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“Bellerive” has grown from humble beginnings.
Media Coverage: March 2010
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area.
UMSL vision scientist receives 2 grants
Guoqiang Li, assistant professor of optometry at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, envisions a day when users of bifocals or trifocals won’t have to look down to read.
Political scientist to discuss 2008, 2010 campaigns
Political scientist Ken Goldstein, a consultant for the political unit at ABC News, will discuss “Lessons Learned from Campaign 2008 and Looking Forward to Campaign 2010” at 7:30 p.m. March 9 in the Summit Lounge at the J.C. Penney Conference Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
UMSL Symphonic Band to perform at Touhill
The University of Missouri-St. Louis Symphonic Band will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. March 3 in the Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
UMSL English scholar starts new journal
Joseph Carroll, Curators’ Professor of English at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, co-founded and co-edited The Evolutionary Review: Art Science, Culture, a new annual journal published by State University of New York Press in Albany.
UMSL to present ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
“The Importance of Being Earnest,” the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ spring theater production, will be staged at 7:30 p.m. March 4 through 6 and 10 through 13 in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Gallery Visio to present ‘The Art of Labor’
“The Art of Labor,” an exhibit of selected works from the Bruce and Barbara Feldacker Collection, will open March 4 and run through April 1 in Gallery Visio at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Happy birthday St. Louis?
St. Louis turned 246 this week.
Gallery 210 exhibit focuses on eating disorders
According to the National Eating Disorders Association, millions of men and women in the United States struggle with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and other eating disorders.
Composer wins Women in Music competition
“American Solstice” by Barbara Harbach, professor of music at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, was chosen as the winner in a competition of scores by women composers held by the Ohio-based Women in Music–Columbus.
Political scientist discusses Haiti on ‘PBS NewsHour’
Jean-Germain Gros, associate professor of political science at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, discussed the government of the Republic of Haiti Feb. 8 on “PBS NewsHour.”
Optometry student groups collecting eyeglasses
Optometry student groups at the University of Missouri-St. Louis are conducting an eyeglasses drive now through Feb. 19 at two locations on campus.
Music professor to retire from SLSO
After more than 25 years of association with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Robert Ray will soon retire as director of the SLSO’s IN UNISON Chorus.
Acclaimed quartet to perform ‘Revolution!’
The Arianna String Quartet, the resident quartet at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, will continue its 2009-10 season with “Revolution!”
Area middle school students to perform at Touhill
The annual Des Lee Middle School Music Festival will feature a day of clinics and rehearsals with University of Missouri-St. Louis music faculty members and culminate with a performance that night.
Des Lee music festival to include 400 area students
The annual Des Lee High School Music Festival will feature a day of clinics and rehearsals with University of Missouri-St. Louis music faculty members and culminate with a performance that night.
Gallery 210 to present ‘The Art of the Book’
“The Art of the Book: Journals Then and Now,” an international traveling exhibition of artist book journals, diaries and letters, will open Feb. 11 in Gallery 210 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
National ad group recognizes UMSL student
Nicholas Foster, a senior media studies major at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, was recently named to the American Advertising Federation’s annual list of Most Promising Minority Students.
Gallery 210 to present ‘The Rumour of True Things’
Gallery 210 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis will continue its ongoing series of videos by contemporary artists with “The Rumour of True Things” by Paul Bush.
UMSL Opera Theatre to present ‘L’Amour’
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Opera Theatre at the University of Missouri-St. Louis will perform “L’Amour,” two nights of opera’s most celebrated love stories.
Pepose pledges $1 million to initiative with UMSL
The University of Missouri-St. Louis announced today that Dr. Jay Pepose and the Pepose Vision Institute have pledged $1 million to continue a refractive surgery initiative in cooperation with the university’s College of Optometry.
UMSL theater scholar nabs 2 Kline nominations
Jason Cannon, visiting assistant professor of theater at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, earned a pair of Kevin Kline Award nominations Friday (Jan. 15) for his work on Dramatic License Productions’ inaugural production, “Doubt.”
Sue Shear Institute to hold ‘Pipeline to Public Office’
The Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life at the University of Missouri-St. Louis will hold “Pipeline to Public Office,” a nonpartisan workshop designed for women interested in running for municipal offices as well as those interested in volunteering on campaigns.
Photo exhibit focuses on ‘Russian St. Louis’
The latest installment in the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ ongoing Public Policy Research Center Photography Project features pictures taken by Russian natives residing in St. Louis.
Gallery Visio fundraiser to benefit Will Flores Fund
The fifth annual “Art for AIDS” fundraiser and exhibit will feature new works by Marlene DiFiori Locke and Christopher Schulte.
Des Lee Big Band Jazz Festival to include area teens
The annual Des Lee Big Band Jazz Festival will feature a day of clinics and rehearsals with University of Missouri-St. Louis music faculty members and culminate with a performance of big band standards by three jazz ensembles.
Gallery 210 to present exhibit on eating disorders
“THIN,” a multimedia photography-based exhibition about eating disorders by photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield, will open Jan. 21 in Gallery 210 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Octogenarian World War II vet to graduate from UMSL
Ken Wilde (nee Klaus Weiss) was just a boy in Berlin when Nazi Germany and World War II disrupted his education and forever changed his life. Now 86 and living in Olivette, Mo., the retiree fulfilled his dream of completing his education. He will become the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ oldest master’s degree recipient when he receives a master’s degree in history at a UMSL commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 19) in the Mark Twain Athletic and Fitness Center.
Political scientist weighs in on elections in Bolivia, Chile
Incumbent Bolivian President Evo Morales handedly won re-election Sunday (Dec. 6), which was expected according to Eduardo Silva, professor of political science at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Morales’ re-election serves as a reminder of his initial election to office following a social movement that arose at the turn of the 20th century in Bolivia and throughout Latin America.
UMSL artist wins international drawing award
Jeff Sippel, associate professor of art at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, is an internationally renowned printmaker, but he was most recently honored for his use of a different medium: drawing. Sippel was one of 10 artists worldwide, and the only American, to receive award recognition for the fourth International Drawing Competition.
UMSL historian looks back at 20 years of train trips
Never one to sit idle, Carlos Schwantes made good use of his time and the three cameras he packed with him as he traveled tens of thousands of miles by train over the last 20 years. Now the St. Louis Mercantile Library Endowed Professor of Transportation Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis is ready to invite readers to share his personal journey with his new memoir, “Just One Restless Rider: Reflections on Trains and Travel.” The book features essays written by Schwantes about his rail travels and his selection of nearly 200 of the thousands of photographs he shot.
Historian writes biography on LBJ
Kevin Fernlund, associate professor of history and secondary education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, was only four years old when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Seeing the news unfold on the black-and-white television in his family’s living room in Aurora, Colo., and the introduction of Lyndon B. Johnson as the new president were his earliest news memories.
UMSL ensembles to perform holiday concert
The University of Missouri-St. Louis ensembles University Orchestra, University-Community Chorus, University Singers and Vocal Point will perform a holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 in the Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at UMSL. Admission is free and open to the public.
Historian named president of French colonial center
Fred Fausz, associate professor of history at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, was recently elected president of the Center for French Colonial Studies. Founded in 1983, the center supports scholarly research and public awareness of French history and culture in 17th and 18th century America, especially along the Mississippi River.
UMSL to present Mendelssohn commemoration
Alla Voskoboynikova, coordinator of piano studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, will lead a 200th anniversary celebration of the birth of Felix Mendelssohn. A concert exploring music for piano and strings by Mendelssohn will begin at 7 p.m. Nov. 3 in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center. Admission is free.
UMSL named to Greater St. Louis Top 50
The University of Missouri-St. Louis has been named to the 2009 Greater St. Louis Top 50 by St. Louis Commerce Magazine. The university is profiled in the magazine’s November issue and will be recognized at an awards dinner Nov. 18 at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront.
Pytheas Center recognizes UMSL music scholar
Barbara Harbach, professor of music at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, has been named a composer of the month by the Pytheas Center for Contemporary Music. As of yesterday (Nov. 3), she was among a handful of composers profiled for the month on the center’s Web site, http://www.pytheasmusic.org.
Jazz scholar leads music scholarship collaboration
Jim Widner, director of jazz studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, joined forces over the weekend with his counterparts at the University of Missouri–Columbia and University of Missouri–Kansas City: Arthur White and Bobby Watson, respectively.
SLSO to debut work by alumnus composer
“Freedom’s Plow,” a new choral piece by University of Missouri–St. Louis alumnus Rollo Dilworth (pictured), MEd 1994, will make its world premiere Friday in a performance at Powell Symphony Hall in St. Louis. Commissioned by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, “Freedom’s Plow” will be performed in a concert that combines the Saint Louis Symphony Chorus and Saint Louis Symphony IN UNISON® Chorus.
Professor to be honored by TV society
The Mid-America chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will induct Michael D. Murray (pictured), Curators’ Teaching Professor of Media Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, into the chapter’s Silver Circle next week.
UMSL-mentored students win research awards
Six weeks of hard work paid off for three St. Louis-area high school students, who spent their summer conducting scientific research with faculty members at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Saya Jacob, Meredith Redick and Marta Wells participated in the Students and Teachers as Research Scientists program, and their work garnered each a 2009 Pfizer and LMI Aerospace/D3 Technologies Award for Excellence in Research. Jacob, Redick and Wells worked with UMSL researchers Xuemin Wang, James O’Brienand Keith Stine, respectively. Click here for more information about the awards. Click here to read aSt. Louis Post-Dispatch article about the program. (Adobe Reader is required.)
Eye-care publication honors UMSL optometrist
Dr. Barbara Brown (pictured), manager of student and special services in the College of Optometry at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, was named one of the 2009 Most Influential Women in Optical by Vision Monday, an eye-care trade publication. She was chosen in the mentor category and nominated by 17 UMSL optometry students. In their nomination, they wrote,”Dr. Brown is not only a mentor in optometry; she guides us through every aspect of school, from the entrance interview process before enrollment to the licensing process as we leave school and apply for jobs.”
UMSL-mentored STARS participants win award
A summer of hard work has paid off for three aspiring scientists, who spent several weeks conducting intensive research with University of Missouri-St. Louis faculty members. The students have been named among the 24 winners of the 2009 Pfizer and LMIAerospace/D3 Technologies Award for Excellence in Research. The award is presented to students who distinguished themselves during the 2009 Students and Teachers as Research Scientists program at UMSL.
Gallery 210 to present ‘Exposure 12′
“Exposure 12” will feature photography paintings by St. Louis-area artists Jamie Adams, Kit Keith and Bill Kreplin.
These artists blend mid-20th century popular culture with contemporary content and personal histories to construct their narratives. Whereas traditional narrative painting draws on mythological traditions, literary materials or historical events to illustrate a particular story, the artists look to pop art, mass media, found imagery and Hollywood to construct their works.
Vision Monday honors UMSL optometrist
Dr. Barbara Brown, manager of student and special services for the College of Optometry at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, was named one of the 2009 Most Influential Women in Optical by Vision Monday, a national eye care trade publication. She was chosen as a mentor, which Vision Monday defined as “women who are team builders and developers of talent.”
Gallery Visio to feature ‘Children of the Mesh’
“Children of the Mesh” will feature silkscreen posters by John Vogl of the Bungaloo in St. Louis, Jennifer McKnight, assistant professor of art at UMSL, and Billy Baumann and Jason Teegarden-Downs of Delicious Design League in Chicago.
Arianna String Quartet announces 2009-10 season
The critically acclaimed Arianna String Quartet, the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ resident quartet, will perform four concerts for their 2009-10 season, each with a different theme.
Choral studies director grabs gold, twice
Jim Henry (pictured), director of choral studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, is a member of two choral groups that won gold medals July 3 at the 71st annual international convention of the Barbershop Harmony Society in Anaheim, Calif.