Diádié Bathily taught African dance at UMSL as a visiting scholar before founding the company.

Diádié Bathily taught African dance at UMSL as a visiting scholar before founding the company.
Diádié Bathily taught African dance at UMSL as a visiting scholar before founding the company.
Diádié Bathily taught African dance at UMSL as a visiting scholar before founding the company.
Diádié Bathily taught African dance at UMSL as a visiting scholar before founding the company.
BAE Systems will create scholarships and internship opportunities for students studying remote sensing and GIS as well as provide access to its powerful GXP® software.
BAE Systems will create scholarships and internship opportunities for students studying remote sensing and GIS as well as provide access to its powerful GXP® software.
BAE Systems will create scholarships and internship opportunities for students studying remote sensing and GIS as well as provide access to its powerful GXP® software.
Samantha Dobson and Torin Hovander helped found the UMSL chapter, which is one of more than 400 student-run branches of the organization worldwide.
Samantha Dobson and Torin Hovander helped found the UMSL chapter, which is one of more than 400 student-run branches of the organization worldwide.
Samantha Dobson and Torin Hovander helped found the UMSL chapter, which is one of more than 400 student-run branches of the organization worldwide.
Wall, the Smurfit-Stone Corporation Professor of Irish Studies at UMSL, will have his 12th book published this summer.
Wall, the Smurfit-Stone Corporation Professor of Irish Studies at UMSL, will have his 12th book published this summer.
Wall, the Smurfit-Stone Corporation Professor of Irish Studies at UMSL, will have his 12th book published this summer.
World Ecology Award recipient Prince Albert II of Monaco poses with UMSL biology PhD candidates (from left) Mari...
Nearly 400 people gathered in the auditorium at the J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center Sept. 26 for University of Missouri–St. Louis Chancellor Tom George’s annual State of the University Address.
It isn’t only an enthusiastic student body and erudite faculty that make the University of Missouri–St. Louis a daily success, but an excellent staff as well.
Service is second nature to Richard Rosenfeld. Whether it’s leading a research study for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, heading the board of the American Society of Criminology or lending his expertise to media outlets, he believes in giving back.
Kathleen Nigro has positively influenced hundreds of University of Missouri–St. Louis students. During her 15 years at UMSL, she has tirelessly worked as a teacher, adviser and community service advocate with the Gender Studies program, Department of English, Pierre Laclede Honors College and several student organizations. Nigro’s passionate commitment to her students has earned her the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in the category of Non-Tenure Track Faculty Member.
Nobody knows the history of the University of Missouri–St. Louis better than Blanche M. Touhill. And she proves that again with the publication of a photographic history of UMSL’s first 50 years.
The University of Missouri–St. Louis Alumni Association honored six alumni at the university’s Founders Dinner on Sept. 19.
Alumni Kelli Allen, BA English 2008 and MFA 2011 (with an emphasis in poetry), and Michael Nye, MFA 2006 (with an emphasis in fiction), will make their return to the University of Missouri—St. Louis campus. But this time they do so as two published authors reading for the community from which they grew.
Anna Duncan, a freshman psychology major at UMSL, puts the final touches on her Louie chalk mural in front of the Thomas Jefferson Library on North Campus. Several students created chalk art on the open expanse of concrete at the library entrance. Students were invited in passing to make their spontaneous creations as part of a University Program Board activity.
Prince Albert II of Monaco has been in the media spotlight since birth, but it’s likely a lot of people are not aware of his tireless work protecting the environment.
The widespread impact of the Great Depression was felt throughout the United States. For a recent panel discussion that aired on C-SPAN, University of Missouri–St. Louis historian Adell Patton examined the effect of the epic financial crisis on a specific segment of the U.S. population: rural African Americans.
In just two years at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, Stephanie DiPietro has made a lasting impression on her students and colleagues.
While an MFA in Creative Writing student at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, Jennifer Tappenden earned a prominent distinction.
Unearthing dinosaur bones is something mostly seen on television or read about in books. But for two University of Missouri–St. Louis students, it was their summer.
Dave Robertson, Curators’ Teaching Professor of Political Science at UMSL, walks across the Quadrangle on North Campus to his office in the Social Science & Business Building Tower following one of his classes in Clark Hall. Robertson’s courses this semester include Introduction to American Politics and Environmental Politics.
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media. Media Coverage highlights some of the top coverage, but does not serve as a comprehensive listing.
His outstanding record as a world-class researcher in the field of carbohydrate chemistry and biology has garnered Alexei Demchenko the 2013 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research and Creativity.
Although Jessica Saigh was never chosen for the cheerleading squad in school, you’d never know it by observing her interaction with students at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. To them, she’s a one-woman pep rally.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry will tout the Lone Star State’s tax cuts in a trip to Missouri this week. St. Louis Post-Dispatch business columnist David Nicklaus wrote about the governor’s controversial visit, calling it a “job-recruiting campaign.” When discussing economic competition among states, Nicklaus turned to Kenneth Thomas, professor of political science at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, to weigh in as an expert on the topic.
Jerry Dunn, director of the Children’s Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis at UMSL, and UMSL Chancellor Tom George cut the ribbon Friday during the grand opening of CASGSL’s third location in Kirkwood, Mo.
Uma Segal, professor of social work at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, recently received a J. William Fulbright...
Maria Kerford calls her time as student curator on the University of Missouri Board of Curators a “transformative experience.”
More than 35 new faculty members joined UMSL for the 2013-14 academic year. The newcomers took part last week in the annual New Faculty Orientation organized by the Center for Teaching and Learning. The two-day event introduced new faculty to the ins-and-outs of the campus including a tour, informational sessions on University Libraries, informational technology and classroom resources, meetings with students, staff and administrators and an introduction to employee benefits.
Two University of Missouri–St. Louis graduate students spent the summer conducting fieldwork in the Galapagos Islands – a kind of mecca for biologists because of the endemic species that have evolved to adapt to the islands’ unique environments.
The College of Arts and Sciences and School of Professional & Continuing Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis announced its Write Stuff Certificate Program for the upcoming fall and spring semesters. Courses and seminars will begin Sept. 10 and continue through June. The program aims to improve participants’ writing skills as well as their knowledge of the business of writing.
The Missouri school transfer law for unaccredited school districts has been a hot topic this summer as two local school districts scrambled to find suitable replacement districts for their students.
Four University of Missouri–St. Louis alumnae are among the Most Influential Business Women, according to the St. Louis Business Journal. The weekly newspaper’s annual list recognizes St. Louis female business leaders representing industries ranging from finance to health care.
Bob Bliss, dean of the Pierre Laclede Honors College at UMSL, works on his syllabus for the upcoming semester in his Provincial House office on South Campus.
The two commencement speakers at the University of Missouri–St. Louis on Aug. 10 should fire up the nearly 300 students receiving their degrees. Both are passionate about what they do and very good at it.
Something that may come as a surprise to St. Louisans is that research into an unusual brain phenomenon called synesthesia is being done right here within the Department of Philosophy at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media. Media Coverage highlights some of the top coverage, but does not serve as a comprehensive listing.
In May, Teresa Bandrowsky earned her PhD in chemistry from the University of Missouri–St. Louis. In August, she begins her new job as a research and development chemist at Jost Chemical Company.
University of Missouri–St. Louis political scientist Dave Robertson has some simple advice for politicians that might seem obvious, and yet many don’t heed it.
For many of the participants, working in labs with top scientists as part of the Students and Teachers as Research Scientists program at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, is the most important event in their decision to pursue a career in science.
Rochelle Henderson, UMSL alumna and director of health services research at Express Scripts, explains the research area in the Express Scripts Technology and Innovation Center in Berkeley, Mo. The building, located just north of UMSL, houses the company’s pharmacy and distribution center. Henderson, who earned a doctoral degree in political science from UMSL in 2010, led a tour of the facility July 26, which was attended by several members of the UMSL community. They included (from left, seated) Brenda McPhail, associate vice chancellor or advancement for development; Natissia Small, assistant dean of students and head of precollegiate programs, Julie Kraemer, coordinator in the Office of Career Services; Susan Lee, associate director of development; (from left, standing) Pat Dolan, special assistant to the vice chancellor of academic affairs; Deb Godwin, director of development; Linda Cater, associate vice chancellor for alumni relations; Ron Yasbin, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; and Ann Steffen, associate professor of psychology.
St. Louis may face its share of challenges, but the city is no Detroit, according to a recent article by St. Louis Post-Dispatch business columnist David Nicklaus. Detroit now owns the distinction of being the largest U.S. city ever to file for bankruptcy. How has St. Louis avoided wandering down a similar path of economic collapse?
Joe Atkisson, of the University of Missouri–St. Louis men’s golf team, has been tabbed as a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar, as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
Study abroad can prove to be one of the most gratifying, adventurous, challenging and extraordinary opportunities that you undertake in life. It certainly has been for me. I sought opportunity this past summer for six weeks studying and traveling across Ireland as a participant in the Irish Studies Summer School at the National University of Ireland, Galway.
Therese Macan, associate professor of psychology at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, has been named a fellow in...
Kathleen Sullivan Brown, associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, discussed Missouri’s school transfer law with the St. Louis Beacon. Brown said even though the law is just now being used, it dates back 20 years and the court case that prompted the current rush to prepare for transfers began in 2007.
It’s the unexpected that Alex Mesnier and Max Bernstein really like about lab work at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Downtown St. Louis is important to people throughout the region, even if they never step foot in the area, according to Karl Guenther.
When Chris King found out his neighbor Mark Shaw was a film student, he put him to work on the director’s first movie, “Blind Cat Black.” Shaw, now a student in the MFA in Creative Writing program at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, was so helpful that King awarded him an assistant director credit.
As closing arguments are heard on the monthlong second-degree murder trial against George Zimmerman in Stanford, Fla., opinions are running high as people on both sides feel strongly about the case.
In her line of work at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, Kendra Perry-Ward comes into contact with FBI agents. Recently, the tables were turned, and she had the opportunity to actually put herself in the shoes of a special agent.
A team from the University of Missouri–St. Louis has won a national student-designed logo contest.
Ferguson (Mo.) Brewing Company, the closest brewery to the University of Missouri–St. Louis, wanted to do something special to celebrate UMSL’s 50th anniversary. That led to Jubilee Brew, an Irish-style red ale made to honor a half century of education and excellence at the university. It also led to learning opportunities at UMSL.
The St. Louis Mosaic Project was created to attract more people to the St. Louis area like University of Missouri–St. Louis alumnus Jason Jan, BSBA 1999. The native Malaysian ultimately stayed in St. Louis where he launched the frozen yogurt store and brand FroYo.
Stephanie DiPietro, assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, recently received a 2013-2014 J. William Fulbright Award for the Spring 2014 semester.
The University of Missouri–St. Louis makes a significant impact on the St. Louis area. Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media. Media Coverage highlights some of the top coverage, but does not serve as a comprehensive listing.