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UMR in the news: Grayson sheds light on mine accident

By news | January 4, 2006 | Comments Off on UMR in the news: Grayson sheds light on mine accident

The tragic mining accident in West Virginia prompted many regional and national reporters to contact UMR, which operates its own experimental mine and has the only student mine rescue team in the country.

UMR’s pre-disaster proposal gets FEMA’s attention

By news | December 29, 2005 | Comments Off on UMR’s pre-disaster proposal gets FEMA’s attention

The University of Missouri-Rolla is one of 19 entities in the state selected to receive funding on a competitive basis through the Federal Emergency Management Agency for local pre-disaster planning and mitigation.         

UMR chair to spend 2006 with National Science Foundation

By news | December 28, 2005 | Comments Off on UMR chair to spend 2006 with National Science Foundation

Dr. Judy Raper, chair of the chemical and biological engineering department at the University of Missouri-Rolla, will spend 2006 on sabbatical with the National Science Foundation. Dr. Douglas Ludlow, who served as the department’s chair from 1997-2003, will become interim chair effective Jan. 2.