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Delia Croessmann – News and Events https://news.mst.edu Your source for the latest from Rolla Wed, 15 Jan 2025 21:52:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 50666640 Ming-Shian and Justina Wu establish memorial chemistry professorship at Missouri S&T https://news.mst.edu/2024/12/ming-shian-and-justina-wu-establish-memorial-chemistry-professorship-at-missouri-st/ https://news.mst.edu/2024/12/ming-shian-and-justina-wu-establish-memorial-chemistry-professorship-at-missouri-st/#comments Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:46:14 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=52120 https://news.mst.edu/2024/12/ming-shian-and-justina-wu-establish-memorial-chemistry-professorship-at-missouri-st/feed/ 1 News and Events Dr. Ming-Shian and Justina Wu enjoying the fall colors in Petit Étang, Nova Scotia. Photo courtesy of the Wus. 52120 TKD Foundation establishes endowed chair in glass science at Missouri S&T https://news.mst.edu/2024/07/tkd-foundation-establishes-endowed-chair-in-glass-science-at-missouri-st/ https://news.mst.edu/2024/07/tkd-foundation-establishes-endowed-chair-in-glass-science-at-missouri-st/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2024 21:08:27 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=51327 https://news.mst.edu/2024/07/tkd-foundation-establishes-endowed-chair-in-glass-science-at-missouri-st/feed/ 1 News and Events Dr. Richard Brow and Kim Day at the TKD Foundation headquarters in Rolla. Photo by Andrew Layton/Missouri S&T. 51327 Emeritus professor James O. Stoffer establishes endowed professorship in polymer chemistry https://news.mst.edu/2023/06/emeritus-professor-james-o-stoffer-establishes-endowed-professorship-in-polymer-chemistry/ https://news.mst.edu/2023/06/emeritus-professor-james-o-stoffer-establishes-endowed-professorship-in-polymer-chemistry/#comments Mon, 05 Jun 2023 21:40:58 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=48363 https://news.mst.edu/2023/06/emeritus-professor-james-o-stoffer-establishes-endowed-professorship-in-polymer-chemistry/feed/ 1 Krista Grayson/Missouri S&T Dr. James O. Stoffer, Curators’ Distinguished Professor emeritus of chemistry at Missouri S&T Photo by Krista Grayson/Missouri S&T. 48363 Mining entrepreneur makes his own luck, shares his good fortune https://news.mst.edu/2022/06/mining-entrepreneur-makes-his-own-luck-shares-his-good-fortune/ https://news.mst.edu/2022/06/mining-entrepreneur-makes-his-own-luck-shares-his-good-fortune/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2022 21:07:00 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=41392 https://news.mst.edu/2022/06/mining-entrepreneur-makes-his-own-luck-shares-his-good-fortune/feed/ 2 ©Louis G Weiner Photography 2022, all rights reserved George and Helma Webber at their home in Redlands, California. Photo by Louis G. Weiner. 41392 $423 million in gifts and record fundraising year conclude S&T’s Rolla Rising campaign https://news.mst.edu/2021/09/423-million-in-gifts-record-fundraising-year-conclude-missouri-sts-rolla-rising-campaign/ https://news.mst.edu/2021/09/423-million-in-gifts-record-fundraising-year-conclude-missouri-sts-rolla-rising-campaign/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2021 12:06:32 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=40025 https://news.mst.edu/2021/09/423-million-in-gifts-record-fundraising-year-conclude-missouri-sts-rolla-rising-campaign/feed/ 1 News and Events Sunrise on the Missouri S&T campus, Nov. 2020. Drone image by Terry Barner, Missouri S&T. 40025 Missouri S&T receives $2.5 million gift from Nucor Corp. https://news.mst.edu/2021/09/missouri-st-receives-2-5-million-gift-from-nucor-corp/ https://news.mst.edu/2021/09/missouri-st-receives-2-5-million-gift-from-nucor-corp/#respond Wed, 29 Sep 2021 13:38:00 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=39996 https://news.mst.edu/2021/09/missouri-st-receives-2-5-million-gift-from-nucor-corp/feed/ 0 News and Events Architectural rendering of the Nucor Events Plaza, made possible by the company's $2.5 million gift. The plaza will be centrally located in Missouri S&T's new Arrival District. 39996 Gary Havener makes $6 million dual-purpose contribution to Missouri S&T https://news.mst.edu/2021/04/gary-havener-makes-6-million-dual-purpose-contribution-to-missouri-st/ https://news.mst.edu/2021/04/gary-havener-makes-6-million-dual-purpose-contribution-to-missouri-st/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:22:20 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=37357 https://news.mst.edu/2021/04/gary-havener-makes-6-million-dual-purpose-contribution-to-missouri-st/feed/ 1 News and Events Gary Havener on the Missouri S&T campus. Photo by B.A. Rupert. 37357 Mathematics major first S&T graduate to commission into US Space Force https://news.mst.edu/2021/01/mathematics-major-first-st-graduate-to-commission-into-u-s-space-force/ https://news.mst.edu/2021/01/mathematics-major-first-st-graduate-to-commission-into-u-s-space-force/#respond Thu, 28 Jan 2021 22:49:08 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=35425 https://news.mst.edu/2021/01/mathematics-major-first-st-graduate-to-commission-into-u-s-space-force/feed/ 0 News and Events Cory Chafin's parents, Philip and Gayla Chafin, pinned on his ranks after he took his oath of office in the ceremony to commission into the U.S. Space Force. Philip Chafin served in the U.S. Air Force as an air traffic controller. Photo by Amber Headings. 35425 A promise kept https://news.mst.edu/2021/01/a-promise-kept/ https://news.mst.edu/2021/01/a-promise-kept/#respond Tue, 19 Jan 2021 22:59:43 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=35234 https://news.mst.edu/2021/01/a-promise-kept/feed/ 0 News and Events 35234 Missouri S&T global engineering student featured in national language learning campaign https://news.mst.edu/2020/12/missouri-st-global-engineering-student-featured-in-national-language-learning-campaign/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/12/missouri-st-global-engineering-student-featured-in-national-language-learning-campaign/#respond Thu, 17 Dec 2020 23:35:43 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=34897 https://news.mst.edu/2020/12/missouri-st-global-engineering-student-featured-in-national-language-learning-campaign/feed/ 0 News and Events Jessi Schoolcraft 34897 Researchers validate theory that neutrinos shape the universe https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/researchers-validate-theory-that-neutrinos-shape-the-universe/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/researchers-validate-theory-that-neutrinos-shape-the-universe/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2020 19:35:12 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=34603 https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/researchers-validate-theory-that-neutrinos-shape-the-universe/feed/ 2 News and Events The above image, “Cosmological Vlasov-Poisson Equations and the Large-scale Structure in the Universe,” by Dr. Kaoru Sekiya, is limited in use to situations concerning the current paper. 34603 First-year scholars undeterred by unusual beginning https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/first-year-scholars-undeterred-by-unusual-beginning/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/first-year-scholars-undeterred-by-unusual-beginning/#respond Tue, 24 Nov 2020 22:29:19 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=34539 https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/first-year-scholars-undeterred-by-unusual-beginning/feed/ 0 ©2020 Missouri S&T all rights reserved, all moral rights asserted Dr. Kate Drowne, interim vice provost and dean of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Business (center) is joined by Hannah Tillery (left) and Garrett Blum, the university's first two Evans Dean's Scholars. 34539 Missouri S&T physics professor among the world’s most highly cited researchers https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/missouri-st-physics-professor-among-the-worlds-most-highly-cited-researchers/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/missouri-st-physics-professor-among-the-worlds-most-highly-cited-researchers/#respond Tue, 24 Nov 2020 20:51:29 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=34532 https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/missouri-st-physics-professor-among-the-worlds-most-highly-cited-researchers/feed/ 0 News and Events Dr. Yew San Hor, associate professor of physics at Missouri S&T. 34532 Health care teams respond to COVID-19 https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/health-care-teams-shepherd-success-with-covid-19/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/health-care-teams-shepherd-success-with-covid-19/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2020 14:54:39 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=34384 https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/health-care-teams-shepherd-success-with-covid-19/feed/ 3 News and Events From left, Tracy Fair-Parsons, physician’s assistant, Mindy Bryson, nurse practitioner, and Marisa Yates, physician’s assistant, perform a COVID-19 group test in a sequence that produces a result every 11 seconds. They quickly process COVID-19 tests from members of high-contact sports teams who are checked every two weeks. With this system, they can process up to 40 tests an hour. Photo by Andrew Layton. 34384 S&T’s first history fellowship honors faculty mentor https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/sts-first-history-fellowship-honors-faculty-mentor/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/sts-first-history-fellowship-honors-faculty-mentor/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2020 19:40:15 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=34316 https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/sts-first-history-fellowship-honors-faculty-mentor/feed/ 0 News and Events Cordell Smith in his home in Baltimore, Maryland. Photo by Ray Whitehouse. 34316 Nobel Prize winner to give virtual physics colloquium at Missouri S&T https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/nobel-prize-winner-to-give-virtual-physics-colloquium-at-missouri-st/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/nobel-prize-winner-to-give-virtual-physics-colloquium-at-missouri-st/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:24:45 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=34288 https://news.mst.edu/2020/11/nobel-prize-winner-to-give-virtual-physics-colloquium-at-missouri-st/feed/ 0 34288 John C. McManus wins Gilder Lehrman Prize for best book in military history https://news.mst.edu/2020/10/john-c-mcmanus-wins-gilder-lehrman-prize-for-best-book-in-military-history/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/10/john-c-mcmanus-wins-gilder-lehrman-prize-for-best-book-in-military-history/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2020 21:44:41 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=34053 https://news.mst.edu/2020/10/john-c-mcmanus-wins-gilder-lehrman-prize-for-best-book-in-military-history/feed/ 1 34053 Carrying on with calculus https://news.mst.edu/2020/10/carrying-on-with-calculus/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/10/carrying-on-with-calculus/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2020 21:50:30 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33993 https://news.mst.edu/2020/10/carrying-on-with-calculus/feed/ 4 News and Events Socially distanced early-sequence calculus lectures are currently held in the Student Recreation Center gym. Photo courtesy of Mark Fitch. 33993 Researchers use amino acids to grow high-performance copper thin films https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/researchers-use-amino-acids-to-grow-high-performance-copper-thin-films/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/researchers-use-amino-acids-to-grow-high-performance-copper-thin-films/#respond Tue, 29 Sep 2020 20:37:40 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33949 https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/researchers-use-amino-acids-to-grow-high-performance-copper-thin-films/feed/ 0 News and Events Copper thin films are created by electrodeposition of copper, Cu(111), on a self-assembled organic monolayer of the amino acid L-cysteine on gold, Au(111). Image credit: Bin Luo. 33949 Researchers say job candidates are rated lower in virtual interviews https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/researchers-say-job-candidates-are-rated-lower-in-virtual-interviews-2/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/researchers-say-job-candidates-are-rated-lower-in-virtual-interviews-2/#respond Tue, 22 Sep 2020 20:14:50 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33912 https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/researchers-say-job-candidates-are-rated-lower-in-virtual-interviews-2/feed/ 0 ©2019 Missouri S&T, All Right Reserved/ Missouri S&T ©2019, All Moral Rights Asserted From left, Dr. Clair Kueny, Dr. Denise Baker and Dr. Devin Burns, assistant professors of psychological science at Missouri S&T, are investigating the outcomes of video-mediated interviews compared to face-to-face sessions. Their future research will use eye-tracking glasses to measure visual cues. Photo by Tom Wagner, Missouri S&T, was taken before current COVID-19 guidance. 33912 Researchers say job candidates are rated lower in virtual interviews https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/researchers-say-job-candidates-are-rated-lower-in-virtual-interviews/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/researchers-say-job-candidates-are-rated-lower-in-virtual-interviews/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2020 18:56:21 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33786 https://news.mst.edu/2020/09/researchers-say-job-candidates-are-rated-lower-in-virtual-interviews/feed/ 0 ©2019 Missouri S&T, All Right Reserved/ Missouri S&T ©2019, All Moral Rights Asserted From left, Drs. Clair Kueny, Denise Baker and Devin Burns, assistant professors of psychological science at Missouri S&T, are investigating the outcomes of video-mediated interviews compared to face-to-face sessions. Their future research will use eye-tracking glasses to measure visual cues. Photo by Tom Wagner, Missouri S&T, was taken before current COVID-19 guidance. 33786 Humanities scholar shares cultural knowledge with Missouri S&T and Rolla community https://news.mst.edu/2020/08/humanities-scholar-shares-cultural-knowledge-with-missouri-st-and-rolla-community/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/08/humanities-scholar-shares-cultural-knowledge-with-missouri-st-and-rolla-community/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2020 19:24:09 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33760 https://news.mst.edu/2020/08/humanities-scholar-shares-cultural-knowledge-with-missouri-st-and-rolla-community/feed/ 3 33760 New commander leads Missouri S&T Air Force ROTC with focus on inclusion https://news.mst.edu/2020/08/new-commander-leads-missouri-st-air-force-rotc-with-focus-on-inclusion/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/08/new-commander-leads-missouri-st-air-force-rotc-with-focus-on-inclusion/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2020 22:00:00 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33612 https://news.mst.edu/2020/08/new-commander-leads-missouri-st-air-force-rotc-with-focus-on-inclusion/feed/ 0 News and Events Air Force ROTC cadets on the Missouri S&T campus. 33612 Not all language is perceived as equal https://news.mst.edu/2020/08/not-all-language-is-perceived-as-equal/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/08/not-all-language-is-perceived-as-equal/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2020 22:01:23 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33544 https://news.mst.edu/2020/08/not-all-language-is-perceived-as-equal/feed/ 1 Missouri S&T Sarah Hercula teaching in the linguistics classroom. Photo by Sam O'Keefe was taken before current COVID-19 guidance. 33544 Missouri S&T wins $1.5 million award to create cutting-edge spectrometer https://news.mst.edu/2020/07/missouri-st-wins-1-5-million-award-to-create-cutting-edge-spectrometer/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/07/missouri-st-wins-1-5-million-award-to-create-cutting-edge-spectrometer/#respond Thu, 30 Jul 2020 16:49:29 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33468 https://news.mst.edu/2020/07/missouri-st-wins-1-5-million-award-to-create-cutting-edge-spectrometer/feed/ 0 News and Events "Cyanide Anions" by EMSL is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 33468 Researchers discover new chemistry of 2-D transition metal carbides and carbonitrides (MXenes) https://news.mst.edu/2020/07/researchers-discover-new-chemistry-of-2-d-transition-metal-carbides-and-carbonitrides-mxenes/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/07/researchers-discover-new-chemistry-of-2-d-transition-metal-carbides-and-carbonitrides-mxenes/#respond Sat, 18 Jul 2020 14:12:16 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33322 https://news.mst.edu/2020/07/researchers-discover-new-chemistry-of-2-d-transition-metal-carbides-and-carbonitrides-mxenes/feed/ 0 News and Events Shuohan Huang (shown), a doctoral student in chemistry, and Dr. Vadym Mochalin, associate professor of chemistry, are the first to document the gaseous products of MXenes’ reactions in aqueous environments. The researchers used S&T’s new multi-wavelength Renishaw InVia confocal microspectrometer in the study published in the journal ACS Nano. 33322 Researchers to streamline process for measuring aviation emissions https://news.mst.edu/2020/07/researchers-to-streamline-process-for-measuring-aviation-emissions/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/07/researchers-to-streamline-process-for-measuring-aviation-emissions/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2020 15:23:38 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33272 https://news.mst.edu/2020/07/researchers-to-streamline-process-for-measuring-aviation-emissions/feed/ 1 ©2019 Missouri S&T, All Right Reserved/ Missouri S&T ©2019, All Moral Rights Asserted Dr. Philip Whitefield, Chancellor's Professor and professor emeritus of chemistry at Missouri S&T, with S&T's North American Reference System (NARS) used for engine emissions measurement. Photo by Tom Wagner, Missouri S&T. 33272 Missouri S&T researchers help discover ‘black neutron star’ that changes astronomy https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/missouri-st-researchers-help-discover-black-neutron-star-that-changes-astronomy/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/missouri-st-researchers-help-discover-black-neutron-star-that-changes-astronomy/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2020 21:51:52 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33159 https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/missouri-st-researchers-help-discover-black-neutron-star-that-changes-astronomy/feed/ 0 News and Events This graphic shows the masses of black holes detected through electromagnetic observations (purple), black holes measured by gravitational-wave observations (blue), neutron stars measured with electromagnetic observations (yellow), and neutron stars detected through gravitational waves (orange). GW190814 is highlighted in the middle of the graphic as the merger of a black hole and a mystery object (either neutron star or black hole) around 2.6 times the mass of the sun. [Image credit: LIGO-Virgo/Northwestern U./Frank Elavsky & Aaron Geller] 33159 Becoming a scientist https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/becoming-a-scientist/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/becoming-a-scientist/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2020 19:33:08 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33036 https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/becoming-a-scientist/feed/ 1 News and Events Lilly Germeroth (center), a 2020 S&T graduate in biological sciences, Theo Sumnicht (left) an S&T biological academic specialist, and Siti Hajar (right), an undergraduate in biology at the Universiti Malaysia Sabah, spent seven weeks last summer researching the biodiversity of the Crocker Range Biosphere Reserve in Malaysian Borneo. Photo by Natalie Yoh. 33036 Missouri S&T professor honored with three international awards from the Association for Information Systems (AIS) https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/missouri-st-professor-honored-with-three-international-awards-from-the-association-for-information-systems-ais/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/missouri-st-professor-honored-with-three-international-awards-from-the-association-for-information-systems-ais/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2020 15:44:54 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=33013 https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/missouri-st-professor-honored-with-three-international-awards-from-the-association-for-information-systems-ais/feed/ 0 33013 Historian’s passion for the past inspires new experiential learning opportunities https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/historians-passion-for-the-past-inspires-new-experiential-learning-opportunities/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/historians-passion-for-the-past-inspires-new-experiential-learning-opportunities/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2020 21:29:41 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=32888 https://news.mst.edu/2020/06/historians-passion-for-the-past-inspires-new-experiential-learning-opportunities/feed/ 3 ©2020 Missouri S&T, All Right Reserved/ Missouri S&T ©2020, All Moral Rights Asserted Dr. Petra DeWitt, assistant professor of history and political science, continues to research the Missouri German-American culture. Photo by Tom Wagner, Missouri S&T. 32888 Teaching teens more than history https://news.mst.edu/2020/05/teaching-teens-more-than-history/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/05/teaching-teens-more-than-history/#respond Tue, 05 May 2020 00:39:00 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=48060 https://news.mst.edu/2020/05/teaching-teens-more-than-history/feed/ 0 ©2019 Missouri S&T, all right reserved, all moral rights asserted James Trusler, a 2016 Missouri S&T history graduate, teaches a seventh-grade social studies class at Rolla Junior High School. Photo by Tom Wagner, Missouri S&T: 48060 Missouri S&T faculty earn awards from the College of Arts, Sciences, and Business https://news.mst.edu/2020/05/missouri-st-faculty-earn-awards-from-the-college-of-arts-sciences-and-business/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/05/missouri-st-faculty-earn-awards-from-the-college-of-arts-sciences-and-business/#respond Fri, 01 May 2020 13:01:54 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=32636 https://news.mst.edu/2020/05/missouri-st-faculty-earn-awards-from-the-college-of-arts-sciences-and-business/feed/ 0 32636 U.S. Air Force commander to present leadership strategies for uncertain times in Missouri S&T webinar https://news.mst.edu/2020/04/u-s-air-force-commander-to-present-leadership-strategies-for-uncertain-times-in-missouri-st-webinar/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/04/u-s-air-force-commander-to-present-leadership-strategies-for-uncertain-times-in-missouri-st-webinar/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2020 21:28:39 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=32631 https://news.mst.edu/2020/04/u-s-air-force-commander-to-present-leadership-strategies-for-uncertain-times-in-missouri-st-webinar/feed/ 0 News and Events 32631 Former astronaut to address ‘new normal’ in Missouri S&T virtual presentation https://news.mst.edu/2020/04/former-astronaut-to-address-new-normal-in-missouri-st-virtual-presentation/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/04/former-astronaut-to-address-new-normal-in-missouri-st-virtual-presentation/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2020 19:42:29 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=32406 https://news.mst.edu/2020/04/former-astronaut-to-address-new-normal-in-missouri-st-virtual-presentation/feed/ 1 News and Events 32406 Researchers create unique DNA biosensor for early stage disease detection https://news.mst.edu/2020/04/researchers-create-unique-dna-biosensor-for-early-stage-disease-detection/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/04/researchers-create-unique-dna-biosensor-for-early-stage-disease-detection/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2020 21:10:07 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=32364 https://news.mst.edu/2020/04/researchers-create-unique-dna-biosensor-for-early-stage-disease-detection/feed/ 1 News and Events The researchers developed an ultrasensitive, electrochemical DNA biosensor based on “urchin-like” carbon nanotube-gold nanoparticle (CNT-AuNP) nanoclusters that represents a promising signal amplification strategy for DNA detection and diagnostic applications. Image by Ella Marushchenko. 32364 Missouri S&T students, alumni help housebound kids with virtual STEM outreach https://news.mst.edu/2020/04/missouri-st-students-alumni-help-housebound-kids-with-virtual-stem-outreach/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/04/missouri-st-students-alumni-help-housebound-kids-with-virtual-stem-outreach/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2020 14:42:43 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=32340 https://news.mst.edu/2020/04/missouri-st-students-alumni-help-housebound-kids-with-virtual-stem-outreach/feed/ 1 News and Events Leonardo Sent, a fourth-grader from California, was one of the curious, homebound children who listened to Missouri S&T's virtual Mars rover presentations during the coronavirus pandemic school closures. Image courtesy of Delia Croessmann. 32340 A heart and soul for research https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/a-heart-and-soul-for-research/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/a-heart-and-soul-for-research/#respond Mon, 24 Feb 2020 15:40:11 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=31775 https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/a-heart-and-soul-for-research/feed/ 0 ©2019 Missouri S&T, all rights reserved, ©Missouri S&T 2019, All moral rights Asserted. RIGHTS Protected, this image is copyri Dr. Ercal's research group plans experiments for the upcoming week in their newly remodeled lab in Schrenk Hall. Members shown, from left, are Dr. Jiandong Wu, staff scientist; Dania Isidro and Kaysi Lee, undergraduates; Dr. Annalise Pfaff, postdoctoral fellow; Anna Chernatynskaya, research associate; Ercal; and Justin Beltz, graduate research assistant. Photo: Tom Wagner, Missouri S&T. 31775 Missouri S&T to launch Global Engineering Program in fall 2020 https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/missouri-st-to-launch-global-engineering-program-in-fall-2020/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/missouri-st-to-launch-global-engineering-program-in-fall-2020/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2020 22:01:38 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=31715 https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/missouri-st-to-launch-global-engineering-program-in-fall-2020/feed/ 0 News and Events Photo courtesy of Pexels. 31715 A crime to remember https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/a-crime-to-remember/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/a-crime-to-remember/#comments Thu, 13 Feb 2020 22:26:26 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=31638 https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/a-crime-to-remember/feed/ 1 ©2019 Missouri S&T, All Right Reserved/ Missouri S&T ©2019, All Moral Rights Asserted Dr. Trent Brown, author of "Murder in McComb: The Tina Andrews Case" and professor of English at Missouri S&T. Photo by Tom Wagner/Missouri S&T, ©2019 31638 Missouri S&T to host Graduate Student Recruitment Day https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/missouri-st-to-host-graduate-student-recruitment-day/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/missouri-st-to-host-graduate-student-recruitment-day/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:38:16 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=31625 https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/missouri-st-to-host-graduate-student-recruitment-day/feed/ 0 News and Events 31625 Scientists explain why naked mole-rats’ longevity contradicts accepted aging theory https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/scientists-explain-why-naked-mole-rats-longevity-contradicts-accepted-aging-theory/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/scientists-explain-why-naked-mole-rats-longevity-contradicts-accepted-aging-theory/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2020 22:11:22 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=31559 https://news.mst.edu/2020/02/scientists-explain-why-naked-mole-rats-longevity-contradicts-accepted-aging-theory/feed/ 0 News and Events "Mole-rat greeting" by afagen is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. 31559 Expert commentary: Super Bowl victory an economic win to team’s community https://news.mst.edu/2020/01/expert-commentary-super-bowl-victory-an-economic-win-to-teams-community/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/01/expert-commentary-super-bowl-victory-an-economic-win-to-teams-community/#respond Mon, 20 Jan 2020 02:46:33 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=31369 https://news.mst.edu/2020/01/expert-commentary-super-bowl-victory-an-economic-win-to-teams-community/feed/ 0 31369 LIGO-Virgo network catches another neutron star collision https://news.mst.edu/2020/01/ligo-virgo-network-catches-another-neutron-star-collision/ https://news.mst.edu/2020/01/ligo-virgo-network-catches-another-neutron-star-collision/#respond Sat, 11 Jan 2020 14:36:47 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=31252 https://news.mst.edu/2020/01/ligo-virgo-network-catches-another-neutron-star-collision/feed/ 0 News and Events Artist's impression of the binary neutron star merger observed by LIGO Livingston on April 25, 2019. Image credit: National Science Foundation/LIGO/Sonoma State University/A. Simonnet. 31252 Missouri S&T researcher listed among highly cited researchers https://news.mst.edu/2019/11/missouri-st-researcher-listed-among-highly-cited-researchers/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/11/missouri-st-researcher-listed-among-highly-cited-researchers/#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2019 15:35:08 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=30658 https://news.mst.edu/2019/11/missouri-st-researcher-listed-among-highly-cited-researchers/feed/ 0 News and Events Dr. Yew San Hor 30658 Missouri S&T to host ‘Technologies of the Everyday’ conference in November https://news.mst.edu/2019/10/missouri-st-to-host-technologies-of-the-everyday-conference-in-november/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/10/missouri-st-to-host-technologies-of-the-everyday-conference-in-november/#respond Fri, 25 Oct 2019 21:01:31 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=30369 https://news.mst.edu/2019/10/missouri-st-to-host-technologies-of-the-everyday-conference-in-november/feed/ 0 News and Events 30369 A summer at Stingray Bay, and beyond https://news.mst.edu/2019/10/a-summer-at-stingray-bay-and-beyond/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/10/a-summer-at-stingray-bay-and-beyond/#comments Mon, 21 Oct 2019 20:07:32 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=30286 https://news.mst.edu/2019/10/a-summer-at-stingray-bay-and-beyond/feed/ 1 News and Events Vanessa Mahan displays a baby stingray from the touch tank at the Kansas City Zoo. 30286 International orchestras to perform Missouri composer’s modern musical composition https://news.mst.edu/2019/10/international-orchestras-to-perform-missouri-composers-modern-musical-composition/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/10/international-orchestras-to-perform-missouri-composers-modern-musical-composition/#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2019 23:07:12 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=30254 https://news.mst.edu/2019/10/international-orchestras-to-perform-missouri-composers-modern-musical-composition/feed/ 0 News and Events Dr. Kyle Wernke addresses the audience prior to the Missouri. S&T's orchestra and choir performance of Robert Schumann's Requiem. Photo by John Francis. 30254 Missouri S&T joins dark energy experiment to solve accelerating cosmos mystery https://news.mst.edu/2019/09/missouri-st-joins-dark-energy-experiment-to-solve-accelerating-cosmos-mystery/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/09/missouri-st-joins-dark-energy-experiment-to-solve-accelerating-cosmos-mystery/#respond Thu, 26 Sep 2019 13:56:15 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=29969 https://news.mst.edu/2019/09/missouri-st-joins-dark-energy-experiment-to-solve-accelerating-cosmos-mystery/feed/ 0 News and Events The image represents the evolution of the universe over 13.77 billion years with an expansion history of two accelerated regimes: an inflation at the very beginning that produced a burst of exponential growth, and a more recent regime where the dark energy effects dominate the expansion. Dr. Saito’s group at Missouri S&T is tackling the mystery of dark energy through its international collaboration with HETDEX. Image credit: NASA/WMAP Science Team. 29969 Larry Gragg’s new book details Las Vegas’ rise from regional vice destination to glittering hotspot https://news.mst.edu/2019/09/larry-graggs-new-book-details-las-vegas-rise-from-regional-vice-destination-to-glittering-hotspot/ https://news.mst.edu/2019/09/larry-graggs-new-book-details-las-vegas-rise-from-regional-vice-destination-to-glittering-hotspot/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2019 20:47:38 +0000 https://news.mst.edu/?p=29937 https://news.mst.edu/2019/09/larry-graggs-new-book-details-las-vegas-rise-from-regional-vice-destination-to-glittering-hotspot/feed/ 0 News and Events A nuclear detonation cloud from the Nevada Test Site, 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, is framed by the neon "Vegas Vic" and the Pioneer Club sign in a Don English photo from 1953. Detonations shown behind Las Vegas tourist attractions were the focal point of many of the city's publicity photos in the 1950s. Photo credit: Las Vegas News Bureau. 29937