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.
Alan Byrd, dean of enrollment
The St. Louis American: UMSL introduces new Suggs Scholarship
Gregory Carr, adjunct theater faculty
Fulton Sun: Veterans Day events at Lincoln University include premiere of an excerpt from his play “Brethren”
Frank Cusumano, fine arts and communication alumnus
KSDK, Belleville News-Democrat and St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Cusumano promoted to sports director at KSDK (Channel 5)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: his ideas for how he’ll approach his new job at KSDK
Tom George, chancellor
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Chancellor named president of Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
Rose Gomez, violin performance student
South County Times: Orchestrating Diversity program
Dan Isom, Endowed Professor of Policing and the Community
RiverBender.com: groundbreaking policing study in Alton enters second phase amid uptick in violence nationally
Metro East Chronicle: Alton launches police-community relations effort
Jason Jan, business administration alumnus
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: a discussion of the political climate with new Americans ahead of the election
Natalie Johnson, biology and education alumna
Northwest Indiana Post-Tribune: Johnson named new executive director of Save the Dunes
Northwest Indiana Post-Tribune: hoping to cultivate environmental stewardship in new role
Ella Jones, chemistry alumna
The St. Louis American: running for mayor of Ferguson
Terrence Jones, Founders Professor of Political Science
St. Louis Public Radio: parsing the results of the 2016 election
Associated Press: election ushers in GOP dominance at Missouri Capitol
St. Louis Public Radio: rural voters in Missouri flocked toward Trump
St. Louis Public Radio: where polling went wrong
Matthew Kerns, theater adjunct and executive director of the St. Louis Fringe Festival
BroadwayWorld.com: UMSL theater department staging “1984”
David Kimball, professor of political science
Bloomberg: fight over ballot access
Zocalo Public Square: ranked-choice voting
Zocalo Public Square: hand counting versus machines in tabulating election results
Vox.com: the decline in ticket-splitting
Teresa Kinealy, education alumna
St. Louis Review: Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award recipient
David Klinger, professor of criminology and criminal justice
The Virginian-Pilot: psychological testing for police recruits
Criminal Justice Podcast (Episode 32): the legal rules for the police use of deadly force
West End Word: discussion of police procedures at Central West End Neighborhood Security Initiative meeting
Sandra Langeslag, assistant professor of psychological sciences
Your Tango: falling in and out of love
Janet Lauritsen, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
The Atlantic: the impact on children when siblings go to prison
Mark Madsen, late former music professor
Colorado Springs Gazette: a legacy after his death in all-terrain wheelchairs making Colorado trail more accessible
Bill Mendelsohn, director of charter schools and partnerships
St. Louis Public Radio: analyzing the performance of traditional and charter schools
Laura Miller, Eiichi Shibusawa-Seigo Arai Endowed Professor of Japanese Studies and Professor of Anthropology
Sun.Star Bacolod: miniature food
Jerome Morris, E. Desmond Lee Professor of Urban Education
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The St. Louis American, St. Louis Public Radio, West News Magazine and South County Times: voluntary desegregation program gets final five-year extension
Doug Mueller, accounting alumnus
Town and Style: the work of the Mueller Prost accounting firm
Lawrence O’Leary, adjunct industrial/organizational psychology faculty
PR Web: his new book “5 Steps to Take Before Your Next Job Interview”
Dave Robertson, Curators’ Teaching Professor of Political Science
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: challenges facing new Gov. Eric Greitens, even with GOP-controlled legislature
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: election aftermath
St. Louis Public Radio: growing list of proposed ballot initiatives for 2018
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: how Missouri Democrats are moving on after the election
The Atlantic: Democrats don’t have an easy answer for the Rust Belt
KMOX: race could play a role in upcoming St. Louis mayoral race
Richard Rosenfeld, Founders Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Chicago Sun-Times: close-to-home murders in Chicago
Vox.com: ways to fix American policing
Lindsay Serrano, education counseling alumna
Alestlelive: providing safe space for sexual assault survivors
Margaret Sherraden, Founders Professor of Social Work
Youth Today: building financial capability among social workers and their clients
Keith Stine, professor of chemistry
Columbia Missourian: sharing early impressions of incoming UM System President Mun Choi
Todd Swanstrom, E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor in Community Collaboration and Public Policy
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: potential impacts of the Trump agenda on the St. Louis economy
Blanche M. Touhill, chancellor emeritus
St. Louis Public Radio: interviews with more than 200 change-making women in the St. Louis region
Mary Troy, professor of English
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: review of her novel “Swimming on Highway N”
Cathy Vatterott, education professor
KSDK (Channel 5): discussing how much homework is too much
Abby N. Virio, political science student
USA Today College: an ode to UMSL’s gender-neutral bathrooms
Rachel Winograd, assistant research professor and primary investigator for the Missouri Institute of Mental Health
St. Louis Public Radio and St. Louis Post-Dispatch: opioid grant project has its first training session
