Dr. Jeffery Volz, assistant professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, and his team have received $567,000 to explore how adding carbon fibers could improve the blast and impact resistance of conventional reinforced concrete.

 Missouri University of Science and Technology named its 2009 Homecoming Queen and King during halftime ceremonies of Missouri S&T’s Oct. 24 football game against the University of St. Francis.

Team Missouri’s solar house is coming back to the campus of Missouri University of Science and Technology following the conclusion of the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C.

When authorities discover a “meth house,” they decontaminate it by removing chemicals, getting rid of carpeting, cleaning walls, and airing the place out for a few days.

Educators have long recognized the correlation of physical fitness to success in the classroom.  That is why this fall, Missouri University of Science and Technology is opening its newly renovated student fitness center.

Everyone is invited to this semester's final opportunity to view the moon and Jupiter through Missouri University of Science and Technology’s 16-inch telescope. Weather permitting, the Missouri S&T Observatory will open its doors at 7 p.m. this Friday, Oct. 23.

There are many stories of people who developed businesses in college and went on to make fortunes later in life: Bill Gates, one of the richest men in the world, quit Harvard to start Microsoft Inc.

Several students at Missouri S&T aren’t there yet, but they have developed their own company while still in school.

During the Missouri S&T Faculty Senate meeting, President Michael Schulz warned his fellow faculty members the coming years could be difficult ones for the university in terms of finances.

Missouri University of Science and Technology will give students and their visiting families a taste of life on campus and in Rolla during Family Weekend 2009 activities scheduled Friday, Oct. 30, through Sunday, Nov. 1.

Dr. Robert C. Tooke, retired metallurgical engineer and alumnus of Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been invited to give the first lecture in the Dr. Thomas J. O’Keefe Lecture Series, presented by the department of materials science and engineering.
 

Early in 2009, NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus concluded a four-month stay aboard the International Space Station.

Research to develop a new method to detect biological and chemical threats may also lead to new approaches for removing pollutants from the environment.

Mining engineering students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are planning a spooky treat for people who want to visit Missouri S&T’s underground mine this Halloween.

The Missouri University of Science and Technology University and Community Symphony Orchestra and the Missouri S&T Chamber Orchestra will perform their first concert of the semester at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, in Leach Theater of Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets in Rolla.