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Posted by on March 8, 2011

Visitors to mst.edu in late December were treated to an early viewing of S&T’s newly redesigned homepage. The new site, which more prominently displays stories about campus research, key achievements and experiences, is part of a plan to more effectively promote the university online. Those stories are also told through S&T’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube […]

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A new Day in cancer research

Posted by on March 8, 2011

Delbert Day, CerE’58, Curators’ Professor emeritus of ceramic engineering at Missouri S&T, has made a name for himself in cancer research. Now his name will be associated with a cancer institute at Phelps County Regional Medical Center.

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Briefly

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W. Lance Haynes, professor of speech and media studies, was named chair of arts, languages and philosophy in November.

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Business is booming for new degree program

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Last spring, Missouri S&T became the first university in the nation to offer a master’s degree in explosives engineering.

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Keith Bailey to grads: embrace change and progress

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In his Dec. 18 commencement address at Missouri S&T, Keith Bailey, ME’64, told new graduates to expect to be confronted and bombarded with exciting choices.

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Expanding cyber diversity

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Missouri S&T is working with the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) to develop a new program for undergraduate students in an effort to get more women and minorities interested in the field of cyber-security — specifically, information assurance education.

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Professional degrees awarded

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Missouri S&T awarded 10 honorary professional degrees during commencement on Dec. 18.

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As Earth warmed, ancient rainforests thrived

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While environmental theorists speculate that rain forests could be destroyed by rapid global warming, two scientists with ties to Missouri S&T believe otherwise. In the November issue of the journal Science, the researchers report that tropical rain forests thrived during a period of global warming almost 60 million years ago.

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A concrete way to help the environment

Posted by on March 8, 2011

If Jeffery Volz has his way, millions of tons of fly ash will be diverted away from ponds and landfills and into the nation’s infrastructure. Volz, assistant professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, plans to use the stuff — the fine particles that rise with flue gases during combustion — as an additive in […]

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Shock and awe: in stereo

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Sixty-four loudspeakers hang from a truss system and 80-hertz subwoofers shake the ground, blasting the sounds of combat inside a non-descript, soundproof building on the south side of Rolla.

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