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EWB teams study waste management, energy solutions

Posted by on November 19, 2007

Members of the UMR chapter of Engineers Without Borders are working to design sustainable solutions to problems ranging from waste management to energy generation for residents of Bolivia, Guatemala and Honduras.

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Helping meet the biodiesel mandate

Posted by on November 19, 2007

If the Missouri Department of Transportation improved its sources of biodiesel, the department would be able to meet a legislative mandate requiring 75 percent of its diesel vehicle fleet and heavy equipment be fueled with B-20 – biodiesel.

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Summer’s heat wave stressed nation’s power system

Posted by on November 19, 2007

Increasing demands on an aging U.S. power infrastructure made headlines last summer as temperatures in the Midwest and South topped 100 degrees.

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It’s in his blood: UMR soccer goalie Mike McNamee

Posted by on November 19, 2007

Mike McNamee, a senior in civil and architectural engineering, has soccer in his blood.

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Miner cross country team makes national rankings

Posted by on November 19, 2007

The Miner cross country team’s strong start to the 2007 season earned the team a spot in the Top 25 for NCAA Division II in the poll released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

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UMR ranks 13th in NCSA power rankings for 2007

Posted by on November 19, 2007

UMR’s athletics program ranks 13th among NCAA Division II institutions in the 2007 National Collegiate Scouting Association rankings.

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Swimming update: UMR named an NCAA championship host

Posted by on November 19, 2007

UMR has been selected as a host institution for the 2008 NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships, which will take place March 12-15 at the Mizzou Aquatics Center on the campus of the University of Missouri-Columbia.

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Miners inducted into Hall of Fame

Posted by on November 19, 2007

Three UMR athletes who finished their careers at the top of the charts in their respective sports and the only UMR track and field team to win a conference championship were inducted into the MSM-UMR Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 27. This year’s class of inductees includes: Kristy (Weber) Meyers, EMgt’91: Meyers was one […]

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Academy inductions

Posted by on September 13, 2007

This year, 39 UMR alumni and former faculty were inducted into UMR’s seven academies. Mechanical and aerospace engineering held its academy’s induction ceremony in October. Engineering management held ceremonies in October and April. The remaining five academies held their induction ceremonies in April. Chemical Engineering G. Glenn Lipscomb II, ChE’81, of Toledo, Ohio, professor and […]

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Just one word: aerogels

Posted by on September 12, 2007

The soldiers of the future could be equipped with stronger, lighter body armor and ride in safer armored vehicles with tougher run-flat tires, thanks to cross-linked aerogels, a material invented by UMR chemist Nicholas Leventis. This lightweight combination of highly porous glass and plastic is four to five times tougher per pound than materials currently […]

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