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July 13, 2022

150 Years of Mizzou Engineering: 1946-1967

Huber O. Croft served as Dean for 13 years, during which time he oversaw construction, the creation of the Missouri Honor Awards and suggested a nuclear research reactor be built on campus. Our look back at Mizzou Engineering’s history continues this month during the 1946-47 school year. When we left off, Dean Harry Curtis was juggling an unusually large student body and a shortage of faculty and supplies. Enrollment exceeded 1,200 in the fall of that year, forcing the College to hold courses in the early morning hours into the evening. In 1948, enrollment peaked at 1,500 students, many of…

June 10, 2022

150 Years of Mizzou Engineering: 1936-1945

Our series on the history of the College picks up in the mid-1930s.

May 11, 2022

150 Years of Mizzou Engineering: 1917-1935

Mizzou Engineering — like the rest of the country — was feeling the impact of world war in 1917

April 4, 2022

150 Years of Mizzou Engineering: 1906 – 1916

As the nation was progressing at the turn of the century — with both rural Americans and millions of immigrants flocking to sprawling urban areas seeking opportunities — so, too, was the College of Engineering finding its identity in the early 1900s.

March 9, 2022

150 Years of Mizzou Engineering: E-Week

From the blarney stone to St. Patrick's arrival by airship to lighting the Jesse Dome green, Engineers' Week at Mizzou has a long history beginning in 1903.

Feb. 7, 2022

150 Years of Mizzou Engineering: 1872 – 1902

From electric ideas to a tragic fire, Mizzou Engineering surged ahead into the 20th Century.

Jan. 12, 2022

150 Years of Mizzou Engineering: 1849-1871

From the first engineering course west of the Mississippi to a wartime reshuffling, Mizzou Engineering got its start more than 150 years ago.

Feb. 9, 2021

CAVE to Provide Immersive Virtual Experience

Imagine studying a protein by walking through its three-dimensional structure. Or researching traffic patterns by standing alongside a virtual highway. Or safely exploring the structural integrity of a house while it’s on fire. Mizzou Engineers will soon have the capability to do these things, thanks to a CAVE opening this year in Lafferre Hall.

Aug. 25, 2020

Mizzou Engineering Launches Certificate in AI and Machine Learning

Mizzou Engineering has launched a Certificate in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). The graduate-level program aims to help students and professionals gain the skills they need to compete in an AI-driven job market.