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 coverage, but does not serve as a comprehensive listing.

The Arianna String Quartet, UMSL’s resident quartet, was named a “Best Bet” in the Aug. 30 issue of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Go! Magazine.

Samoa Asigau, a student pursuing a PhD in biology, was featured Aug. 1 in the St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU story “Two young women scientists from UMSL forge their futures in the Galapagos.”

Lynn Beckwith, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education in Connection with St. Louis Public Schools, was featured Aug. 1 in The St. Louis American article “Lynn Beckwith Jr., 2013 Lifetime Achiever in Education.”

Sam Bommarito, adjunct assistant professor of secondary and K-12 education, was quoted Aug. 3 in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch article “St. Louis teens fill summer time with news writing.”

Alumna Berakiah Boone, MEd 2013, was featured Aug. 16 in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch article “SLSO has new director of education.”

Kathleen Sullivan Brown, associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies, was quoted Aug. 8 in the Associated Press article “Missouri school transfer ruling opens old wounds,” which ran in nearly 300 publications across the United States. Brown was quoted Aug. 14 in the St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU article “FAQ: What you need to know about Missouri school transfers.” She was quoted Aug. 22 in the St. Louis Beacon article “Place matters: Changing schools can change student test scores, research shows.” Brown was quoted Aug. 23 in the KTVI (Channel 2) story “Will your school district lose its accreditation?” She was quoted Aug. 23 in the KSDK (Channel 5) story “Commissioner: Minority achievement gap widening in Missouri.” Brown discussed what the new scores mean for the future of St. Louis-area schools on the Aug. 26 episode of “St. Louis on the Air,” a program on St. Louis Public Radio.

Michael Campbell, assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice, was quoted Aug. 18 in The Washington Post article “Cuccinelli says sentencing policy should be judged, in part, on cost.”

John Dalton, director of the MFA in Creative Writing program, was quoted Aug. 29 in the Riverfront Times article “Jennifer Tappenden: 2013 Riverfront Times MasterMind Award Winner.”

Alumnus Patrick Dorsey, BA English 1989, was featured Aug. 2 in the Webster-Kirkwood (Mo.) Times article “New summer reads by local authors.”

Perry Drake, assistant teaching professor of marketing, was quoted Aug. 9 in the St. Louis Business Journal article “UMSL, SLU introduce social media into curriculum.”

Jerry Dunn, executive director of Children’s Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis, was quoted Aug. 15 in the KMOV (Channel 4) story “Concerns raised after woman pistol whipped by murder suspect in front of 3 kids.” Dunn was quoted Aug. 21 in the KMOV story “Home staged with possible abuse scenarios set to help area children advocates.”

Dawn Garzon, teaching professor of nursing, was quoted Aug. 7 in the KMOV (Channel 4) story “Experts weigh in as 2 more urgent care centers planned for St. Louis area.” Garzon was quoted Aug. 20 in the O’Fallon (Mo.) Patch article “O’Fallon resident discusses growth of urgent care centers on KMOV.” 

Chancellor Tom George was quoted Aug. 1 in the St. Charles County (Mo.) Journal article “St. Charles County students complete STARS program.” George was quoted Aug. 19 in the West (St. Louis County) Newsmagazine article “STARS stand out.”

Charles Hoffman, dean of the College of Business Administration, was featured Aug. 12 in the Clayton-Richmond Heights (Mo.) Patch article “Covad Communications CEO named dean of UMSL’s College of Business Administration.” Hoffman was featured Aug. 23 in the St. Louis Business Journal article “UMSL names Hoffman dean of business.” 

Dan Isom, Endowed Professor in Policing and Community, was featured Aug. 16 in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch article “Two STLers describe international travels.”

Alumna Kelcy Hulbert, BSEd 2011, was featured Aug. 12 in The Journal-News (Hillsboro, Ill.) article “College report: Hulbert hooping it up for the Arch Angels.”

Vicki Jacobson, director of the Center for Excellence in Financial Counseling, was quoted Aug. 11 in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch article “Student borrowers are going broke.”

Farida Jalalzai, associate professor of political science, discussed women in politics on the Aug. 7 episode of “St. Louis on the Air,” a program on St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU.

Mari Cruz Jaramillo, a student pursuing a PhD in biology, was featured Aug. 1 in the St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU story “Two young women scientists from UMSL forge their futures in the Galapagos.”

Lea Kosnik, associate professor of economics, was quoted Aug. 1 in the St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU story “Jury still out on Missouri sales tax holiday – are you shopping this weekend?”

Alumna Jessyka Lee, MFA 2013, was featured Aug. 30 in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch article “Aspiring novelist launches website to pay the bills.”

Alumna Chet Leonard, MEd 1976, was featured Aug. 22 in The St. Louis American article “’College geek’ is SEMO Counselor of the Year.”

Haim Mano, associate professor of marketing, was quoted Aug. 27 in the KTVI (Channel 2) story “Christmas in August?”

Alumnus Art McCoy, MEd 1999 and PhD 2002, was featured Aug. 8 in The St. Louis American article “Art McCoy Jr., 2013 stellar performer in education.”

Jennifer McKnight, associate professor of art, was quoted Aug. 20 in the University City (Mo.) Patch article “International poster art on display at UMSL’s Gallery FAB.” McKnight discussed the international poster art exhibit on the Aug. 23 episode of “Cityscape,” a program on St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU. She was quoted Aug. 15 in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch article “International poster art on display at UMSL’s Gallery FAB.”

Michael Murray, Curators Teaching Professor of Media Studies, discussed race, rights and diversity on the Aug. 22 episode of “Stay Tuned” on KETC (Channel 9).

Joseph O’Sullivan, dean of the UMSL/WUSTL Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program, was quoted Aug. 16 in the St. Louis Business Journal article “STEM talent staying in St. Louis depends on engagement.”

Alumnus Brian Owens, BM 2008, was featured Aug. 6 in the St. Louis Beacon article “Brian Owens: Music serves a greater purpose than fame.”

Alumnus Bobby Parker, MSN 2013, was featured Aug. 12 in The Telegraph (Alton, Ill.) article “Grandmother inspired Alton native’s career path.”

Alumna Jennifer Ray, BA communication 2001, was featured Aug. 30 in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch article “Made in St. Louis: Homemade soy candles.”

Dave Robertson, Curators’ Teaching Professor of Political Science, was quoted Aug. 19 in the KMOX (1120 AM) story “Possible FBI investigation could harm Dooley’s 2014 chances.” Robertson was quoted Aug. 22 in The Kansas City (Mo.) Star article “Twilight or a new day for politician Peter Kinder?” He was quoted Aug. 27 in the St. Louis Beacon article “Perry’s presence – and pro-Texas ads – fuel unintended consequences in the tax-cut debate.” Robertson was quoted Aug. 26 in the KSDK (Channel 5) story “Why KTRS pulled Rick Perry’s ‘Come to Texas’ ads.”

J. Martin Rochester, Curators’ Teaching Professor of Political Science, wrote the St. Louis Jewish Light article “The school transfer controversy and the limits of tikkun olam.” Rochester discussed his concerns about the St. Louis-area student transfer program on Aug. 9 on KMOX (1120 AM).

Rick Rosenfeld, Curators’ Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, discussed whether St. Louis deserves the ranking of the fourth most-dangerous city on the Aug. 1 episode of “St. Louis on the Air,” a program on St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU. Rosenfeld was featured Aug. 5 in The Crime Report article “Explaining the U.S. Crime Decline.” He was quoted Aug. 21 in The Atlantic Cities article “2 unpublished studies say stop-and-frisk doesn’t work.” Rosenfeld was quoted Aug. 28 in the NPR story “After 152 years, St. Louis gains control of its police force.” He was quoted Aug. 20 in the KTVI (Channel 2) story “Police adding portable surveillance cameras to help catch criminals.” Rosenfeld co-wrote a study that was quoted Aug. 13 in The Washington Post article “Here’s what you need to know about stop and frisk – and why the courts shut it down.”

Charles Schmitz, dean emeritus of the College of Education, was quoted Aug. 16 in the Webster-Kirkwood (Mo.) Times article “The great city-county divide.”

Shane Seely, assistant professor of English, was quoted Aug. 29 in the Riverfront Times article “Jennifer Tappenden: 2013 Riverfront Times MasterMind Award Winner.”

Alumnus George Ssemmombwe, MBA 2011, was featured Aug. 28 in the St. Louis Review article “Priest enlists help of St. Louisans to start school in Uganda.”

Alumna Christina Stephens, BA 2004 philosophy, was featured Aug. 29 in the ADVANCE article “Making a leg out of Legos.”

Alumnus Gary Stiehr, BA mathematics 2000 and BS computer science 2000, was featured Aug. 2 in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch article “Understanding ‘Big Data’ is goal of Gary Stiehr.”

Todd Swanstrom, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Community Collaboration and Public Policy Administration, was mentioned Aug. 3 in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch article “Disputes over senior housing reflect ‘not in my backyard’ worries.” Swanstrom was quoted Aug. 18 in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch article “Blame poverty, age for weak North County home market.”

Alumna Jennifer Tappenden, MFA 2012, was featured Aug. 29 in the Riverfront Times article “Jennifer Tappenden: 2013 Riverfront Times MasterMind Award Winner.”

Kenneth Thomas, professor of political science, wrote the Aug. 14 U.S. News & World Report column “The corporate tax shell game.” Thomas was quoted Aug. 25 in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch article “Missouri business group opens arms to job-poaching Rick Perry.” He wrote the Aug. 22 U.S. News & World Report column “The middle class down under.”

Eli Weigley, a junior business administration major and member of the men’s basketball team, was featured Aug. 7 in the St. Louis Jewish Light column “Jews in the News: Week of August 7.”

Alumnus Doug Wiles, BSEd 2005, was featured on Aug. 26 in The Jamestown (N.D.) Sun article on “City’s new forester on the job.”

Kaifwafi Youssef, a junior biology major, was quoted Aug. 16 in the St. Louis Business Journal article “St. Louis firms face turmoil in Egypt.”

Lara Zwarun, associate professor of communication, was quoted Aug. 19 in The Korea Times article “Pastor caught up in plagiarism allegations.”