Join a week-long celebration featuring virtual events from all four UM System campuses from Monday, Oct. 26, to Friday, Oct. 30. Missouri S&T will feature six former and current Presidential Engagement Fellows who will each host a one-hour talk during Extension and Engagement Week 2020. These talks include:
- “B-52s and Freeways” presented by Dr. David Rogers, professor and Karl F. Hasselmann Missouri Endowed Chair in Geological and Petroleum Engineering, 10-11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, via Zoom
- “Gray Squirrels in the American Old Northwest” presented by Dr. Diana Ahmad, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of history and political science, 2-3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, via Zoom
- “Pandemic Literature” presented by Dr. Marie Lathers, Maxwell C. Weiner Distinguished Visiting Professor of Humanities, 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, via Zoom
- “How Synthetic Biology Can Change the World” presented by Dr. David Westenberg, professor of biological sciences, 2-3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, via Zoom
- “Heavens, What a Mess!” presented by Dr. William Schonberg, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, via Zoom
- “Concrete Castles and Tornadoes” presented by Dr. Grace Yan,associate professor of structural engineering, 10-11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, via Zoom.
To learn more about activities for the week, please visit the UM System website.