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Eye on UMSL: Candlelight concert
The Pierre Laclede Honors College hosted a candlelight concert featuring the Arianna String Quartet last week in the Museum Room.
UMSL students combine lessons in art, history and game design during new study abroad program to Italy
The students spent four weeks in Florence, drawing from the city’s art and architecture to create 8-bit style video games.
UMSL in Motion: Acappellooza Fall
Social media manager Valerie Furlong captured video from the two-day event created to immerse area high school students in the joy of singing a cappella music.
Faculty in computer science, biology and physics receive prestigious NSF research funding
Azim Ahmadzadeh, Jalene LaMontagne, Sara Miller, Erika Gibb and Mohi Saki received four grants totaling more than $1.9 million to support their research.
UMSL alumni show high school students what’s possible at World Languages Day celebration
The Department of Language and Cultural Studies organized the event, which drew more than 700 students from high schools across the St. Louis region.
UMSL honors Barbara Kohm and family with 2025 E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Medal for Philanthropy at Founders Celebration
Kohm, with the support of her family, recently established the Kohm Scholars Program to assist high-achieving, low-income students in reaching their educational goals.
UMSL recognized as leader supporting social mobility in latest US News ‘Best Colleges’ rankings
UMSL also ranked No. 136 nationally on the list of top public universities.
History major Kathleen Jochman shares scenes from life-changing experience studying abroad in Ireland
Jochman took thousands of photgraphs during her time in Galway and has curated some of them in an exhibit on display at the University City Public Library.
UMSL in Motion: Acting out the larynx
Music students in Assistant Professor Bethany Worrell’s class built a larger-than-life model of the larynx and demonstrated how it works to produce sounds.