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Mizzou tractor pulling team earns honors at international competition 

Mizzou’s Torq’N Tigers Quarter-Scale Tractor Pulling Team continued its strong performance at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) International Student Design Competition last month. Both the A-Team and X-Team took home multiple awards at the event. 

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Mizzou Steel Bridge Team places third in regional competition, invited to nationals

Mizzou Steel Bridge Team placed third overall, won awards in four categories and qualified for the National Student Steel Bridge Competition.

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Computer science, IT students participate in MIT Reality Hack

Mizzou Engineering’s Shane McKelvey and his team earned a first-place award at MIT’s Reality Hack in January for their development of a novel treatment that uses virtual reality (VR) to help young patients undergo electro-stimulation therapy.

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Team places second in National Geo-Spatial Intelligence Agency competition

A team from the University of Missouri Institute for Data Science and Informatics (IDSI) and Data Science and Analytics (DSA) program recently placed second in the National Geo-Spatial Intelligence Agency’s Geo-Hack for Humanity.

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A new era of formula car racing at Mizzou

Tigers in fast cars competed this spring in the Formula SAE (FSAE) competition at Michigan International Speedway, bringing home awards and beginning a new era of racing at Mizzou. Mizzou Racing’s car, #18, placed 17 out of 120 teams. The June FSAE competition was the first competition for Mizzou Electric Racing.

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Built different: Torq’N Tigers Tractor Pulling Team places in top 5 at competition

After months of planning, design and fabrication, students on the Torq’N Tigers Quarter Scale Tractor Pulling Team earned honors at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) International Quarter Scale Student Design Competition this month.

The Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe teams outside of Lafferre Hall before leaving for the competition at Kansas State University.

Civil engineering students take honors at regional competition

Mizzou civil engineering students won awards at the 2023 American Society of Civil Engineers Mid-America Student Conference, hosted by Kansas State University.

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Mizzou Engineering students, alumnus compete at MIT Reality Hack

Four Mizzou Engineers participated in MIT’s Reality Hack last month, an international hackathon focused on extended reality (XR, an umbrella term for virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality), developing novel ways to implement emerging technologies.

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Cracking the code: Engineering team devises improved way to predict cracks

Cracks can cause serious problems on roads and bridges, as they compromise the strength and soundness of a structure. A Mizzou…

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Engineering freshman among finalists in student entrepreneur competition

Team plans to pitch their idea for Supersole, a business that makes 3D printed custom shoe insoles, at the final competition.