Missouri S&T launches free after-school STEM program for local students
ROLLA, Mo. – Missouri University of Science and Technology recently launched a free after-school program for three Phelps County school districts thanks in part to a grant totaling almost $2 million over the next several years. The program, called Miners in the Making, is for K-12 students in the Rolla, Newburg and Phelps County R-III school districts and led by S&T’s Kummer Center for STEM Education. Students in grades 6-12 can potentially join the program now, and those in grades K-5 can join
Register for Missouri S&T’s Oct. 4 Manufacturing Day Events
ROLLA, Mo. – Missouri University of Science and Technology will celebrate Manufacturing Day on Friday, Oct. 4, with several events scheduled throughout the day. “Our university’s manufacturing initiatives promise to have huge implications for the state’s workforce and should help provide a needed boost to our economy,” says Dr. Richard Billo, director of S&T’s Kummer Center for Advanced Manufacturing and the Missouri Protoplex, a 116,000-square-foot manufacturing innovation hub set to open in 2026.