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College of Optometry Dean Keshia Elder honored at St. Louis City Recorder of Deeds’ African American Heritage Celebration

Elder was honored for excellence in education alongside four other local leaders....

Optometry student Claire Saylor named vice president of the American Optometric Student Association

The optometry student was also honored as AOSA’s Trustee of the Year for the 2022-23 school year....

Looking back at an eventful 2022 through stories told in UMSL Daily

The past 12 months have featured numerous stories of success, innovative teaching and research, and impactful community engagement done by students, faculty, staff and alumni....

UMSL College of Optometry hosts NASA’s Tyson Brunstetter for telehealth lecture

Brunstetter’s lecture focused on Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome (SANS) and the challenges of performing ocular telemedicine onboard the International Space Station....

Meet Keshia Elder, dean of UMSL’s College of Optometry

Elder, who previously served as an associate clinical professor at UMSL from 2011 to 2016, recently became the first Black female dean of optometry in the country....

UMSL embarks on a dramatic campuswide transformation

Plans include a more centralized north academic core, a health sciences campus to the south, a new welcome and alumni center and more....

Optometry Assistant Clinical Professor Dr. Tareq Nabhan named to national advisory committee for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

The committee advises the government on what tools, tests, techniques and procedures should be covered through Medicare and Medicaid....

Chancellor Kristin Sobolik highlights transformational changes coming to UMSL campus during State of the University Address

Sobolik also recapped some of the university's many successes over the past year during the event at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center....

College of Optometry engages community members about eyecare during First Fridays at the Saint Louis Science Center

The monthly event offers visitors the opportunity to learn the real science behind science fiction, featuring hands-on activities, trivia, presentations and more....

UMSL welcoming 29 new faculty members as the fall semester begins

New faculty members in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Nursing and the Pierre Laclede Honors College took part in orientation last week....