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State Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Wednesday April 10, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Missouri S&T Dinosaur-Hunting Student Finds Second Triceratops
ROLLA, Missouri, April 10 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: By Greg Edwards What is even better than a student from Missouri S&T finding the remains of one dinosaur? Finding the remains of two. Emma Puetz, a master's student in geology and geophysics from Rolla, Missouri, has now twice found triceratops fossils in Montana's rocky terrain. And both times, she found the dinosaurs in the same fashion. "In the summer of 2022, as part of the PaleoX Adve  more

Missouri S&T Professor Wins SME's Mineral Industry Education Award
ROLLA, Missouri, April 10 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: By Greg Edwards Dr. Samuel Frimpong, vice provost for graduate education at Missouri S&T, was honored with the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration's (SME) Mineral Industry Education Award during the 2024 SME Annual Conference and Exhibition in Phoenix. "I am very grateful to SME for recognizing my achievements and impact in education, research and scholarship, and my contributions  more

Missouri Valley College: Maastricht Institute Opens April 15
MARSHALL, Missouri, April 10 -- Missouri Valley College issued the following news: The 16th annual Maastricht Institute of Entrepreneurship at Missouri Valley College will take place April 15-17 in the Bacon Conference Center inside the Malcolm Center. The 2024 Institute is sponsored by Wood & Huston Bank. This year's speakers include: Lori Godsey '92, owner of Montague's Restaurant; Trina Perry '13, owner of Life with Tee and an HR onboarding specialist at World Wide Technology; Jug Stanovcic  more

Mo. A.G. Bailey Files Suit Against Biden's Latest Illegal Student Loan Plan
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 10 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey led a seven-state coalition in filing suit against the Biden Administration's latest illegal student loan plan. His lawsuit targets what the federal government calls the "SAVE" Plan, which in reality will cost Americans $475 billion - $45 billion more than its last unlawful student loan plan. "With the stroke of his pen  more

Three UMKC Graduate School Programs Ranked Among Nation's Top 40
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 10 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news on April 9, 2024: By Bryce Puntenney Three UMKC graduate school programs were ranked among the top 40 in the nation in the rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report, with 10 programs ranked in the top 100. The Doctor of Nursing Practice program in the School of Nursing and Health Studies was ranked 19th in the nation, out of a total of 156 ranked schools. The program ranked 49t  more

William Woods Announces Donation of Recording of Ronald Reagan's 1952 Commencement Address to Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute
FULTON, Missouri, April 9 -- William Woods University issued the following news release: Nearly 72 years after it was delivered, William Woods University (WWU) tonight announced the donation of an extremely rare recording of Ronald Reagan's historic 1952 commencement address at William Woods - to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in Simi Valley, California. The official announcement of the donation of this historical artifact, in demand by historians, authors and journali  more