Nikia Chapman: Queen of speed

Nikia Chapman after her first-place win in the women’s drag race last year in Toole, Utah. Photos by Bob Phelan

Stats:  sophomore in geological engineering from Columbia, Mo.

Member of:  Spelunking Club and Human-Powered Vehicle Team [Continue reading]

A lesson in dedication

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Brian Peterson’s dedication to football — and to Missouri S&T — helped push the Miners to a record 10-1 season and landed him on the Capital One Academic All-America team. He is only the 19th Miner in the history of the football program to … [Continue reading]

A new chain of command

From left: Milana Taylor, Kathryn Hendricks and Mandy Grogg became the university’s Army ROTC Stonehenge Battalion’s first all-female chain of command. Photo submitted

When Milana Taylor, Kathryn Hendricks and Mandy Grogg were appointed to lead the university’s Army ROTC Stonehenge Battalion last fall, the trio became the battalion’s first all-female chain of command. … [Continue reading]

Tune in to KMNR

Rebecca Mosley and James Veerkamp broadcast their show “First Invent the Universe” on KMNR. Photo by B.A. Rupert

Inside a small studio in Altman Hall, a handful of students can be found at all hours with headphones on their ears and a microphone in their faces. … [Continue reading]

Miners to the rescue

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Watch the video: The only sound in the darkened mine tunnel is water dripping off limestone walls. A lone injured miner lay motionless on the gravel floor. Five lights pierce the darkness as muffled voices announce the arrival of the rescue … [Continue reading]

Prehistoric rocks offer clues about climate change

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For most of the past decade, Wan Yang has spent his summers camping and hiking in the Bogda Mountains in northwest China, collecting rock samples that predate dinosaurs by millions of years. His goal? To better understand the Earth's climate history … [Continue reading]

Energy innovation takes more than a village

Missouri S&T's Solar Village is one of the most innovative energy-saving programs on any college campus. That complex of four solar-powered homes — combined with S&T's geothermal energy initiative — is the reason Missouri S&T is one … [Continue reading]

Tonya Huskey: ‘A perfect fit’

Tonya Huskey has always been interested in lifelong learning, so working in continuing education at Missouri S&T was a great career fit. The opportunity to pursue her MBA from S&T, however, was "the perfect fit for me," she says. … [Continue reading]

Devin Dixon: Going the distance

Like any dedicated marathon runner, Devin Dixon knows how important it is to keep a steady pace. But judging from the way he's speeding through three S&T degrees in just over six years, you'd think he was a sprinter. … [Continue reading]

If it ain’t broke …

After a second-place finish in the Air Force Research Laboratory's Nanosat-7 competition in January, S&T's Missouri Satellite (M-SAT) team is already working on the next two-year design and build competition, Nanosat-8. … [Continue reading]

Dancing with code

Watch the video: It's no surprise that Marquia Lewis decided to study computer science in college. "I was around computers all the time growing up, and I really like them," says Lewis, a sophomore whose mother, a software engineer for The … [Continue reading]

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