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Chemistry alumnus shakes up classroom learning environment after unusual academic path
It took Joe Wilson 20 years to get his PhD in chemistry from UMSL due to a big tech detour, but his journey is paying off as a professor.
More to mail than stamps: Computer science alumni, now USPS IT pros, earn consecutive promotions
Edwin Schaeffer, David Ellis and James Vaughn each stepped up to the title of computer programmer/analyst at the USPS St. Louis I/T Solutions Center.
Harris Center’s cemetery bat survey featured on St. Louis Public Radio
The Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at UMSL recently hosted a bat survey at Bellefontaine Cemetery, with high school students and a local reporter joining the activity.
US News names UMSL ‘A+ School’ for top 25 percent high school grads
Data used for the rankings shows 61 percent of UMSL’s 2015 freshman class graduated in the top 25 percent of their high school class.
Stars of the STARS program choose UMSL
New students Gabrielle Murphy and Christopher Ernst come to UMSL after gaining research experience in the precollegiate STARS program more than a year ago.
More math, please: Ben Peet’s creativity with calculus wins him Chancellor’s Award
Math icebreakers, a collaborative classroom and more have earned the adjunct instructor the 2016 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence to a Part-time Faculty Member.
American Society of Plant Taxonomists honors botanist Peter Stevens with Asa Gray Award
Steven’s Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, which documents the evolutionary relationships of flowering plants and is the only resource of its kind relied on worldwide, earned him the distinction.
Galapagos bird expert Patty Parker honored with Brewster Medal
The American Ornithologists’ Union recognized the Des Lee Professor of Zoological Science for her vast contributions to the field of ornithology.
Jennings High School students gain summer lab experience at UMSL
Project Lead The Way placed the teens in UMSL labs where they researched everything from avian malaria to circadian rhythm in fruit flies.
UMSL economist talks jobs, trade deals on KMOX
Professor of Economics David Rose discussed everything from online shopping to anti-trade sentiments on The Mark Reardon Show.
Structuring success: Engineering student pursues dream career through internships, co-ops
The hands-on experience Ellen Vehige is getting at Ameren is just one example of the opportunities she has found through UMSL and in the St. Louis region as a whole.
Summer gun violence spurs UMSL criminologists on local, national media
Local and national media have turned to UMSL criminologists to make sense of recent tragedies and discuss ways forward.
Off to med school: Biology grad readied herself for the challenge at UMSL
Along with her degree, Nicole Dmytryk’s efforts in the Pre-Medical Society, Chemistry Club, honors college – and in the research lab – have her prepped for this fall at Mizzou.
Disaster management expert, associate dean named American Academy of Nursing fellow
Roberta Lavin’s career in public health includes managing a 9/11 command center, coordinating mass migrations from Guatemala and responding to hurricanes.
UMSL Greek Studies professor featured on PBS, National Geographic documentary
Archaeologist Michael Cosmopoulos, alongside the world’s top Greek scholars, discusses the ancient culture in the PBS and National Geographic documentary “The Greeks.”
Eye on UMSL: Literally
The circular window of the almost-complete Patient Care Center is shaping up to be the literal eye on UMSL’s campus.
Digging into the dig: Daniel Pierce talks archaeology summer field school in Excelsior Springs
The UMSL archaeology instructor offers students hands-on field experience excavating Excelsior Springs, Missouri.
Joyful, challenging, fulfilling: The first-year experience through Madison Bick’s eyes
BSN major Madison Bick concluded her freshman year at UMSL this spring with a 4.0 GPA and two campus awards including “Desk Assistant of the Year” and “Shining Star.”
Physics star, spring grad headed to Space and Planetary Science doctoral program
Cameron Nunn will conduct research on black holes as part of her Distinguished Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Arkansas.
Research, research, research: 8 undergraduate projects underway at UMSL
Alzheimer’s Disease, stone lithography and plant hormones are just a few of the research topics that undergraduate students are tackling this year.
Still standing: Nursing professor with cancer carries on teaching, inspires students
Mike Bovier didn’t miss giving a single lecture of his Adult Health 1 class, which saw him through a tough semester, surgery and chemotherapy. His students say they’ll never forget him.
There from the beginning: Biz wiz, Alumni Association president gets new inclusive membership model rolling
Kirk Richter assumed the UMSL Alumni Association presidency in July 2015. His new role coincides with the rollout of the association’s non-dues-paying membership model.
UMSL alumni bring renewable ‘energy highway’ to Midwest
John Waterhouse and Kasey Woods are two of the three project managers overseeing construction of a 385-mile, high-voltage power line coming to the region.
Spring grad Eric’el Johnson blazes trails at UMSL, builds bright future at Boeing
With last weekend’s commencement celebration behind her, the electrical engineering major, Opportunity Scholar and UMSL Ambassador now heads to Boeing.
Optometry student wins first place InfantSEE Scholarship, gains extensive externship experience
Shelby Baugh Bruner’s advocacy for infant vision examinations won her the first place InfantSEE Scholarship, which she’ll use to fund externships beyond those she will do in St. Louis.
Precollegiate STARS program sees record enrollment for 2016
The precollegiate research program Students and Teachers as Research Scientists has a record 96 high school juniors enrolled this summer.
Ferguson students explore space through UMSL Astronomy Outreach Program, Challenger Learning Center
More than 100 Ferguson Middle School students visited campus, where they experienced the recently renovated UMSL planetarium.
Now or never, says Harris lecturer on addressing climate change
Francis Beinecke was the featured speaker of UMSL’s 2016 Jane and Whitney Harris Lecture. She is a McCluskey fellow at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and a senior fellow at the NRDC.
St. Louis County, UMSL awarded $2.25M to reduce jail population, address racial disparity, among other focuses
Criminology and Criminal Justice Professor Beth Huebner is the lead researcher on the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge grant.
Martian life: Less alien, possibly algae at best, says UMSL astrobiologist
David Horne will discuss the search for life on Mars at the Astrobiology and Life Beyond Earth conference at UMSL April 8 and 9.
Shave and a health screening? 100 Black Men, UMSL, SLU collaboration promotes health in local barbershops
100 Black Men’s Barbershop Tour has UMSL nursing students and SLU public health students addressing community health in local barbershops.
HEC-TV spotlights professor’s alternative fuel, battery research
Eric Majzoub explained his hydrogen fuel cell technology research – and the solutions it offers the automobile industry – on HEC-TV’s “Innovations.”
Record 10 UMSL graduate programs ranked among best by US News
Rankings were released this week in the 2017 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools Guide Book.
Sneak peek into new UMSL Patient Care Center
The new center is expected to open at the start of the fall semester.
Celebrating young minds: UMSL honors area’s top high school science students
More than 50 students received the Distinguished Achievement for Excellence in Science Award from UMSL’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Proof in the pudding: Travis Johnson’s power career result of driven academics, engineering program
He landed his electrical engineer job at POWER Engineers after working a co-op position available to him through the UMSL/WUSTL Joint Engineering Program.
Local TV’s go-to science guy got his start at UMSL
Alumnus Josh Linn demystifies the science behind experiments he conducts on live TV as part of his Saint Louis Science Center job.
2016 king and queen talk homecoming, UMSL life, Louie
UMSL students Braxton Perry (left) and Riann Rikard were elected 2016 Homecoming King and Queen.
Keeping talent on campus: Optometry student turned faculty
Erin Brooks went through the Bridge Program and earned three degrees from UMSL before she settled into her role as an assistant clinical professor in the College of Optometry.
9 award-winning UMSL photos and the man behind the lens
Campus Photographer August Jennewein won the 2016 CASE gold award for Excellence in Photography in the platinum category for Division VI.
Eye on UMSL: Moving
UMSL dance students brought the audience to their feet Monday during the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Wintry MLK Day of Service sees UMSL students clearing crops, sweeping floors
230 students participated in the annual MLK Day of Service, volunteering at 13 sites across the region for a total of 699 service hours.
UMSL-grown Beanstalk Web Solutions takes root
A group of UMSL computer science students and one alumnus make up Beanstalk Web Solutions, the web development and internet marketing company created by senior Tim Hebel.
From biochem to brewing: UMSL grad opens Iowa City Brewlab with dad
Nathan Letcher celebrated graduation afar as he brewed the first batches of craft beer to go on tap at the new science-themed brewery. The home-brewing veteran is the head brewer.
Students research pollinators at local cemetery
Biology students Hannah Stowe (left) and Randy Anderson researched pollinators’ interactions with native and nonnative plant species at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Eye on UMSL: Admiration
Attendees of the World Ecology Gala at the Saint Louis Zoo admire original works by Robert Bateman, UMSL’s 2015 World Ecology Award recipient.
Physics professor talks renewable energy, fueling your car
Eric Majzoub is part of the upcoming energy panel discussion at SLINN 2015, hosted by UMSL’s Center for Nanoscience on Dec. 12.
Saving the planet one ecologist at a time
UMSL has 46 alumni total in leading positions at conservation sites across 17 different countries.
Wildlife artist honored with World Ecology Award
Internationally acclaimed wildlife artist Robert Bateman received the 2015 World Ecology Award from the Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at UMSL.