ROTC Students and Leaders Adapting in Unique Ways
While the COVID-19 pandemic has kept them apart, Army ROTC students at the University of Missouri have pulled together virtually, developing new ways to engage members and maintain community. Army Cadet Battalion Commander Shade Bullock said some students are inspiring others to exercise and maintain their physical training requirements by uploading videos of their at-home workouts to the Army ROTC’s Instagram account.
Switching Modalities Mid-Term to High-Quality Online Leads to Similar Learning Outcomes
Students who switch from face-to-face teaching to high-quality online even within a semester show similar learning outcomes – yet overall prefer the online setting, a new study has found. This spring, when the COVID-19 outbreak forced the University of Missouri and other institutions of higher education to move all courses to digital learning (fully online or remote teaching), the team’s research suddenly became extremely relevant.
Information Technology Degree Program Prepares Graduates for Success
Students graduating with an Information Technology degree this weekend say the program has prepared them not only for their first job out of college but also for future opportunities.
Fales Elected Fellow of ASME
Roger Fales, an associate professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department and the Director of Student Success in the College of Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Engineering Students Help Create TV Production
Scene: In the not-too-distant future, a digital artist creates a machine that integrates with the biometrically-attached technology imbedded in most of the population—cell phone technology implanted in a person’s arm and Google glasses for one’s eye. Her machine pulls all of the data from these imbedded devices to create art. When the artist’s sister, a software engineer, attends her sister’s art opening, something goes wrong, affecting people who had integrated with the machine—they seem to shut down and become incapacitated. The Chief Magistrate is called in to investigate….That’s the premise of a television pilot being produced by filmmaker and Assistant Professor of Practice Brian Maurer in the Information Technology program.
Developing #MizzouMade Engineering Leaders
Celestene Sebag, a senior in the Department of Biomedical, Biological and Chemical Engineering, knows that when entering the workforce, one doesn’t stop learning.
5G Partnership with AT&T a Resounding Success
This spring, University of Missouri students took part in an immersive 5G course in partnership with AT&T. The course, which kicked off the semester with a visit to the Dallas Cowboys’ 5G-integrated AT&T Stadium, allowed students to work together to harness 5G’s potential for complex problem-solving.
IT Faculty Member Takes 1st at Film Fest
A Mizzou Engineering faculty member took first place in a 48-hour virtual film fest earlier this month.
Rahhal Recipient of 2020 MU Study Abroad Teaching Excellence Award
Tojan Rahhal, assistant dean for inclusive excellence and strategic initiatives and an adjunct professor of Biomedical, Biological and Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering, is among two recipients of the inaugural MU Study Abroad Teaching Excellence Award.
App to help families find restroom accommodations
Families and individuals needing special restroom accommodations could have an easier time finding public bathrooms in the future, thanks to an app in development at Mizzou Engineering.