University of Missouri–St. Louis anthropologist Laura Miller co-edited the book "Manners and Mischief: Gender, Power and Etiquette in Japan." Despite its title, this is not a traditional book of etiquette, said Miller, the Eiichi Shibusawa-Seigo Arai Professor of...
The University of Missouri–St. Louis Department of Physics and Astronomy will hold a public viewing of Saturn, Ring Nebula, Alberio, Hercules Cluster, M64 (galaxy) at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Richard D. Schwarz Observatory. The viewing is free and open to the public....
Ray Creely retired from IBM and came back to the University of Missouri–St. Louis to pursue a certificate in archaeology. This summer, Creely, BSBA 1979, joined his son Kevin in Greece to participate in the Pylos-Iklaina Archaeological Project, an interdisciplinary...
Danielle Lee is living a blogger’s dream. Last month she was chosen as one of Scientific American’s premier science bloggers – a paid gig that gives her great exposure in the blogosphere. “I was flattered to be asked,” said Lee, of St. Louis, who earned a doctoral...
Two recent St. Louis high school graduates donned lab coats and worked as research scientists this summer as part of a lab internship at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. With sponsorship from the American Chemical Society, Sigma Aldrich and the Department of...
The world’s largest database on plants’ functional properties, or traits, has been published. Scientists compiled 3 million traits for 69,000 out of the world's 300,000 plant species. The achievement rests on a worldwide collaboration of scientists from 106 research...
“Post 3/11 Japan and Contemporary Media,” a lecture about Japanese culture and the idea that we can learn about social change by considering the dynamics of popular culture, will be held at 5 p.m. on July 13 in the Student Government Chamber in the Millennium Student...
The University of Missouri–St. Louis Department of Physics and Astronomy will hold a public viewing of Saturn, Hercules Cluster, Alberio, Ring Nebula, M64 (galaxy) at 9 p.m. July 9 at the Richard D. Schwarz Observatory. The viewing is free and open to the public. An...
The clay caterpillar looked real enough to eat, as evidenced by the bite marks on it. High school senior Andrea Herman is spending her summer sticking the fake bugs into Honeysuckle bushes to see if the invasive plant helps or hurts native insect species. This is part...
University of Missouri–St. Louis Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Glen Cope surprised Kristy Tucciarone last week when she presented the assistant teaching professor of media studies with the Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award. The award highlights...
