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.

Haitham Al-Fannah, business alumnus
4-Traders.com: new CEO of Oman Flour Mills

Marvin Berkowitz, Sanford N. McDonnell Endowed Professor in Character Education
Yahoo News: Donald Trump, James Comey and character

Dwight Canning, business alumnus
St. Louis Business Journal: work at St. Louis Community Foundation leads to CFO of the Year Award

Michael Cosmopoulos, Hellenic Government-Karakas Foundation Chair of Greek Studies and Professor of Archaeology
National Geographic: expertise in archaeology of ancient Greece

Perry Drake, director of business collaboration and assistant teaching professor of digital and social media marketing
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: “freemium” Facebook

Finn Esbensen, E. Desmond Lee Professor of Youth Crime and Violence and chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
St. Louis Public Radio: school violence that gets overlooked

Jim Henry, associate professor of music and director of choral studies
St. Louis Public Radio: symphony inspired by Chaco Canyon performed at the Touhill

Ruth Iyob, professor of political science and research fellow in the Center for International Studies
The Weekly Standard: Rwanda 24 years after genocide

Mike Jones, education alumnus
St. Louis Public Radio: reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr. 50 years after his death

David Kimball, professor of political science
Columbia Missourian: lawmakers reluctant to take stand on Greitens

David Klinger, professor of criminology
BBC: police actions in apprehending Toronto van attacker
Chicago Sun-Times: analyzing actions of University of Chicago officer in shooting of student
Vox: California could shrink latitude on officers for use of lethal force after death of Stephon Clark
Vox: police shooting of unarmed man in New York

Ryan Krull, communications lecturer
Riverfront Times: St. Louis Civilian Oversight board

Shunta Johnson, nursing alumna
The St. Louis American: Salute to Excellence in Health Care Award honorees
The St. Louis American: spotlighting her work as a nurse practitioner for BJC Health Care

Alice Layton, assistant teaching professor of entrepreneurship
RiverBender: startup and small business bootcamp for entrepreneurs

Yang Li, business alumnus
Markets Insider: received certified packaging professional designation

Michele Meckfessel, assistant professor of accounting
Accounting Today: vague disclosures by public companies in the footnotes to their financial statements

Chris Miller, assistant teaching professor of entrepreneurship
RiverBender: startup and small business bootcamp for entrepreneurs

Laura Miller, Eiichi Shibusawa-Seigo Arai Endowed Professor of Japanese Studies and professor of history
The New York Times: Asian-American women bleaching their hair blond

Gina Mitten, philosophy alumna
Jefferson City News-Tribune: serving as a member of the House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight in the Missouri Legislature

Brian Owens, E. Desmond Lee Community Artist in Residence and music performance alumnus
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: song and video celebrating Bob Gibson

Dana Roberts, history master’s student
Webster-Kirkwood Times: graduate museum assistant at Sappington House Museum

Dave Robertson, Curators’ Teaching Professor and chair of the Department of Political Science
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: candidates Missouri Senate race trying to be “one of us”
KSDK (Channel 5), The Associated Press (via Columbia Daily Tribune) and The Associated Press (via CBS News): Eric Greitens’ political future with release of House Committee report
Talking Points Memo: Greitens scandal a drag on Missouri Republicans

Marty Rochester, Curators’ Teaching Professor of Political Science
St. Louis Jewish Light: a dose of reality for pessimists

Richard Rosenfeld, Founders Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
PolitiFact: reasons behind increase in firearm deaths in Ohio
St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri tops the nation for high black homicide rate

Lana Stein, professor emeritus of political science
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Greitens scandal in the #MeToo era

Florian Sichling, assistant professor of social work
St. Louis Public Radio: incorporating newcomers into society

Lee Slocum, associate professor of criminology and criminal justice
St. Louis Public Radio: school violence that gets overlooked

Todd Swanstrom, E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor in Community Collaboration and Public Policy
CityLab: inequality across neighborhoods in St. Louis

Blanche Touhill, chancellor emeritus
Ladue News: a profile as a Person of Interest in the St. Louis community

Adriano Udani, assistant professor of political science
St. Louis Public Radio: incorporating newcomers into society

Mark Vago, business alumnus
St. Louis Business Journal: new CFO of Bi-State Development Agency

Matt Vogel, assistant professor of criminology
KSDK (Channel 5): recent string of jewelry store break-ins

Benjamin Washington, accounting alumnus
St. Louis Business Journal: work with Missouri Historical Society earns him CFO of the Year Award

Emma Young, biology PhD student
St. Louis Public Radio: experience doing fieldwork in Papua New Guinea