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UMR English faculty give freshmen something to talk about

By news | March 22, 2005 | Comments Off on UMR English faculty give freshmen something to talk about

The English and technical communication department at the University of Missouri-Rolla is experimenting with a new program to improve freshman students’ experience during their first year at UMR by giving them something in common to talk about.

UMR students set to impress legislators

By news | March 22, 2005 | Comments Off on UMR students set to impress legislators

Research into the detection of wildfires using a wireless sensor network, the effects of media exposure on body-image satisfaction, and the use of electrical current to detect skin cancer are just a few of the projects University of Missouri-Rolla students will present to legislators during this year’s Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol.

UMR students take real-world approach to business

By news | March 18, 2005 | Comments Off on UMR students take real-world approach to business

Reality is all the rage on television; and at the University of Missouri-Rolla, reality-based education is just as popular. In a senior-level course designed to fit UMR’s experiential learning philosophy, 66 students from the School of Management and Information Systems are forming real-world companies this semester.