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Media Coverage: April 2013

Media Coverage highlights some of the top coverage, but does not serve as a comprehensive listing. This post will be updated with new highlights throughout the month and beyond.

May 14 2013 | Posted in Alumni,Arts & Sciences,Athletics,Business Administration,Education,faculty,Fine Arts & Communication,Libraries,Media Coverage,Nursing,Optometry,Staff,students | Read More »

Mercantile Library readies for 7th annual print fair

"The County Election" by George Caleb Bingham

Organizers are expecting up to 1,000 art and rare book collectors to pack this year’s St. Louis Mercantile Library Fine Print, Rare Book and Paper Arts Fair at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The number of dealers has increased to 25 this year and includes a fine-art gallery in Chesterfield.

Apr 22 2013 | Posted in Academics,Campus,Events,Libraries,News Release Archive | Read More »

Cafe TJ holds grand opening week

In case you missed a chance last month to try out the newest campus coffee bar at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, here’s a good reason to check it out now.

Jan 22 2013 | Posted in Academics,Campus,Home news,Libraries | Read More »

Media Coverage: October 2012

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.

Jan 9 2013 | Posted in Alumni,Arts & Sciences,Business Administration,Education,faculty,Fine Arts & Communication,Honors College,Libraries,Media Coverage,Nursing,Staff,students | Read More »

Eye on UMSL: December twilight

The photograph was taken by UMSL photographer August Jennewein and is the latest to be featured in Eye on UMSL.

Jan 2 2013 | Posted in Campus,Eye on UMSL,Libraries | Read More »

Annual Faculty Author Reception highlights scholarly excellence

The location might have changed, but the premise of the annual Faculty Author Reception at the University of Missouri–St. Louis is the same.

Dec 11 2012 | Posted in Academics,Arts & Sciences,Business Administration,Campus,Education,faculty,Features,Fine Arts & Communication,Honors College,Libraries,Nursing,Optometry,People,Staff | Read More »

Breakfast, lunch, dinner now being served at the library

Cramming just got a lot more enjoyable. Just in time for finals week at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, a new café has opened inside the Thomas Jefferson Library.

Dec 3 2012 | Posted in Campus,Libraries,Staff | Read More »

Pott Inland Waterways Library to honor author, photographer

The Herman T.Pott National Inland Waterways Library will honor UMSL alumnus and author Earl Swift and marine photographer Gregory Thorp for their work about the nation's rivers, lakes and ports. The Pott Library is a special collection within the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 1.

Earl Swift travels the world and writes about what he sees and hears. For his powerful narratives and meticulous reporting he’s been named a PEN finalist, a five-time Pulitzer Prize nominee and earned a Fulbright fellowship. Gregory Thorp travels America’s inland waterways taking photographs of the machines that ply the water and mariners who work [...]

Nov 20 2012 | Posted in Academics,Alumni,Events,Friends,Home news,Libraries,News Release Archive | Read More »

Buttons, cartoons, hanging chads highlight Mercantile exhibit

The history of presidential elections in the U.S. is captured with buttons, cartoons, ribbons and assorted political ephemera in the current exhibit, "Presidents and Politics" at the St. Louis Mercantile Library. The exhibit is free and open to the public through Jan. 27. (photo by August Jennewein)

If the current presidential election campaign leaves you yearning for the good old days when civil discourse reigned in American politics, stop by “Presidents and Politics,” the current exhibit at the St. Louis Mercantile Library located in the Thomas Jefferson Library at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. You may be surprised.

Oct 18 2012 | Posted in Academics,Campus,Home profile,Libraries,News Release Archive | Read More »

‘Echoes of UMSL’: History told by the people who lived it

This 1960s era photo of UMSL's cafeteria in the old Administrtion Building might trigger some memories of former students, faculty and staff. If it does, contact librarian Raleigh Muns, who will be gathering oral histories for "Echoes of UMSL" one of many Jubilee projects slated for 2013. Jubilee project

If you like telling your kids how you met their mother in biology class in 1979, or impressing your co-workers about record keeping before computers, then Raleigh Muns wants to hear from you!

Aug 30 2012 | Posted in Campus,Events,Features,Home profile,Jubilee,Libraries,People,Staff | Read More »