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UMR takes first step toward residential college

By news | September 30, 2002 | Comments Off on UMR takes first step toward residential college

In the first step of a residential life plan that will change student life at the University of Missouri-Rolla as well as the campus’ appearance, the University of Missouri Board of Curators approved on Friday the selection of a consultant to design two new residential buildings at UMR.

$69 million corporate grant sets the PACE for UMR

By news | September 30, 2002 | Comments Off on $69 million corporate grant sets the PACE for UMR

A donation of $69 million — the largest single corporate grant ever to UMR — will provide state-of-the-art computer workstations and software for UMR’s manufacturing engineering program, officials announced Oct. 13.

Energy crunch fuels demand for nuclear engineers

By news | September 30, 2002 | Comments Off on Energy crunch fuels demand for nuclear engineers

Just as interest in nuclear power may be reviving, the nation will be running low on the nuclear engineers needed to keep reactors running.