar.
Read More »Solar car qualifies for race along "mother road"
Nineteen University of Missouri-Rolla students will again get their kicks — and plenty of sunshine — along old U.S. Route 66 this summer when they again compete in the American Solar Challenge, a grueling 2,300-mile race along the historic "mother road" from Chicago to southern California.
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Sports Headlines
- Swadley takes fifth in shot put, earns fourth career All-America award
- Luebbert breaks hammer throw record to finish third at NCAA Championships
- Miners fall short in playoff for match play; Liljedahl finishes sixth
- S&T’s Hampton earns first-team D2CCA All-Midwest Region honors
- Liljedahl in tie for second at NCAA-II Championships, but Miners slip to sixth