Author: Mary Helen Stoltz

Recruiting the next generation

Posted by on July 30, 2018

S&T’s leadership in explosives has been accelerated by many factors, but only one is raising the program’s visibility among a key demographic: 16-, 17- and 18-year-olds.

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Where art and science intersect

Posted by on March 30, 2018

To painter Donn Ziebell, art is not an escape from his scientific career, but an intersection of that career with artistic creativity.

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The fine art of farm life

Posted by on March 30, 2018

Kayla McBride’s favorite view, the one that inspires most of her artwork, is of the rolling hills of her family’s 160-acre Bakersfield, Mo., farm.

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Engineering a best seller

Posted by on March 30, 2018

Knoxville, Tenn., author Tori L. Harris, ME’92, says his novels are science fiction written by an engineer for engineers, but he isn’t quite ready to call himself a professional author just yet.

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Romancing the word

Posted by on March 30, 2018

As a kid, romance author Jamie Farrell, CpE’01, wanted to be the next great children’s author — the Beverly Cleary of her day.

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S&T in space

Posted by on November 17, 2017

All across campus, Missouri S&T professors — and their students — are conducting research that could have implications for future space travel.

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Pushing the boundaries of space exploration

Posted by on November 16, 2017

Space tourism could start in the next  two years, says Jeff Thornburg, AE’96, but it’s going to be expensive.

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Lifesaving flood relief

Posted by on November 16, 2017

At one point during the heavy rain that fell across southern Missouri this past April, the only thing volunteer first responder Dan Israel, CE’83, could see from his back porch was the swollen North Fork River — a river that usually flows 100 yards from his house.

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The business side of healthcare

Posted by on July 27, 2017

For some, the mention of “healthcare” brings to mind doctors and nurses — the people on the front lines of the medical industry. But, as with any other industry, there is a business side to healthcare.

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The traveler

Posted by on July 27, 2017

Up until last summer, Heather Castelli, ME’17, had visited more foreign countries than U.S. states.

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