With only a fraction of a second left in the game, senior Troy Long netted a short baseline jumper to give the University of Missouri–St. Louis men’s basketball team a win last week during fan-favorite Pack the Stands night.
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Local author to speak at ‘Bellerive’ launch
What started as a lesson of gratefulness for Dr. Sharon Dunski Vermont’s two young daughters, developed into a journey for her children to meet 30 people and learn their life stories.
UMSL Tritons weekly roundup for Feb. 14-20
Each week, the Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis compiles a roundup of how the various UMSL Tritons teams have fared. Click on the headings below for an up-to-date look at each Tritons team.
Piano students tickle the ivories
Piano students at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will present a unique and exciting duo piano concert at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 28 in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanch M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at UMSL.
Test your knowledge with Honors Trivia Night
Are you smarter than a student from the Pierre Laclede Honors College at the University of Missouri–St. Louis? The college will give you a chance to find out Saturday (Feb. 25) at Honors Trivia Night 2012.
Alexandra Ballet to stage classic ‘Sleeping Beauty’ at Touhill
A cast of dancers, guest artists and actors from Alexandra Ballet will perform the enduring classic “The Sleeping Beauty” at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
GLVC coaches pick softball team to finish first in 2012
In 2011, the University of Missouri–St. Louis softball team captured a Great Lakes Valley Conference crown with a 20-5 league record. The GLVC head coaches recently predicted an encore performance for UMSL in 2012. The league’s 16 head coaches picked UMSL Tritons to win the GLVC West Division this season.
Film festival highlights African life, culture around the world
Three friends from St. Louis attempt to exist on $1.25 a day while traveling across three continents to discover their...
Concerto competition winner to perform at Touhill
A talented music student at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will perform two piano concerts at the Blanche M....
Chowin’ down at the Pro Ho: Food you want, all you can eat
Mac n’ cheese, waffles for dinner, burgers, spaghetti, all you can eat – it should be a no brainer. But figuring out what college students want to eat is definitely not as easy as it seems. Just ask Ronnie Harry.
UMSL offers free viewing of moon, stars, galaxies
Go star-gazing at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The Department of Physics and Astronomy will hold a public viewing of Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Orion Nebula and Pleiades at the Richard D. Schwartz Observatory on March 3 at 7 p.m. The viewing is free and open to the public. An expert will be on hand to answer all of your questions Bring the whole family!
UMSL Events for Feb. 18-24, 2012
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Eye on UMSL: Swish!
UMSL senior Justin Hightower follows through on his free throw in the second half of the Tritons last second 58-56...
Green Dot program empowers bystanders to take action
You’re leaving campus late one night and two guys from your biology class are in the middle of the quad yelling at one...
Iconic furniture focus of Gallery 210 exhibit
The man who helped usher in the age of the office cubicle is among the designers whose work will be on display at the...
Mercantile Library director takes visitor back in time
John Hoover tends to America’s past with loving devotion. For nearly 30 years that devotion has been concentrated on...
Opera Theatre to present ‘The Elixir of Love’
Cap off the month of love with a musical about, what else…love.
The University of Missouri-St. Louis’ Opera Theatre will stage a two-day run of Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti’s “The Elixir of Love,” at the end of February. The opera is one of the genre’s most delightful gems and promises to be an intoxicatingly fun evening of musical seduction.
House pets inspire musician
Ken Kehner’s a cat guy. And he’s OK with letting the public in on that. So much so in fact, that his new jazz CD,...
UMSL nursing conference explores health disparities, offers free health screenings
The numbers are bleak when it comes to African-American men and cancer. Black men account for the highest rate of new cancer cases and after a diagnosis they have the highest death rate compared to other groups.
Career conference to connect students with global leaders
Do you want a career in international business? See yourself traveling the global? Attend the fourth annual University...
Alumnus excels as athlete, succeeds as educator
As a two-sport athlete at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, Grayling Tobias excelled both on the basketball court and baseball field. But it was in the classroom where he found his true passion while earning a bachelor’s degree in secondary education.
Artists to issue ‘Pop Manifesto’ at Gallery Visio
What are the ‘cool kids’ on the St. Louis art scene up to these days? Stop by Gallery Visio at the University of...
Freed death row inmate tells his story
For nearly 18 years, Juan Roberto Melendez lived on borrowed time. He was sentenced to death row for the 1983 murder of a Florida businessman. From the outset, Melendez denied committing the crime. Another man actually confessed to the killing.
New website seeks to serve as campus marketplace
Need a slightly used futon? A pair of new bar stools? How about a pre-owned microwave oven?
If you need any of these items or have some things of your own that you would like to sell or trade, Scott Morrissey has a possible solution. It’s called Symblia.com.
Travel the world through poster art at Gallery FAB
A walk through Gallery FAB right now is a little like simultaneously walking 21 city streets, all in different countries. Through March 12, the walls of the University of Missouri–St. Louis gallery are adorned with large commercial and political posters originally affixed to buildings throughout the world.
UMSL Tritons weekly roundup for Feb. 7-13
Each week, the Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis compiles a roundup of how the various UMSL Tritons teams have fared. Click on the headings below for an up-to-date look at each Tritons team.
45 faculty start testing iPads, apps for classrooms
It was one of those Aha! moments. “People were talking at this conference about disruptive technology and I...
Deconstructing Oscar Wilde’s American tour
Upon arriving for a lecture tour of the United States in 1882 Oscar Wilde reportedly told a customs official, “I have nothing to declare except my genius.” While, there is no evidence he actually uttered the aforementioned quote, it certainly fits his style.
Eye on UMSL: The butterfly awakens
Composer Walter Mays (right) joined the internationally known "Pro Arte Quartet" (from left, David Perry, violin,...
Top high school science students recognized for excellence
Future scientists, engineers and doctors will be honored by the University of Missouri–St. Louis’ College of Arts and Sciences during a dinner on Feb, 21.
Musical trio Silver Roots to perform at Touhill
The Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center will be infused with a mix of traditional and classical music from both Japan and the western world Feb. 18 as the internationally-known trio Silver Roots takes the stage. The concert, “Silver Roots: Japan Meets World” is part of the International Studies Performing Arts Series at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Biologist called ‘Darwin’s heir’ to give conference keynote speech
Famed evolutionary biologist Edward O. Wilson has been called “Darwin’s natural heir,” and he’s widely considered the father of the modern environmental movement. His work has garnered him two Pulitzer Prizes and inclusion on Time magazine’s list of “America’s 25 most influential people.”
Documentary focuses on man called ‘black Mozart’
Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint George was an unlikely superstar in the annals of history.
UMSL Events for Feb. 11-17, 2012
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Media Coverage: January 2012
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university,...
Students make tax season less taxing
Tax season is in full swing, and for some people the cost of preparing the annual returns can be taxing. Students from the College of Business Administration at the University of Missouri–St. Louis want to ease the burden by offering free tax preparation services to low-income taxpayers and senior citizens Feb. 10 through April 14 at various locations.
Area middle school students to perform at Touhill
Nearly 400 area middle school students will take part in this year’s Des Lee Middle School Music Festival on the University of Missouri–St. Louis campus.
Economist to explore great policy experiments, debates of last 100 years
From the Roaring ‘20s to the Great Depression and on to the Great Inflation, the last hundred years have held amazing economic highs and lows.
Puppeteers to present provocative improv at Touhill
The skillful art of puppetry will collide with comedic intelligent nonsense for the St. Louis debut of Henson Alternative’s “Stuffed and Unstrung.” The live and uncensored show is known for its provocative elements of comedic stage improvisation – with puppets. The Miskreant Puppets, that is.
Programmers, designers gather at 2012 Global Game Jam
It wasn’t just any weekend. It was two days to create the ultimate video game. More than 100 programmers, artists and designers descended upon the University of Missouri–St. Louis on Jan. 27 for the 2012 Global Game Jam.
Gang activity goes viral
What was once accomplished through graffiti on the side of buildings or property damage in a rival neighborhood is now happening in the cyber world. Gang activity – locally and around the United States – is now going “new school,” according to University of Missouri–St. Louis criminologist Beth Huebner.
Seminar to showcase social work scholar’s research
The University of Missouri–St. Louis is a public metropolitan research university. And the university’s Public Policy Research Center will continue to showcase that with the second presentation in its “2012 Spring Applied Research Seminar Series: Applied Research Across the Disciplines.”
Student courts Miss Missouri crown
Jillian Richardson hopes the third time’s the charm when she takes the stage at the Miss Missouri pageant this June in Mexico, Mo.
What to do with those old eyeglasses
So you have new eyeglasses, but you can’t seem to part with that older pair. A trio of optometry student groups at the University of Missouri–St. Louis has a good reason for you to cut back on the clutter. They are collecting used eyeglasses to benefit people in need in developing countries through Feb. 29 at two locations on campus.
Des Lee music festival to include 400 area students
Hundreds of area high schoolers will get a taste of performance life during the annual Des Lee High School Music Festival at the University of Missouri–St. Louis on Feb. 14.
UMSL Tritons weekly roundup for Jan. 31-Feb. 6
Each week, the Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis compiles a roundup of how the various UMSL Tritons teams have fared. Click on the headings below for an up-to-date look at each Tritons team.
Economist examines relationship between morality, economics
Moral beliefs can, and likely do, play a crucial role in the development and operation of free market societies, according to a recent book by University of Missouri–St. Louis economics expert Dave C. Rose.
Quartet celebrates century of playing
The Pro Arte Quartet has survived two world wars and a trans-Atlantic move en route to becoming the oldest string quartet in continuous existence. The ensemble is in the midst of celebrating its centennial in 2012 that will include a University of Missouri–St. Louis performance at 8 p.m. Feb. 10 in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanch M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Bands director to help steer future of state music organization
Gary Brandes’ calendar for the next six years just got fuller. The associate professor of music at the University of Missouri–St. Louis has won a statewide election to be president-elect of the Missouri Music Educators Association.
Head of St. Louis-based relief group to speak
How does a relief organization based in Missouri mobilize to help a stricken country more than 6,000 miles away? Last March, when a powerful earthquake and tsunami struck northeast Japan, Junior Chamber International, an international disaster relief and recovery organization based in Chesterfield, Mo., immediately began working to aid people in the disaster zones.