Features
Imagination stations
Finding shelter from the acid rain is the first order of business after crashing on Planet Zak.
They’re material girls
Gathered around the small stone furnace in Room 142 of McNutt Hall, a group of middle school girls watched in awe as Nathan Wyckoff, a graduate student in materials science and engineering at UMR, poured hot, yellow liquid glass into a ceramic mold to cool. While pouring the liquid, he explained to them that glass […]
Read More »Shock & awe
Even when things got a little boring, the students seemed eager to soak up most of the information — probably because they knew they would soon have another opportunity to see, hear and feel another blast.
Lending a hand
Ask any member of UMR’s Engineers Without Borders chapter why they devote so much time to the organization (time they could otherwise spend prepping for exams or relaxing with friends) and you’ll likely hear about their desire to help others. Diverse in majors and life experiences, the students are unified by their desire to bring […]
Read More »New name, same mission
On Jan. 1, 2008, our university will become Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T). Our new name will reflect this university’s mission as one of the nation’s leading technological research universities.
Read More »Advancing Excellence
UMR capital campaign seeks to strengthen campus is key areas If there is one common quality among UMR alumni and friends, it’s loyalty.
Read More »A legacy through lectures
Goal for program support: $32 million Amount raised: $32.2 million
Read More »Building a better UMR
Goal for facilities: $37 million Amount raised: $15.6 million
Read More »Empowering the fearless
Stephen and Susan Rector | photo by Susan English Goal for scholarships: $35 million Amount raised: $23.1 million Stephen W. Rector, PetE’72, MS PetE’73, got the chance for a college education thanks to scholarships in petroleum engineering. Now, Rector and his wife, Susan, are giving that same chance to future generations of Miners through their […]
Read More »Focusing on faculty
Last year, John CE’67, MS CE’68, and Susan Mathes matched their previous donation of $550,000, which created an endowed professorship in 1995.