Larry Gragg
Rescheduled: Gragg’s talk on Rolla poet set for Feb. 20
Dr. Larry Gragg, university historian and a Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor emeritus of history and political science, will present a talk titled “Inez Parker Griggs and the Rolla Community” this month. The talk will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, on the second floor of the Curtis Laws Wilson.
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Honor our veterans Nov. 11
Join inclusion and engagement and the Student Veterans Resource Center to celebrate Veterans Day noon-1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, in Leach Theatre. Refreshments will be provided, and university historian Dr. Larry Gragg will give opening remarks.
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Learn about Missouri history at Constitution Day lecture Sept. 17
You’re invited to a talk in observance of Constitution Day, hosted by Missouri S&T’s history and political science department and the History Club. The event will begin at noon Tuesday, Sept. 17, in St. Pat’s Ballroom C in the Havener Center.
Read More »In the news: Copper supply, best-paid grads, original musical, static electricity, bridge collapse, ‘Bugsy’ Siegel
Dr. Michael Moats, chair and professor of materials science and engineering, spoke with Crux Investor about the copper supply crunch.
Read More »Gragg publishes in Missouri Historical Review
The Missouri Historical Review recently published an article that Dr. Larry Gragg wrote about a 1968 basketball game between the University of Missouri-Rolla, now Missouri S&T, and Southwest Missouri State, now known as Missouri State University.
Read More »Gragg publishes book on mobster, organized crime in Las Vegas
Bugsy’s Shadow: Moe Sedway, “Bugsy” Siegel, and the Birth of Organized Crime in Las Vegas, by Missouri S&T researcher Dr. Larry Gragg, was released Oct. 1.
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Learn about gangsters and Nazis Oct. 25
Dr. Larry Gragg, university historian and Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor emeritus of history and political science, will discuss American Jewish gangsters such as Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky and their anti-Nazi efforts at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, on the second floor of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library and via Zoom.
Read More »Undergraduate Research Conference is April 14
You’re invited to Missouri S&T’s 17th annual Undergraduate Research Conference Thursday, April 14. The conference will feature presentations and poster exhibitions that represent work from students representing nearly every major at S&T.
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Celebrate Constitution Day on Friday
Celebrate national Constitution Day at Missouri S&T and hear Dr. Larry Gragg discuss two former students who were key to the campus’s desegregation in 1950. The presentation will take place at noon Friday, Sept. 17, in St. Pat’s Ballroom B and C of the Havener Center .
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VIDEO: Learn about Japanese-American student success in WWII
Dr. Larry Gragg and Debra Griffith gave a presentation titled “Japanese-American Student Success at the Missouri School of Mines in World War II.” The program is available free on demand from the State Historical Society of Missouri. Watch the program.
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