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S&T to lead small modular reactor consortium

Posted by on October 30, 2013

Ameren and Westinghouse Electric Co. are tapping into Missouri S&T’s nuclear engineering expertise to lead a new research effort for the nuclear energy industry.

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Seizing opportunities

Posted by on October 30, 2013

Ahlam Issa isn’t the kind of person who lets opportunities slip by. Born in Tanzania, Issa left the country at age 10 to live in St. Louis. She didn’t speak any English when she arrived, but overcame that and other obstacles to graduate as valedictorian from Hazelwood East High School.“I’m fluent in both English and […]

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Experimental Mine: still an ‘awesome’ lab

Posted by on October 29, 2013

For the fourth year in a row, S&T’s Experimental Mine topped the list of “Awesome College Labs” published by Popular Science in the magazine’s September issue.

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Leading the way in teacher education

Posted by on October 29, 2013

More than 200 middle school and high school teachers from across the United States spent part of their summer at Missouri S&T learning how to teach engineering and biomedical science to their students this fall. The teachers are involved in Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a national effort to get more youth interested in studying […]

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New name, broader emphasis for biomedical center

Posted by on October 29, 2013

The five-year-old Center for Bone and Tissue Repair and Regeneration now has a new name: the Center for Biomedical Science and Engineering. The change took effect July 1. “We believe this new name is appropriate, as we are broadening the scope of the center,” says center director Len Rahaman, professor of materials science and engineering.

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S&T breaks record

Posted by on October 29, 2013

While enrollment declined this fall at several universities in the state, demand for a Missouri S&T education remains high. S&T has a record number of students enrolled this fall.

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Student Success Center up and running

Posted by on October 29, 2013

Chancellor Cheryl B. Schrader and Breck Washam, ME’90, vice president of Burns & McDonnell and an outgoing member of the Miner Alumni Association board of directors, were on hand April 2 to formally dedicate the Burns & McDonnell Student Success Center, a new outreach to S&T students. Located in Room 198 Toomey Hall at the center […]

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STAT hosts opening week barbecue

Posted by on October 26, 2013

Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow (STAT) hosted a free barbecue during the group’s first meeting of the year on Aug. 28. Students enjoyed food hot off the grill and learned about STAT, the alumni student organization.

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League of Super Miners: A Homecoming of Heroic Proportions

Posted by on June 25, 2013

Summoning all Super Miners to return! Reunite! Reconnect! In Rolla! Like our miraculous Miner metals, silver and gold, the peculiar, preternatural powers of Miners past and present were forged in the furnace of perseverance and persistence. Now, we’re calling on you to join hundreds of your fellow Miners in Rolla this fall to rediscover the […]

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University of Missouri Legislative Day 2013

Posted by on June 25, 2013

On April 3, Missouri S&T alumni and friends visited with lawmakers in Jefferson City to garner support for the four-campus University of Missouri System as part of Legislative Day at the Capitol. Attendees included: Jim Foil, CE’74; Dan O’Sullivan, Phil’82; Matt Coco, CE’66; Bob Bay, CE’49; and Michael McMenus, LSci’81. Missouri S&T representatives included: Chancellor […]

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