The Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies (CIES) and the Research on Concrete Applications for Sustainable Transportation (RE-CAST) University Transportation Center invites the campus community to attend a webinar at noon Friday, Aug. 12, in Room 209 Computer Science Building. Dr. Kaan Ozbay, professor of transportation engineering at New York University, will present “An Overview of a Network-wide Probabilistic Life Cycle Cost Analysis Methodology and Implementation Framework for New Concrete-based Materials and Construction Techniques.” Bagels and coffee will be served.

Dr. Richard Brow, Curators’ Professor of materials science and engineering at Missouri S&T, has been named interim vice provost and dean for the College of Engineering and Computing effective Friday, July 15. A member of the Missouri S&T faculty since 1998, Brow previously served as chair of the materials science and engineering department.

University police have recently had reports of international students being targeted by scam attempts related to advertisements that the students have posted regarding rooms or apartments for rent, or items for sale.

New and existing Weight Watchers members can get 15 percent off their next series when they renew or join during a special RED window the week of July 11-15. Members who turn in their renewal payment during the window can get 15 percent off. If you miss this window, or if you join the next series outside this window, you will need to pay the regular series price and will be eligible the next time a RED window occurs. For more information, contact Jeannie Headrick at 341-4929.

With the increasing popularity of the mobile game “Pokemon Go,” University Police remind students to be aware of their surroundings when walking. Explore Pokemon Go on campus, but be safe while playing. There have been reports in Missouri of suspects using the app’s geolocation feature to target unwitting victims. Keep in mind the following safety tips when walking:

Healthy for Life is sponsoring a walking challenge for all faculty and staff of Missouri S&T. This eight-week challenge has participants put their steps together to achieve 100,000,000 steps.

Rolla Municipal Utilities will test water main meters around campus tomorrow (Tuesday, July 12). There may be a slight interruption in water service at unknown times throughout the day. For more information, call Kenny Grimm at 341-4252.

Dr. Yaojun Ge, chair and professor of bridge engineering at Tongji University in Shanghai, China, will present a guest lecture at 2 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, July 12) in Room 312 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. Ge’s lecture, titled “Challenges and Frontier of Structural Wind Engineering,” examines the challenges in mitigating wind effects on large-scale civil engineering […]

In less than a month, Missouri S&T will become a tobacco-free university. A new website, tobaccofree.mst.edu, is now available with resources to help campus community members with the transition to a tobacco-free campus. The site also includes information on how to quit tobacco use, available resources for students, faculty and staff, and how to address violations of the policy once it goes into effect on Aug. 1. A map showing boundaries of the campus will also be posted on the website soon.

Barbara Lois Summers, the wife of Dr. David A. Summers, Curators’ Professor Emeritus of mining engineering, died Friday, July 1. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 7, at Christ Episcopal Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Null and Son Funeral Home. Complete obituary information is available here.