Author: Velvet Hasner
Fire pump testing planned Feb. 9
You may hear fire alarms sound during fire pump testing tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 9). The testing is planned in Castleman, Toomey and McNutt halls. For more information, please contact Kenny Grimm, maintenance supervisor, at 467-0262.
Read More »Project Lead The Way CEO to serve as conference keynote speaker
Dr. Vince Bertram, president and chief executive officer of Project Lead The Way, will serve as the keynote speaker for Missouri S&T’s Teaching and Learning Technology Conference on Thursday, March 15, in Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. To register, please visit tlt.mst.edu/registration. Registration is free and breakfast and lunch are provided.
Read More »Interested in Weight Watchers? Help bring it to campus
A few employees are trying to bring the Weight Watchers at Work program to Missouri S&T for faculty, staff, students, family and friends. If you are interested, please contact Peg Wilson, manager of network services, at peggy@mst.edu. At least 15 participants are needed for a Weight Watchers group to meet on campus. Benefit-eligible employees who complete a 12-week Weight Watchers session can receive 100 points towards the University of Missouri System’s 2018 Wellness Incentive.
Read More »Environmental engineering expert to speak Feb. 16
Dr. John Fortner will present a lecture, titled “Multifunctional Nanoscale Platform Materials for Advanced Environmental Applications,” 3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, in Room 124 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. Fortner is an associate professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Bird is the word for tonight’s talk
Dr. Stephen Roberts, vice provost and dean of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Business, will help the Ozark River Audubon Chapter kick off the “Year of the Bird” with a talk about birds of Antarctica and Arizona at 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday, Feb. 8) at the Eugene Northern Community Hall at 400 W. 4th Street in Rolla.
Read More »Burns to present lecture at psychology colloquium
Dr. Devin Burns, assistant professor of psychology, will deliver a lecture 10-11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12, in Room 315 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. His presentation is titled “Adventures in Replication: How To ‘Prove’ a Null Effect.”
Read More »Presenters needed for Smart Living research network session
The Smart Living signature area wants to develop research networks to stimulate smart living research and to be poised for action when calls for grant proposals are announced. A smart living research networking session will be held 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, in 216 McNutt Hall. If you would like to be a presenter, please submit one to two PowerPoint slides to Nancy Stone at nstone@mst.edu by Monday, Feb. 19.
Read More »CSTS open meeting planned Feb. 13
Researchers interested in the intersection of science, technology and society are invited to meetings of S&T’s Center for Science, Technology and Society (CSTS). The next meeting will be held 3-3:50 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, in Room 140 Toomey Hall.
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SWE selling roses
Members of S&T’s Society of Women Engineers (SWE) will hold a rose sale for Valentine’s Day. Roses will be sold 11 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Feb. 13, and Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the Havener Center and the Curtis-Laws Wilson Library. The flowers cost $3 each, $7 for three flowers and $25 for 12 flowers.
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Simulation competition coming up for students
Students of all majors and levels, including both graduate and undergraduate students, can register for the 2018 enterprise resource planning simulation competition. Participants will interact and network with industry coaches, get hands-on experience and free training in IT systems used by most Fortune 500 companies. To participate, students must register online by noon Thursday, Feb. 15.
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