Around the Puck
Welcome to the library
On July 1, Hsin-liang “Oliver” Chen, joined S&T as dean of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library.
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True grit
Grit, or strength of character, can predict the academic success of college students more accurately than standardized test scores or demographic indicators, according to current psychological studies.
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A new spin on thin films
You could say Jay A. Switzer is a spin doctor of sorts. The materials scientist and his research team have devised a way to create high-performance inorganic thin films. Also known as epitaxial films, they are used in the manufacture of semiconductors.
Read More »Miner Fest Registration
Register online at mineralumni.com/homecoming or call 800-JOMINER (800-566-4637). Alumni should pick up their registration packets at the Homecoming Welcome Table:10 a.m.–6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, Hasselmann Alumni House10:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, Alumni Tent, Gale Bullman Building parking lot
Read More »Academy inductions
In April, 38 alumni and friends were inducted into Missouri S&T academies. Academy membership recognizes careers of distinction and invites members to share their wisdom, influence and resources with faculty and students. Some academies hold induction ceremonies in the spring, others in the fall.
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History grad returns to S&T to coach basketball
Bill Walker, Hist’87, former head men’s basketball coach at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS), joined the S&T athletics program as head men’s basketball coach on April 1. He is the 15th head coach in the history of the Miner program. He succeeds Jim Glash, who retired after 10 seasons as head coach.
Read More »By the numbers: Summer 2019
S&T Mars Rover Design Team’s finish in the 2019 University Rover Challenge in Hanksville, Utah, with its rover Valkyrie. This is the team’s third consecutive top-five finish.
Read More »By the numbers: Spring 2019
257 – Missouri S&T students and staff members who spent “a day on, not a day off” performing service projects throughout Phelps County on Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. 535 – Earth orbits veteran astronaut Janet Kavandi, MS Chem’82, logged during her space flight career. Read more about Kavandi. 259 – Record number […]
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