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St. Louis Public Radio featured Dr. Guang Xu’s research into electric vehicle fires. Xu, associate professor of mining and explosives engineering, is working with vehicle manufacturers, industrial EV users and fire safety experts to help protect people in the event of an EV-charging fire.
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McManus receives Army Historical Foundation award
Dr. John C. McManus, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of history and political science at Missouri S&T, has received the Army Historical Foundation’s Distinguished Writing Award in the category of Operational/Battle History for his book Island Infernos: The US Army’s Pacific War Odyssey, 1944.
Read More »Kummer College and CASE changes take effect July 1
Effective Friday, July 1, Missouri S&T’s College of Arts, Sciences, and Business (CASB) will change to the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education (CASE), and the Kummer College of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development will be established. Two academic departments formerly in CASB – business and information technology and economics – will move to the Kummer College.
Read More »Upper-level Humanities courses related to STEM
Looking for an upper-level social science course related to science and technology? In the fall semester, the Department of History and Political Science will be offering two such courses in the fall.
Read More »Huber earns article of the year
Dr. Patrick Huber, professor of history and political science, earned this year’s Missouri Historical Review Award for his article titled “Remembering the Ste. Genevieve Race Riot of 1930.”
Read More »In the news: History News Network, KOLR-10 TV, St. Louis-Post Dispatch
Dr. John C. McManus’ book, Island Infernos: The U.S. Army’s Pacific War Odyssey, 1944, was featured in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s article, “20 of our favorite new books from 2021, a year with plenty of options,” published Dec. 5.
Read More »23 faculty receive tenure, promotions
Twenty-three Missouri S&T faculty members received promotions and/or tenure, effective Sept. 1. The faculty members are:
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Historian publishes on steamship travelers’ journeys
The California History journal published Dr. Diana Ahmad’s paper, titled “The South Seas from the Deck of a Steamship: Travelers’ Observations of Their Journeys to the Islands of the Pacific, 1880s-1910s,” in the journal’s Fall 2021 issue.
Read More »Ahmad to discuss Missouri animals, Overland Trails
Join the Rolla Public Library for Dr. Diana Ahmad’s talk titled “Missouri Animals and the Overland Trails” 5-6 p.m. Monday, July 19, via the library’s Facebook page. Watch live and chat your questions.
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Sheppard named first Christensen Fellow at S&T
Dr. Kathleen Sheppard has been named Missouri S&T’s first Christensen Fellow of history and political science. The fellowship provides funding for faculty to travel to find and study original source materials to support their research.
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