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Standing above all

Posted by on September 17, 2009

One current and one former Missouri S&T athlete received top honors from the Great Lakes Valley Conference at its annual awards banquet held in St. Louis this spring. Sandra Magnus, Phys’86, MSEE’90, a mission specialist for NASA and a former standout for the Missouri S&T women’s soccer team, received the Dr. Charles Bertram Alumni of […]

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Jerry Bayless: A Miner through and through

Posted by on September 16, 2009

Jerry Bayless, CE’59, MS CE’62, will probably never know just how much of an impact he has made on the lives of his students. It is not because of his administrative duties as department chair; it is not the numerous awards he has received from professional societies; it is not the many department committees he […]

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Class of 1942

Posted by on September 15, 2009

Six years before their Golden Alumni Reunion, a dozen members of the Class of 1942 started kicking around the idea about doing “something big” for their upcoming 50th anniversary in 1992.

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Despite economy, S&T grads still in demand

Posted by on June 9, 2009

The nation’s economic downturn doesn’t seem to have affected the need for Missouri S&T graduates. This spring, nearly 400 recruiters from more than 150 employers registered to attend S&T’s Career Fair, held Feb. 17.

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S&T team to compete in satellite contest

Posted by on June 9, 2009

A team of 43 S&T students recently received $110,000 from the Air Force Research Laboratory to build and develop two microsatellites that will compete in the AFRL’s Nanosat 6 competition.

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Studying rural WW II anti-Semitism

Posted by on June 9, 2009

The survival of Jews in France during World War II is related to the aid of rural residents, says Shannon Fogg, assistant professor of history and political science. With a grant from the University of Missouri Research Board, Fogg is spending the summer in London studying “Rural Anti-Semitism in Britain and France During World War II.”

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Flipping the switch on toxic television

Posted by on June 9, 2009

When the switch to all-digital broadcast signals is complete, thousands of old analog televisions in the United States will become obsolete. Oscar Hernandez, CE’08, wants to make sure they don’t end up in landfills, where their components can become toxic when exposed to the elements.

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St. Pat’s royalty

Posted by on June 9, 2009

Former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan was named Honorary St. Patrick for the 101st St. Pat’s celebration at Missouri S&T. Carnahan, former First Lady of Missouri and a Rolla native, is a published author who resides in St. Louis.

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Space trash and women of the West

Posted by on June 9, 2009

Twelve S&T students visited the Missouri Capitol on April 21 to present their research projects to legislators for Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol. The annual event allows students from all four UM System campuses to showcase their research.

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S&T wins res-life awards

Posted by on June 9, 2009

Three Missouri S&T students were honored at the annual meeting of the Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls (MACURH) in February.

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