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Gallery 210 season to include 9 new exhibits
Oliver Herring throws parties where strangers create and complete imaginative tasks. A group of contemporary African...
Historian to make Left Bank Books appearance to discuss ‘Founding St. Louis’
J. Frederick Fausz, associate professor of history at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, offers a fresh...
Novelist writes follow-up to acclaimed debut
Novelist John Dalton set out to follow up his critically acclaimed 2004 debut, “Heaven Lake,” with a suburbia-centered...
Saint Louis Argus names music professor Distinguished Citizen
The Saint Louis Argus honored Barbara Harbach, professor of music at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, with a...
Media Coverage: July 2011
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university,...
Historian examines interwar African American social welfare reform in St. Louis
St. Louis was home to a dynamic group of African American social welfare reformers long before the start of the civil...
English professor mixes humanities, sciences
Joseph Carroll, Curators’ Professor of English at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, has devoted nearly 20 years to...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch reviews 2 UMSL books on St. Louis’ origins
St. Louis’ French origins are explored in two new books with University of Missouri–St. Louis connections. They were...
Advertising instructor wins AAF award
Kristy Tucciarone, assistant teaching professor of media studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, has helped...
UMSL to provide summer math programs for elementary students, K-12 teachers
The College of Education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will provide a pair of free math programs this...
Media Coverage: June 2011
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university,...
Historian explores St. Louis’ beginnings
J. Frederic Fausz, associate professor of history at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, set out to explore the...
Lithographer’s skills take him to Arctic
Jeff Sippel’s lithography skills have taken him all over the world. But the associate professor of art at the...
UMSL sets 2011-12 theater, dance season
The Department of Theatre, Dance and Media Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis has planned a multifaceted...
Historian’s book gives fresh take on St. Louis’ French founding
The animal wealth of the western “wilderness” provided by talented “savages” encouraged French Americans from...
English scholar to participate in interfaith poetry reading
Howard Schwartz, professor emeritus of English at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, will partake in an interfaith...
St. Louis schools collaborate for new Gallery 210 exhibit
Students from three St. Louis-area high schools have collaborated on a new exhibit of their artwork that will be on...
UMSL to honor microbiologist, music director
Environmental microbiologist Rita Colwell was the first woman director of the National Science Foundation. St. Louis...
First woman NSF director to serve as keynote for Gender Studies symposium
Rita Colwell, the first woman director of the National Science Foundation, will serve as the keynote speaker for...
Navy selects alumnus for top optometry award
Pilots need to see to fly. When military pilots and aircrew stationed in Japan have vision problems, they see Lt. Kyle...
Media Coverage: May 2011
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university,...
Scholar’s talk to focus on image data representation, processing
Charles Chui, Curators’ Professor of Mathematics at the University of Missouri–St. Louis and consulting professor of...
Husband, wife team display work at Gallery Visio
Joseph D’Uva and Summer Zickefoose have created a new body of artwork inspired by rural and suburban landscapes. The...
Students see world through EU eyes
This weekend, a group of political science and business administration students at the University of Missouri–St....
Exhibit to feature photos by hospital interpreters
Communication is key in health care. Communication barriers between caretakers and patients can lead to misdiagnoses...
Big History: From Big Bang to BlackBerry
History classes often cover a lot of retrospective ground. But not like Kevin Fernlund’s undergraduate course in big...
UMSL dance students, MADCO add up to ‘Sum of Motion’ concert
Students from the Department of Theatre, Dance and Media Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will share...
Mehlville High School Band to join UMSL Symphonic Band for Touhill concert
The University of Missouri–St. Louis Symphonic Band will be joined by the Mehlville High School Band for a free...
UMSL choral, orchestra groups to share stage
University of Missouri–St. Louis performance groups University Orchestra and University Singers will share the stage...
Big History Lecture to focus on famous fossil Lucy
Donald Johanson and Tom Gray had just concluded a long, hot November morning of mapping and surveying for fossils near...
Choral director leads groups of all sizes
Jim Henry first took the reins as director of the 160-voice Ambassadors of Harmony when he was 27. He’s since excelled...
St. Louis Jewish Light features English scholar’s award-winning book
The St. Louis Jewish Light calls “Gathering Sparks” “absolutely terrific” and gives it high marks for storytelling....
UMSL Jazz Combos to perform tonight at Touhill
The University of Missouri–St. Louis Jazz Combos will take to the stage tonight at 7:30 p.m. for an evening of jazz at...
Gallery FAB displays work by UMSL photography students
“Exhibition: Senior Thesis in Photography” showcases the work of University of Missouri–St. Louis seniors majoring in...
New report looks at lessons from Prop A passage
Last year, St. Louis County voters approved Proposition A, a mass transit sales tax increase. And they did so by a...
Media Coverage: April 2011
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university,...
Composer to debut second Dred Scott family-inspired suite
For the second time this year, Barbara Harbach will premiere a new composition inspired by Dred, Harriet, Eliza and...
Sports historian talks baseball finances, fans
Today marks the opening day for the St. Louis Cardinals’ 2011 season. What’s practically a local holiday is also a...
Gallery 210 to display ‘Parental Advisory’
Gallery 210 at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will showcase the work of UMSL studio art students for “Parental...
Legislative panel to discuss risks, rewards of public service
The Jan. 8 shooting near Tucson, Ariz., that injured U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and cost Chief U.S. District Judge...
English scholar writes first poetry book
Drucilla Wall’s poems are all over the place. And that’s a good thing as the University of Missouri–St. Louis English...
UMSL slims down Mozart classic
Does your heart burn for a Mozart opera without all the trimmings? Do you find all the recitatives just a bit too much...
UMSL Jazz Ensemble to perform at Touhill
Fresh off a four-day run of concerts in Chicago, the University of Missouri–St. Louis Jazz Ensemble will perform at...
UMSL seminar to focus on fair access to financial services
The St. Louis metropolitan area has the greatest national racial disparity when it comes to banking needs, according...
Grand Center dubs UMSL composer ‘Visionary’
For the Ninth Annual Visionary Awards, Grand Center sought women artists who inspired the community. The response was...
Where does Missouri stack up nationally?
A new report released last week by the Public Policy Research Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis examines...
‘Life Blood’ traveling exhibit to be displayed at UMSL
"Life Blood," a St. Louis-based traveling group exhibit exploring the theme of menstruation, will open Thursday in...
Historian deconstructs robot fascination
Humans' love affair with the automaton, better known as the robot, dates back to before the everyday use of...
Students collect eyeglasses for developing countries
After last year's tragic earthquake in Haiti, Pre-Optometry Club students at the University of Missouri–St. Louis...