The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media.

Media Coverage highlights some of the top stories but does not serve as a comprehensive listing. Notice a clip we missed? Email us at umsldaily@umsl.edu.

Steve Bailey, senior lecturer in finance and legal studies
St. Louis Public Radio: running in the race for the 1st Congressional seat

Niyi Coker, E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of African and African/American Studies
Riverfront Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The St. Louis American, Fox 2, St. Louis Public Radio and the Columbia Missourian: his new musical “Miriam Makeba: Mama Africa the Musical”

Ralph Cordova, associate professor of education
Ladue News: producing luxury leather bags

Greg Geisler, associate professor of accounting
Money magazine: how to make the best use of health savings accounts

Jackie Lewis-Harris, director of Connecting Human Origin and Cultural Diversity Program
The St. Louis American: curating the “Outside In: Paint for Peace” exhibit
West End Word: curating the “Outside In: Paint for Peace” exhibit

Dan Isom, Endowed Professor of Policing and the Community
Alton Telegraph: leading a plan to improve community and police relations in Alton, Illinois

Minsoo Kang, associate professor in European history
NBC: the story of Hong Kildong, Korean Robin Hood

David Kimball, professor of political science
Governing: ranked-choice voting
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: who’s to blame in alleged absentee voter fraud in St. Louis

David Klinger, professor of criminology and criminal justice
Chicago Tribune: police-involved shootings where no gun is found
Vox: when police officers are allowed to shoot
Houston Chronicle: potential dismissal of destroyed evidence cases in Houston
NPR and The Washington Post: police responsibilities for giving medical aid to shooting victims
NBC and CNN: discussion of officer-involved shootings in Charlotte and Tulsa
The Associated Press and Southern California Public Radio: the decision to release police video
NPR: the difficulty in examining if police have changed how they’ve used deadly force
CNN: the use of Tasers by police
The Associated Press: “Auditory exclusion” in the Tulsa police shooting

Vona Kuczynska, alumna and bat expert for the Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center
St. Louis Public Radio: studying bats in a cemetery

Sandra Langeslag, assistant professor of psychological sciences
Ozy: falling in or out of love

Edward Lawrence, professor of finance
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: potential tax breaks for St. Louis County homeowners

Haim Mano, associate professor of marketing
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: the decision to re-introduce old brands like the Energizer Bunny

Amy Milton, alumna
Riverfront Times: local comedian picked as one of 75 reasons to love St. Louis

Stephen Moehrle, professor of accounting
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Securities and Exchange Commission setting guidelines for earnings reports

Gwen Moore, special appointment faculty member in College of Business Administration
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis transit funding

Dzenana Mruckovski, engineering alumna
West End Word: Bosnian immigrant who has made a home

Nathan Muchhala, assistant professor of biology
usagnet: Bat Festival in Indiana

Patricia Parker, E. Desmond Lee Professor of Zoological Studies
ScienceNews: Galápagos cormorants

Robert Paul, director of Missouri Institute of Mental Health
St. Louis Public Radio: handling the opioid crisis
KOMU: UM System’s 30-year partnership with the University of the Western Cape

Zoe Peterson, associate professor of psychological sciences
Philly.com: a change to affirmative consent as colleges attempt to deal with campus rape

Mike Phoenix, education alumnus
West End Word: teaching through comic formats

Dave Robertson, Curators’ Teaching Professor of Political Science
St. Louis Public Radio: outside money in the Missouri Senate race
St. Louis Public Radio: Senate candidates focusing on military support
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: unique nature of the Missouri Senate race in 2016
KMOX: previewing the first presidential debate
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Missouri gubernatorial candidates not disclosing income tax returns
St. Louis Public Radio: gubernatorial candidates targeting women voters

J. Martin Rochester, Curators’ Teaching Professor of Political Science
St. Louis Jewish Light: foreign policy in the presidential race

Rick Rosenfeld, Founders Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Chicago Tribune: the continued spike in homicides in Chicago
Columbia Daily Tribune: traffic stops report and the debate about racial profiling
The New York Times and Vox: the rise in U.S. murder rates in 2015
Governing: the “Ferguson Effect”
Bloomberg: the push to bolster the police force in Chicago
The New York Times: FBI data confirms homicides rose in 2015
ideastream radio: discussing national crime statistics
The Washington Post: high-crime neighborhoods
Las Vegas Review-Journal: crime rate trending up in Las Vegas
The Hill: nuance of crime statistics lost in presidential debate
ABA Journal: mistrust between police and communities

Wally Siewart, Director of the Center for Ethics in Public Life
Kansas City Star: donated campaign cars and ethics

Todd Swanstrom, E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor in Community Collaboration and Public Policy
St. Louis Public Radio: what St. Louis might learn from industrial cities in Europe

Joel Vanderheyden, jazz studies adjunct instructor
St. Louis Public Radio: jazz-electronica group Koplant No

Peter Wolfe, Curator’s Professor of English emeritus
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A review of novelist John le Carré’s new book