Accomplishments
Belfi publishes on psychomusicology
A research paper by Dr. Amy Belfi, assistant professor of psychological science, on how damage to part of the brain’s prefrontal cortex can affect memories evoked by music, was published in November in Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain, a journal of the American Psychological Association.
Read More »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 »
Researchers win multimillion dollar grant to build fast-charging stations
Researchers from Missouri S&T and three private companies will combine their expertise to create charging stations for electric vehicles that could charge a car in less than 10 minutes – matching the time it takes to fill up a conventional vehicle with gasoline.
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