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Gallery 210 video series continues with ‘Poster Girl’
"Poster Girl," the 2003 short film by Dutch video artist Hester Scheurwater, can be viewed through March 12 in Gallery...
Program links UMSL to Bosnia-Herzegovina
Ivana Aleksic, a Bosnian refugee, moved with her family to St. Louis in 1996. She quickly adapted to American culture....
Gallery 210 to showcase 15 years of Wildwood Press
Since 1996, the artists of St. Louis-based Wildwood Press have churned out massive prints, often on handmade paper....
UMSL artists exhibit work at Gallery FAB
"Significant Others II," an exhibit of work by part-time studio art faculty members at the University of Missouri–St....
UMSL postpones opening night of ‘Stop Kiss’
Due to the weather, the opening night performance of "Stop Kiss," the winter production by the Department of Theatre,...
RAC names student Katherine Dunham intern
Katherine Dunham (1909-2006) was a renowned dancer, choreographer, writer, anthropologist and social activist. The...
Missouri organization honors art educator
Karen Cummings, coordinator of art education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, teaches rigorous, but popular...
Political scientist explores foreclosure lessons
Real estate data company RealtyTrac has reported that a new record for foreclosure filings could be set in 2011. In a...
National ad group honors UMSL student
LaWanda Nunley, a senior media studies major at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, was named to the American...
Political scientist investigates global appetite for investment
Governments at all levels have made attracting investment a high priority for decades. Using incentives, however, is...
‘Stop Kiss’ to be performed at UMSL
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Feb. 3 and 4 performances of "Stop Kiss" have been canceled due to weather. People with tickets for...
Gallery Visio to go ‘Digital’ with new exhibit
Gallery Visio at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will go "Digital" with its next exhibit. As the exhibit’s name...
Music professor earns hall of fame induction
Robert Nordman, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Music Education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, has...
Political scientist analyzes St. Louis’ separation
In the 125 years since St. Louis separated from St. Louis County, there have been several conversations about a...
PPRC website provides wealth of metropolitan data
A new section of the website for the Public Policy Research Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis features a...
‘POSTGIG’ to showcase modern concert posters
More than 130 original concert posters from the modern music era will be on display Jan. 20 through March 12 in...
Composer pays tribute to Dred Scott family
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the University of Missouri–St. Louis will celebrate not only one of the most famous...
Made Monarchs present ‘Pop Manifesto’ at Gallery Visio
"Pop Manifesto," an exhibit presented by the media collective Made Monarchs, showcases an original installation and...
Media Coverage: January 2011
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university,...
Choir director conducts research, earns degree
Anita Watkins-Stevens is already a well-known and respected composer and choir director. Still, the self-described...
English scholar applies evolution to arts
Joseph Carroll, Curators' Professor of English at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, first read Charles Darwin's...
Media Coverage: December 2010
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university,...
Professor amasses wealth of music manuscripts
Over 12 summers, musicologist Diane Touliatos-Miles mined the National Library of Greece in Athens, one of the world’s...
UMSL honors first director of bands with annual festival
Clarinet and saxophone students from schools throughout the St. Louis region will converge at the University of...
UMSL mixes strings, swing for Jazz Holiday Concert
The University of Missouri–St. Louis will add some strings to the swing of its fourth annual Jazz Holiday Concert. The...
UMSL College of Optometry sets ‘Eyes on Diversity’
With the new Eyes on Diversity program, the College of Optometry at the University of Missouri–St. Louis has set out...
UMSL writers will read work at Touhill
Fiction writers Matt Bell, Gianna Jacobson, Patrick Harned and Leeli Davidson are set to graduate in December from the...
Political scientist to offer global perspective on women presidents, prime ministers
More than 50 years have passed since Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the first woman to shatter the executive leadership...
Music students compete in concerto competition
A select group of the most talented music students at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will perform tomorrow in a...
Tritons volleyball extends season with NCAA tourney bid
The 2010 University of Missouri–St. Louis volleyball team has had one its best seasons in the program's history. And...
UMSL percussion ensembles to explore mamba, cha-cha, rumba
The Afro Cuban and Percussion ensembles at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will explore the music styles of...
UMSL named to Greater St. Louis Top 50
As a major contributor to the St. Louis area's economy and civic community, the University of Missouri–St. Louis...
Alumnus takes ‘Best Road’ back to St. Louis
University of Missouri–St. Louis alumnus Ryan Stone's first fiction short story was published almost exactly 10 years...
From classic rock to classical, UMSL choir groups to perform range of music
University of Missouri–St. Louis choir groups University Singers and Vocal Point will perform a range of songs by...
Political scientists help make sense of midterm elections
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-j76JXMM6I The general results of the 2010 midterm election differed greatly from the...
UMSL dance students plus MADCO equals ‘Sum of Motion’
Students from the Department of Theater, Dance and Media Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will share...
Jazz Combo concert to feature music by UMSL students
Five University of Missouri–St. Louis Jazz Combos will perform a mix of classics and original songs written by...
UMSL pianist to lead faculty chamber music concert
Alla Voskoboynikova, coordinator of piano studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, will direct "Music of the...
New UMSL Orchestra director to debut tonight
Dan Presgrave, lecturer in music at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, will make his debut tonight as the director...
Artist to give lecture on her Gallery 210 exhibit
Rosalyn Schwartz, an artist whose work is on display now in Gallery 210 at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, will...
Enthusiastic young writers hone skills at UMSL
The Youth Writing Festival at the University of Missouri–St. Louis was created in part to inspire a new generation's...
English scholar’s new novel garners early praise
"Beauties" was still at the printer last week when the forthcoming novel's author, Mary Troy, received a...
Media Coverage: November 2010
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university,...
Chancellor discusses state of university on St. Louis Public Radio
University of Missouri–St. Louis Chancellor Tom George was the guest yesterday on "St. Louis on the Air," a program on...
Gallery 210 video exhibit will focus on New York architecture
Caspar Stracke's video "No Damage" is a composition made of fragments from more than 80 different feature and...
Prominent poster artists display work at Gallery FAB
Some of the world’s most prominent poster artists served on the jury that selected the artwork for the 2010 Chicago...
UMSL scholar receives Governor’s Humanities Award
Kathleen Butterly Nigro is passionate about enriching people's lives through culture and the humanities, particularly...
Student’s award-winning research explores black opposition to desegregation
Much has been written about school integration following the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision. Jessica...
UMSL band will showcase prolific composer Alfred Reed’s work
Fall semester performances by the University Symphonic Band at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will center on the...