Stay strong, stay healthy with strength training
Employees, retirees and community members are invited to participate in “Stay Strong, Stay Healthy,” an eight-week strength training program beginning Monday, April 3. A trained instructor will guide participants through a warm-up, eight muscle-strengthening exercises and a cool down.
Read More »Lost or stolen Miner ID card?
If your Miner card is missing, you can now deactivate it via the lost card application on the Miner Card ID Office website. Simply log in and change your card status from “active” to “deactive.” Please note that deactivating your Miner Card only affects access to buildings using Miner locks or residential life locks. If you find your card after marking it “deactive,” you may log into the application and mark it “active” again or purchase a replacement ID from the Miner Card ID office, Room 106 Centennial Hall. For more information, please contact the ID office at 341-4996.
Read More »Army ROTC scholarships available
Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) currently has two-year scholarships available. These full-tuition scholarships cover full in-state or out-of-state tuition plus provide $1,200 per year for books and a tax-free stipend of $450 to $500 per month. The Army ROTC scholarship can pay for the final two years of a bachelor’s degree or a two-year master’s degree program. To qualify, a student must be a U.S. citizen and have a 2.5 cumulative grade point average, pass a physical fitness test and meet medical qualifications. Please direct interested students to the Army ROTC at 341-6808.
Read More »24 faculty honored, see photos online
Twenty-four Missouri S&T faculty members were honored for excellence and achievement in research, service and teaching during an awards ceremony Feb. 21 on campus. Each award winner received a monetary stipend funded by industry and alumni contributions. View photos from the event on Missouri S&T’s Flickr account. The 2016 Faculty Excellence Award was presented to:
Read More »Advisors honored, see pictures online
Three current advisors of S&T student organizations received awards at a breakfast ceremony hosted by student life on Feb. 16. One advisor was honored posthumously with an award. Check out photos on Missouri S&T’s Flickr account. Nominated by students, the award recipients are:
Read More »Science Educator Award goes to Westenberg
Dr. David Westenberg’s passion for educating the public will be recognized with the Academy of Science St. Louis’ Science Educator Award during the 23rd Annual Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards on April 6.
Read More »Rogers quoted in L.A. Times, Sacramento Bee
Los Angeles Times reporter Ralph Vartabedian sought the expertise of Dr. David Rogers for his article, “Damage to Oroville’s Main Spillway ‘Was an Accident Waiting to Happen,’” published Feb. 20. Rogers is a professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering and Karl F. Hasselmann Missouri Chair in Geological Engineering.
Read More »Schramm interviewed by Newsweek
Dr. Jeff Schramm, associate professor of history and political science, was interviewed by Christopher Elliot for the opinion piece, “Blurred (Transit) Lines: Apps Like Uber are the New Public Transport” in a Newsweek article published Jan. 29. The article was republished Feb. 22 on Mobility Lab’s website.
Read More »Chen speaks on transportation center at state conference
Dr. Genda Chen was a guest speaker at the 2017 Missouri Transportation Conference held on Feb. 16 in Jefferson City. Chen is the Robert W. Abbett Distinguished Chair in Civil Engineering at Missouri S&T and director of a new University Transportation Center. In his presentation, “Inspecting and Preserving Infrastructure through Robotic Exploration (INSPIRE),” he spoke about the center’s vision, upcoming research and innovative workforce training.
Read More »Wunsch speaks at Chinese university
Dr. Donald Wunsch, the Mary F. Finley Missouri Distinguished Professor of Computer Engineering, presented “No-boundary Thinking in Big Data” at Beijing University of Science and Technology Feb. 24.
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