Lauer led the creation of the Ameren Accelerator and Anchor Accelerator as well as helping weave entrepreneurship into the curriculum in the College of Business Administration.
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Children’s Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis commemorates Child Abuse Prevention Month with open house, pinwheel garden at UMSL
St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page attended the event and shared a resolution declaring April Child Abuse Prevention Month in St. Louis County.
UMSL honors faculty for research excellence at annual Research and Innovation reception
Vijay Anand, Xuemin “Sam” Wang, Ryan Carpenter, Natalie Bolton, Phyllis Balcerzak, Chanua Ross and Haitao Li were recognized for their research work.
St. Louis Anchor Action Network wins Business Journal’s Innovation in Philanthropy Award
The network, co-led by UMSL and Edward Jones, is focused on increasing hiring, purchasing and community investment in parts of the region that have faced disinvestment.
Ask an expert: Max Gillman discusses the causes of and fallout from high inflation
Gillman recently authored a book titled “The Spectre of Price Inflation,” published by Columbia University Press.
Six faculty members granted sabbaticals for research and other creative works
Deborah Cohen, Lea-Rachel Kosnik, Nathan Muchhala, Rebecca Rogers, Eric Wiland and Gaiyan Zhang will spend either a semester or one full academic year on sabbatical.
Author and educator Kimberly N. Parker headlines Gateway Writing Project’s spring conference
The event attracted an audience of about 75 educators from across the St. Louis region to the Millennium Student Center.
Information systems major Georgeann McLemore broadens horizons during time at UMSL
McLemore was one of 15 recipients of the AGA National Collegiate Leadership Scholarship and had the opportunity to network at AGA’s annual National Leadership Training in Washington, D.C.
Founders show off their companies’ growth during Anchor Accelerator Demo Day
The event celebrated the success of the six companies that made up the Anchor Accelerator’s third cohort and offered networking opportunities.
UMSL recognized as a ‘Voter Friendly Campus’ for fourth time
Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project and NASPA recognized 258 campuses in 38 states and the District of Columbia on the 2023-24 list.
Professor Michael Cosmopoulos joining ‘Immortals’ in Academy of Athens
Cosmopoulos is a Greek-born archaeologist who studies the Bronze Age and is known for his contributions to the excavations of Eleusis and Iklaina.
Learning from the pros: Sport management students tour CITYPARK, meet with team officials
Students had a chance to hear from St. Louis CITY SC officials about the challenges and opportunities that come with managing a professional sports venue.
Eye on UMSL: Planning session
Assistant Teaching Professor Damon Walker consults with students in his IT Project Management course as they work through plans for an upcoming Women’s Hackathon.
Historian Brian Mitchell shines light on Elaine Massacre during 30th annual Primm Lecture
Nearly 100 people attended the annual lecture, named in honor of late UMSL Professor James Neal Primm, on March 16 at the Missouri History Museum.
UMSL’s historic season ends in the Elite Eight
The Tritons battled top-ranked and unbeaten Nova Southeastern until the end in their first Elite Eight appearance since 1972 but fell 82-75.
UMSL Global celebrates internationally engaged faculty members during Touhill reception
Faculty members described the impact of the support they’ve received from the university, and UMSL Global honored others for efforts leading study abroad trips.
Ticket punched: UMSL headed to NCAA Division II Elite Eight for second time in school history
The Tritons avenged a GLVC Championship loss to McKendree with 62-60 victory on Tuesday night, and they’ll play next week in Evansville, Indiana.
Students impress potential employers at Spring Career Fair
More than 425 students and alumni took part in the fair and had the opportunity to visit with 85 employers across a wide variety of career fields.
UMSL to mark 60th anniversary with yearlong celebration
The university will commemorate the date of its founding with Red and Gold Day on Sept. 15, and it will serve as a centerpiece of a celebration throughout the 2023-24 academic year.
Bridge Program Saturday Academy celebrates latest group of college-bound graduates during annual Award Recognition and Closing Ceremony
This year’s senior class features 61 students who’ve combined to be accepted to more than 125 colleges and universities and received scholarship offers totaling more than $7 million.
Louie the Triton joins other mascots to help kick off College Transit Challenge
The weeklong challenge is meant to highlight the benefits of public transit and encourage consistent use among the region’s college students, faculty and staff.
Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center hosting the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra during 2023/2024 season
The orchestra will perform at the Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall for 13 events during the upcoming schedule.
Aimee Dunlap, Nathan Muchhala sharing leadership of UMSL’s Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center
The pair chat about how they’re approaching their roles as caretakers of what they describe as the center’s “amazing legacy.”
Alumna Elizabeth Petersen receives inaugural Dr. Jane A. Miller Award, named in honor of her mentor
The award was created to recognize “encouragement, fostering and support of women in science and science education.”
Business major Alexander Orywall joins friends in launching Tritons Football Club
A native of Leverkusen, Germany, Orywall had the idea to start the club as a way of sharing their enthusiasm for the sport of soccer.
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik shares vision for strengthening St. Louis on Winning STL
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Publisher Ian Caso interviewed Sobolik as part of the paper’s video series featuring discussions with local business and community leaders.
Sandra Langeslag’s research on love and the brain featured on TODAY
Associate Professor Sandra Langeslag talked to TODAY show host Jenna Bush Hager about the science of love.
St. Louis American Foundation honoring UMSL with 2023 Corporate Diversity Award
The award will be presented at the 21st Annual Salute to Excellence in Business Awards luncheon on Thursday at The Ritz-Carlton St. Louis.
Reda Amer named new director of UMSL’s Geospatial Collaborative
Amer is being tasked with helping create academic programs that serve the workforce development needs of NGA and others in St. Louis’ growing geospatial ecosystem.
Associate Professor Temidayo Akenroye’s research on supply chain fairness draws attention from World Economic Forum
Akenroye and collaborator Adegboyega Oyedijo from the University of Leicester offered five strategies to help improve supply chain fairness.
UMSL Addiction Science Team signs onto statement remembering overdose event, calling for change
The statement included recommendations such as expanding access to naloxone, clean syringes, drug checking and other harm reduction tools to combat the overdose crisis.
Spring Forum on Teaching focuses on fostering equity in the classroom
Tia Brown McNair delivered the keynote address, highlighting principles from her book “From Equity Talk to Equity Walk.”
UMSL Tritons weekly rewind
Junior Kennedy Moore was one of four UMSL track and field runners to win events at Rose-Hulman’s Friday Night Spikes Meet, taking first place in the women’s 400 meters.
UMSL partnering to grow Center of Excellence in indoor farming
The center, which would be located on UMSL’s North Campus, would work to increase the productivity and scalability of indoor, soilless farming methods, such as aquaponics.
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik named to Titan 100’s 2023 St. Louis class
Sobolik has been honored alongside other leaders in accounting, banking, construction, education, energy, finance, law, nonprofit management, transportation and more.
Anthropologist Susan Brownell joins National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
The committee aims to promote understanding and cooperation between the U.S. and China with the belief that a productive relationship serves both American and global interests.
Assistant Vice Chancellor Karl Guenther honored with Christian Hospital Foundation’s Drum Major Award
The awards were created to honor unsung local heroes who have given their time, talents, treasure and service in the name of justice, equity and equality.
Game On: St. Louis CITY SC, UMSL to partner on esports and professional development education initiatives
St. Louis CITY SC Chief Revenue Officer Dennis Moore joined Chancellor Kristin Sobolik in making the announcement Thursday in front of a spirited crowd in the MSC.
Christina Karam preparing for medical school after leaving behind turmoil of Lebanon, earning biology degree at UMSL
Karam got an inside look at health care while participating in the Doctors in Italy Fellowship Program last summer in Milan, and she graduated summa cum laude last month.
Boeing to launch Engineering Services Program to train students in UMSL/WUSTL Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program
The program, starting this semester, will provide as many as 20 UMSL students the opportunity to be paid and gain experience working on real-world engineering projects.
Alumnus Stephen Wade chronicles some of the biggest sporting events in the world, including 2022 World Cup
Wade has been covering international sports for The Associated Press since 1991, and he’s come to specialize in reporting on the politics and business associated with the games.
UMSL taps Steven J. Berberich to serve as vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost
Berberich has held the role on an interim basis since September 2021.
New graduate Imogen Bennett grows through experiences on soccer field and in school at UMSL
The economics major is set to begin a new job as an intelligence analyst at Decipher Investigative Intelligence in January.
Elementary education major Zachary Bentley graduating into job at school he once attended
Bentley plans to work as a full-time substitute at Premier Charter School, where he also completed his practicum, before getting a classroom of his own next fall.
Veteran Joel Fecke launching new career at SAS after earning master’s in economics at UMSL
Fecke also earned graduate certificates in data science and applied econometrics and data analysis and will be working as an associate software developer.
Veterans Center celebrates 10 years serving military-connected students at UMSL
Members of the campus community gathered last Wednesday to mark the anniversary and paid special tribute to Jim Craig for his role in launching the center and helping it grow.
UMSL awarding honorary doctorates to Gene Dobbs Bradford, late Kirk Richter as it celebrates new graduates
The university will honor Bradford, the longtime director of Jazz St. Louis, and Richter, the former president of the UMSL Alumni Association, as it holds three commencement ceremonies on Saturday.
UMSL volleyball team caps historic season by reaching the national semifinals
The Tritons knocked off No. 2 seed Barry University on Thursday before losing to eventual national champion West Texas A&M on Friday in Seattle.
Addiction Science Team growing in numbers, impact with new funding from state opioid settlements
The team has added 10 new members and has been expanding its partnerships with the help of more than $6 million in new funding directed to UMSL.
In his last season at UMSL, Joel Sylven is looking to add to his national championship legacy
Sylven is taking advantage of the extra year of eligibility the NCAA granted because of COVID-19 and competing for the Tritons while completing his degree in sport management.