University of Missouri–St. Louis Provost Glen Cope (left), Carolyn Baum, director and professor of occupational therapy at Washington University in St. Louis, and UMSL Chancellor Tom George signed a cooperative education agreement this week which will allow students to earn both a bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences at UMSL and a master’s degree in occupational therapy from Washington University. Students will take pre-occupational therapy courses at UMSL for two years and then finish up at WUSTL. The signed agreement adds to UMSL’s many pre-health programs. (Photo by August Jennewein)

Optometry graduate Alex Fenson launching career in vision therapy
Fenson, who competed in the Olympic trials for curling while starting optometry school, plans to bring needed care to his hometown of Bemidji, Minnesota.