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Investing in the future
At Missouri S&T, our alumni’s generosity – and their passion for S&T – is what keep the university thriving for our students.
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An app for depression
People with symptoms of depression use the Internet differently than others. Read more about the research behind that finding and plans to create an app to trigger a diagnosis.
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Donald Hey: wetland warrior
Donald Hey, CE’63, executive director of Wetlands Research Inc. in Wadsworth, Ill., is passionate about proving the effectiveness, sustainability and economic efficiency of using restored wetlands for water quality management and flood control. He believes wetlands are the answer because they’re good for conservation and the economy alike.
Read More »What is the one thing you couldn’t have survived at Rolla without?
What is the one thing you couldn’t have survived at Rolla without?
Read More »Letters: Fall/Winter 2012
On Nov. 23, 1965, I took possession of a 1966 Pontiac GTO hardtop in Rolla, Mo. I was a college graduating senior. I had no job. I had, as yet, no firm job offer. Nonetheless, the dealer offered a financing deal: my old 1958 Hillman Minx, no payments for 30 days, the first year’s insurance […]
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Steven Frey: Locked in on S&T
A true champion of S&T, Steven Frey, MS Phys’86, is director of applied research for Lockheed Martin Corp. in Orlando, Fla. He has been with the company since he finished graduate school.
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Nikia Chapman: Queen of speed
Stats: sophomore in geological engineering from Columbia, Mo. Member of: Spelunking Club and Human-Powered Vehicle Team. Claim to fame: Led the Human-Powered Vehicle team to a first-place win in ASME’s Human-Powered Vehicle Competition in Tooele, Utah, by winning first place in the women’s drag race and riding the four required “female laps” of the endurance […]
Read More »An oil against obesity
By affecting microorganisms in our bellies, an oil made from wild almond tree seeds could help our bodies fight obesity and diabetes, says Daniel Oerther, the John and Susan Mathes Chair of Environmental Engineering.
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A rare view of Venus
Wyatt Aegan, 8, of Vichy, Mo., views the transit of Venus across the sun through the filtered 80-milimeter telescope at Missouri S&T’s observatory near sunset on June 5. Below Aegan is an iPad showing a view of the sun through a telescope in Hawaii. Venus is the black dot silhouetted against the orange solar disc. […]
Read More »Peabody Energy gift
Peabody Energy recently contributed $250,000 to a rock mechanics laboratory at Missouri S&T. The facility gives students a place to prepare and test rock samples, characterize rock formations, check safety and stability, and model and analyze ground control.
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