Teams from Alabama and Arkansas landed invitations to the FIRST Robotics National Championship later this year in Houston, Texas, during the FIRST Tech Challenge Tennessee Regional Robotics Competition Feb. 2 in MTSU’s Alumni Memorial Gym. Tech Hogs Robotics of Springdale, Arkansas, and The Time Travelers from Huntsville Christian Academy in Huntsville, Alabama, earned their spots…

The Tennessee Business Barometer dropped sharply from the end of last year, according to the latest snapshot of business leaders’ opinions as measured by MTSU’s Jones College of Business. The Business Barometer Index now stands at 355, down from 525 in October 2018, and its lowest level since before the presidential election in 2016. “Even…

Three Eagle Scouts with MTSU ties — retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber of the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center; alumnus and Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron; and Board of Trustees member J.B. Baker — took part Friday in a ceremony by the Middle Tennessee Council of Boy Scouts of America…

The spring MTSU Department of Physics and Astronomy Star Party series begins Friday, Feb. 1, when professor John Wallin discusses “Cosmic Chemistry” in Wiser-Patten Science Hall Room 102. First Friday Star Parties are a way for the department to bring MTSU, Murfreesboro and surrounding communities together. There will be a lecture followed by telescope viewing…

An MTSU professor and a recent graduate were among top honorees at the recent Nashville Technology Council Awards ceremony recognizing top achievers within the Midstate’s growing tech community. Amy Harris, associate professor in information systems and analytics, received the advocacy organization’s first Champion of the Year Award while December graduate Holly Yasui captured the Student…

Knoxville, Tennessee-based TNFIRST sought a site to hold its FIRST Tech Challenge Tennessee Regional Robotics Competition. With one of the fastest growing robot-driven mechatronics engineering programs in the nation, Middle Tennessee State University offered the solution. Citing central location and other key factors for hosting, MTSU engineering technology Chair Walter Boles acknowledges mechatronics being “all…

Insurance Group of America has given a significant boost to MTSU’s new professional sales program with a $100,000 sponsorship that funds a new office to increase student outreach and internship opportunities. The IGA Office of Professional Sales within the Jennings A. Jones College of Business will benefit from a yearly $20,000 commitment for the next…

For those wanting to volunteer or to learn about how to prune grapevines, there will be opportunities to join MTSU’s Tony Johnston and others for the next five Saturdays at the Rutherford County UT Extension at Lane Agri-Park, 315 John R. Rice Blvd., in Murfreesboro. The pruning will take place from 9:30 until 11 a.m….

With brain power and a $3.50 domain fee, one team created its own website: Travelcast.me. In 36 hours’ time, a second team provided help to solve Nashville-based Second Harvest Food Bank’s warehouse woes both now and in the future. That’s normal for the approximately 20 teams — and a record 200-plus students — competing in…