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.

Susan Brownell, professor of anthropology
Beijing Review: the possibility of Beijing landing the 2022 Winter Olympics

Julie Dunn-Morton, curator of the Mercantile’s fine art collections
Ladue (Missoui) News: ninth annual St. Louis Fine Print, Rare Book & Paper Arts Fair

Susan Feigenbaum, Curators’ Teaching Professor of Economics
St. Louis Jewish Light: endowment of a special scholarship fund for children and grandchildren of congregants at Nusach Hari B’nai Zion

Tyler Fuchs, a student in the SUCCEED Program
Ladue News: Fuchs was appointed to the St. Louis Arc Board of Directors

Greg Geisler, associate professor of accounting
WalletHub: expert tips for filing taxes

Anna Glushko, editor-in-chief of The Current, UMSL’s student newspaper
St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU: using crowdfunding to keep the newspaper afloat

Terry Jones, Founders Professor of Political Science
The St. Louis American: fragmentation of the St. Louis region
Construction Forum St. Louis: St. Louis’ combined focus of small cities and regional efforts
Los Angeles Times: voting and population demographics in Ferguson
St. Louis Public Radio: the power of elected officials in Ferguson

Minsoo Kang, associate professor of history
The Wall Street Journal: showing kinship toward robots

David Kimball, professor of political science
Associated Press (via KSDK): a bill proposal to allow firearms on buses and trains
Governing: rejection of a Webster Groves tax increase to fund schools

David Klinger, professor of criminology and criminal justice
Tampa Bay times: claims that NYPD haven’t shot an unarmed white person in 45 years
Vox: when police are constitutionally allowed to shoot
The Post and Courier: whether or not a police officer was justified in a shooting
The Washington Post: whether or not the use of deadly force was justified
Forever News: police officers feelings on being involved in shootings
Slate: whether or not to handcuff a suspect who has been shot
Vox: when police are constitutionally allowed to shoot
CNN: the shooting of Walter Scott
Tampa Bay Times: lack of police-involved shooting statistics
CNN: police accidentally using their gun instead of a Taser

Jennifer Mishra, associate professor of music
The Conversation: how the brain reads music
Newsweek: whether or not there is such a thing as music dyslexia

Kat Riddler, managing editor of the The Current, UMSL’s student newspaper
St. Louis Public Radio: using crowdfunding to keep the newspaper afloat

Dave Robertson, Curators’ Teaching Professor of Political Science
KMOX (1120 AM): potential political fallout from announcement of findings in investigation of Missouri State Auditor Tom Schweich

Richard Rosenfeld, Founders Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
The St. Louis American: lack of available accurate information on police-involved shooting deaths
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: homicide patterns
KPCC: crime data

Daniel Rust, assistant director of the Center for Transportation Studies
KSDK (Channel 5): where Lambert Airport gets its name

James Shuls, assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies
“St. Louis on the Air” on St. Louis Public Radio: summer learning opportunities and needs
Columbia Daily Tribune: proposed tax increase on cigarettes

Alumnus Micah Svejda, MA philosophy 2010
St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press: feature on Svejda, who owns Bootstrap Coffee Roasters in St. Paul

Todd Swanstrom, E. Desmond Lee Professor of Community Collaboration and Public Policy Administration
St. Louis Public Radio: issues of race and economic class that interacts with race
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: cash-strapped cities turning to police fines for revenue

Alumnus Jason Vasser, BA anthropology 2012 and MFA 2014
“Cityscape” on St. Louis Public Radio: discussion about poet Maya Angelou

Alla Voskoboynikova, director of keyboard studies
“Cityscape” on St. Louis Public Radio: a concert honoring Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter

Tamara Wilgers, director of technology commercialization and economic development in the Office of Research Administration
St. Louis Small Business Monthly: Wilgers was named one of “100 St. Louisans to Know”