Author: Velvet Hasner
Sheppard speaks on King Tut
As an invited scholar, Dr. Kathleen Sheppard spoke on Nov. 27 at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado, on the conflict surrounding the 1922 discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. Sheppard is an associate professor of history and political science.
Read More »Safety first – S&T ranks in top 25 safety ranking
The S&T University Police and parking department is ranked among the top 25 university police and public safety departments by the National Campus Safety Summit.
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Travel grant goes to students for algae biomass conference
Two S&T students attended the Algae Biomass Summit, held Oct. 14-17 in Houston, with funding from the 2018 Mary Rosenthal Memorial Student Travel Grant. S&T attendees include Laith S. Sabri and Abbas J. Sultan, both graduate students in chemical and biochemical engineering, and Dr. Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan, chair and Curators’ Distinguished Professor of chemical and biochemical engineering.
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Disc golf club going to nationals
After winning first place in the Missouri Collegiate Disc Golf Championship held in Columbia in November, Missouri S&T’s Miner Disc Golf Club is heading to the national championship in North Augusta, South Carolina, this April, to compete against more than 35 college golf disc clubs.
Read More »Environmental health awards go to Oerther
Dr. Daniel Oerther, professor of environmental health engineering, received two awards from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) during the 2018 annual Excellence Awards celebration in London, England.
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Shelton recognized for commitment to small-business owners
Travin Shelton received the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry Extension Business Award for supporting the economic viability of Missouri businesses through educational programming. Shelton is a business development specialist at S&T’s Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTCD).
Read More »In the news: Military women, Rock Island Trail, storytelling in higher education, wildfires
- Dr. John McManus is interviewed about the history of women serving in the U.S. military in the Nov. 12 St. Louis Post Dispatch article, “First female commander at Fort Leonard Wood wants women to know what’s possible for them in military.” Written by reporter Jesse Bogan, the article was also published by MilitaryTimes.com on Nov. 19. Read More »
Flags to fly at half-staff, Dec. 5 day of mourning
By order of U.S. President Donald Trump, all flags at all public buildings and grounds will be flown at half-staff until Sunday, Dec. 30, in honor of former President George H.W. Bush, who died Nov. 30. Trump declared Wednesday, Dec. 5, as National Day of Mourning throughout the United States.
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Miners slay the dragons
It was a long time between bowl games — 68 years, to be exact — but the Missouri S&T Miners proved they were worthy of the post-season on Saturday with a convincing win over the Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons in the 2018 Mineral Water Bowl.
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