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UMSL announces 2011 STARS participants
For academically talented high school juniors and seniors, this summer will afford them a chance to conduct research...
Chemist wins Chancellor’s Award for Research
George Gokel, associate director of the Center for Nanoscience and distinguished professor of science at the...
Economist to lecture on financial meltdown, confidence crisis at UMSL
Costas Azariadis will discuss the current financial crisis and whether the United States and Europe are in recovery...
Alumnus wins international award for conservation
University of Missouri-St. Louis alumnus Corneille Ewango (MS biology 2006) received a prestigious 2011 Future for...
Physics takes alumnus to great heights
When Tim Giblin mentions where he works, you can’t help but take note. He instructs and trains astronauts, flight...
Physics scholar receives Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Sonya Bahar, associate professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, was named a...
UMSL’s College of Nursing to host lecture on nursing leadership
The College of Nursing at the University of Missouri-St. Louis will hold the Elizabeth McIntosh and Jerry...
UMSL international photo, poster contest winners announced
The Center for International Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis announced the winners of its sixth...
German American Heritage Society gives grant to UMSL
The German American Heritage Society of St. Louis presented a $1,000 student study abroad grant to the University of...
Don’t miss extraordinary way to see sky at observatory open house
Once again the University of Missouri–St. Louis Department of Physics and Astronomy is bringing the sky to life with...
UMSL announces winners of Junior Science Symposium competition
The University of Missouri–St. Louis has announced the winners of a research competition held by the university's...
UMSL archaeologist helps discover oldest written record in Europe
The oldest written record in Europe was discovered during a recent excavation in Greece by University of Missouri–St....
UMSL passport office to hold open house
The University of Missouri–St. Louis Center for International Studies’ passport services office will hold an open...
Noninvasive glucose monitor closer to market
People with diabetes could soon have a pain-free way to check their blood glucose levels. Researchers at the...
UMSL’s graduate nursing program ranked in top 14 percent by U.S. News & World Report
The University of Missouri-St. Louis' Master of Science in Nursing program is among the top 14 percent of graduate...
VP of research appointed to national journal editorial board
Nasser Arshadi, vice provost for research and professor of finance at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, has been...
Conference explores Bob Dylan, immigrant influence on art
“Bob Dylan: Immigrants, Wanderers, Exiles and Hard Travelers in the Poems, Songs and Culture of Ancient Greece and...
Discovery Channel features UMSL geologist
Michael Fix has been digging up dinosaur bones in Missouri since the 1980s. Unknown to most people, the massive...
Top science students receive award
Future scientists, engineers and doctors were honored last week by the University of Missouri–St. Louis’ College of...
UMSL’s ITenterprises offers cloud computing to startups
ITenterprises at the University of Missouri–St. Louis has partnered with Hexagrid Computing to offer a unique form of...
Research administrator joins international editiorial board
Nasser Arshadi, vice provost for research and professor of finance at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, has joined...
2011 Midwest research summit next week
Research and education opportunities in a changing economy is the topic of a collaborative conference that will...
Learn about planets, stars at observatory
Once again the University of Missouri–St. Louis Department of Physics and Astronomy is bringing the sky to life with...
Author to reveal Helen of Troy’s story
Award-winning historian, author and broadcaster Bettany Hughes will give this year’s Catharine Pellican Annual...
Chiwoniso to share African rebel songs
Emboldened by the historic sprit of African music with the perspective of American protest songs, Chiwoniso writes and...
Irish voices of Titanic come to life at UMSL
Learn about the gutsy Irish women of the Titanic during the lecture, “I’m Lucky to Have Me Own Life: The Irish Girls...
Experts to explain revolution in Egypt
Events in Egypt are moving extremely fast, sometimes making it difficult to follow and understand the implications of...
UMSL serves as model for Mideast universities
A request from an alumnus has blossomed into a unique relationship between the University of Missouri–St. Louis and...
Chancellor’s book explores nanotechnologies
The University of Missouri–St. Louis Chancellor Tom George has edited the book, “Computational Studies of New...
Japanese big drums to thunder at UMSL
Japanese musicians will perform “Taikoza: Such Sweet Thunder” at 8 p.m. Jan. 29 in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee...
UMSL biologists help determine when avian pox hit Galapagos Islands
University of Missouri–St. Louis biologists Patricia Parker and Robert Ricklefs and a slew of other scientists have...
Medicinal Chemistry Group serves St. Louis science community
The Medicinal Chemistry Group is a recent addition to the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Currently housed in the...
UMSL’s African-American nursing conference to focus on health disparities
The College of Nursing at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will hold its fourth annual African-American Nursing...
Athena Awards benefit UMSL scholarships
The Hellenic Spirit Foundation honored 12 women with Athena Awards for their impact on the St. Louis region. The...
Honors student plans for life after UMSL
If you have a humanities degree, you’ve likely been asked by someone at some point: “What are you going to do with...
UMSL dean honored with alumni award
Juliann Sebastian, dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, was honored with an...
Foreign languages major to get new name
There will be a few changes in foreign languages at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Whether students say “hola”...
UMSL students dig up link to past
During the last few weeks, University of Missouri–St. Louis students have been digging in the dirt – and what they’ve...
Can space save the Earth? Find out at UMSL
Can space save the Earth? Gregg Maryniak will discuss this question at his lecture of the same name at 2:30 p.m. Nov....
Lecture to look at US, Russia relations
A political scientist will discuss “Dealing with Russian Obama Style” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 in Century Room C in the...
Anthropologist to discuss new research on Aboriginal economy, society at UMSL lecture
An anthropologist will discuss recent research suggesting Australian Aboriginal economy and society included varying...
Check out Japanese TV themes at UMSL
A series focused on Japanese television will kick off at the University of Missouri–St. Louis with “I Want to be...
Nanoscience symposium attracts big audience
Some of the tiniest materials brought out big numbers last week as scientists converged on St. Louis for the second...
Girls Holla Back! receives $1.5 million grant
On the heels of its new partnership with the University of Missouri–St. Louis, the Missouri Institute of Mental Health...
Artifacts from UMSL collection on display in new Missouri museum
The remnants of life prior to colonization and early Missouri settlers are now on display at the St. Charles County...
Take UMSL’s social media survey today
Do you tweet or text, update your status daily or have a favorite blog? The Office of University Marketing and...
Art for AIDS comes to UMSL
Art for AIDS will showcase new works for sale by University of Missouri–St. Louis students, staff and alumni in the...
Honeysuckle not the sweet plant we think it is
Bush or Amur Honeysuckle is scattered throughout Missouri and is everywhere in the St. Louis region. There is a good...
UMSL to sponsor lectures on cancer patients’ quality of life
Pain and fatigue are two major symptoms that affect cancer patients. The Mary Ann Lee Endowed Lectureship in Oncology...