She oversees production at Mana Supply Company, serves on the board of multiple industry organizations and teaches in SLU's cannabis certificate program.

Austin is researching the impact of climate change on flowering plants while also helping lead the process of digitizing the garden's herbarium, which contains more than 7 million species.

Psychology student Makenzie Strickler, biology student James Ott and international business student Hendrik Bechtel plant a Bur Oak tree near the Science Complex.

The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.

Alum Sam Moore, managing director of public history for the Missouri Historical Society, talks with UMSL history students about the future World’s Fair exhibit, scheduled to open in the spring.

Northway, who holds a BFA from UMSL, founded the company with her husband, Cody Kirchner, in 2018.