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UMR professor working as congressional aide

By news | January 21, 2004 | Comments Off on UMR professor working as congressional aide

Dr. Steve E. Watkins, an associate professor of electrical engineering at UMR, is spending a year in Washington, D.C., working for U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., as one of two IEEE-USA Congressional Fellows for 2004.

Observatory hosts four visitors nights

By news | January 21, 2004 | Comments Off on Observatory hosts four visitors nights

Several planets will be visible after sunset in the night sky this winter, and amateur astronomers and curious skywatchers will be able to view them through the University of Missouri-Rolla Observatory’s 16-inch telescope.

UMR enrollment is 4,340

By news | January 14, 2004 | Comments Off on UMR enrollment is 4,340

On-campus enrollment on the first day of classes at the University of Missouri-Rolla is 4,340, slightly up from last year’s first-day enrollment, says Laura Stoll, UMR registrar.