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UMR to cap freshman engineering enrollment

By news | June 10, 2005 | Comments Off on UMR to cap freshman engineering enrollment

For the third consecutive year, the University of Missouri-Rolla will close fall admissions to its nationally recognized freshman engineering program.

UMR team readies robot

By news | June 7, 2005 | Comments Off on UMR team readies robot

The University of Missouri-Rolla Robotics Team is busy preparing for the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition, which will be held June 11-13 in Traverse City, Mich. But the team s robot, perched on a three-wheel-drive vehicle, will do all of the thinking and steering once the competition starts.

UMR student wins $2,500 scholarship

By news | June 7, 2005 | Comments Off on UMR student wins $2,500 scholarship

Kerrie Weinkein of Joplin, Mo., a junior in civil engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, was picked to receive a $2,500 award from the National Society of Professional Engineers. She is the first person to receive the William R. Kimel Engineering Scholarship.