Bollig received a $4,250 scholarship, in addition to a $750 travel grant to attend the Heart of America Eye Care Congress last month.
Bollig received a $4,250 scholarship, in addition to a $750 travel grant to attend the Heart of America Eye Care Congress last month.
Bollig received a $4,250 scholarship, in addition to a $750 travel grant to attend the Heart of America Eye Care Congress last month.
Bollig received a $4,250 scholarship, in addition to a $750 travel grant to attend the Heart of America Eye Care Congress last month.
Bollig received a $4,250 scholarship, in addition to a $750 travel grant to attend the Heart of America Eye Care Congress last month.
Senior business major Jalen Walker-Wright gets a cup of southwest chili from Vanessa Loyd and Erin Schaeffer during last Thursday’s homecoming Chili Feed.
Senior business major Jalen Walker-Wright gets a cup of southwest chili from Vanessa Loyd and Erin Schaeffer during last Thursday’s homecoming Chili Feed.
Senior business major Jalen Walker-Wright gets a cup of southwest chili from Vanessa Loyd and Erin Schaeffer during last Thursday’s homecoming Chili Feed.
The network seeks to advance equity for St. Louis people and places that have faced decades of disinvestment.
The network seeks to advance equity for St. Louis people and places that have faced decades of disinvestment.
The network seeks to advance equity for St. Louis people and places that have faced decades of disinvestment.
Deering works as an optometrist at Premier Eyecare Associates in northern Missouri and recently traveled to Kenya to provide patients with glasses and treat eye disease.
Deering works as an optometrist at Premier Eyecare Associates in northern Missouri and recently traveled to Kenya to provide patients with glasses and treat eye disease.
Deering works as an optometrist at Premier Eyecare Associates in northern Missouri and recently traveled to Kenya to provide patients with glasses and treat eye disease.
UMSL Eye Care Credentialing and Outreach Specialist Lucy Covington began working with the College of Optometry as a student intern focused on social media outreach.
Commemorate Black History Month with UMSL Daily by revisiting 10 inspiring stories of Black student and alumni triumphs, contributions and struggles.
A member of the runner-up contender, Team Dropkin, Fenson trained for the Trials and won the 2021 National Championship while balancing the demands of optometry school.
UMSL Daily celebrates some favorite articles of the year and the countless accomplishments and activities of UMSL people.
Putting on a pair of glasses for the first time and realizing what he’d been missing out on fostered an early interest in optometry for Josh Dudek.
UMSL and MU Extension also held a pop-up health and well-being event for community members at the Regional Center for Education and Work.
Welch has been inspired to join efforts such as the UMSL Eyes on Diversity outreach program and Black EyeCare Perspective’s The 13% Promise.
The brothers developed interests in health care and optometry listening to stories from their parents, a dentist and an ophthalmologist.
More than 400 students and alumni attended the event, connecting with representatives from 111 companies in a variety of industries.
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik presented awards to seven faculty members and three staff members during Tuesday’s Faculty and Staff Recognition Ceremony.
Assistant Clinical Professor Tareq Nabhan and Kristin Doefler, Alisha Musau, Patrick Stifter and Katie Wilhelmus volunteered at the one-day children’s eye clinic.
A new class of freshmen brought life to campus last week as they settled into Oak Hall ahead of the fall semester.
The magazine selected Eyes on Diversity and the Collaborative Laboratory Internships and Mentoring Blueprint for its Inspiring Programs in STEM Award.
Stifter is proud to have helped launch the AOA/AOSA Opportunities in Optometry Grants, which is intended to help minority students enter the profession.
The article examined racial and ethnic diversity within the profession, asking why only a small percentage of optometrists and students are Black.
Cary decided to become an optometrist after serving in the Army Nurse Corps and then working as a civilian nurse.
Dermody discovered specialties and studies such as low vision and pharmacology but also her fiancé – optometry student Matthew Falconer.
New wall art on the side of the University of Missouri–St. Louis’ Patient Care Center alerts motorists to the compassionate and expert care UMSL Eye Care provides its patients.
The clinic provides non-emergency care to patients 2 years and older and offers walk-in visits as well as scheduled appointments.
Seven faculty members received tenure and promotions to associate professor, five earned the rank of full professor and 16 non-tenure track faculty members also advanced.
Optometrist Tareq Nabhan and computer scientist Sanjiv Bhatia are investigating a way to use smartphones to improve diagnostics.
A commencement address from 2021 Missouri Teacher of the Year Darrion Cockrell, an UMSL alumnus, will be incorporated into each ceremony.
The university continued to rank in the top 60 globally in the Gender Equality ranking and also scored highly several other categories.
The newly installed UMSL Innovation wall contains 54 plaques recognizing UMSL inventors on issued U.S. patents.
Riley Liss was born with hearing loss in both ears and received her first pair of hearing aids when she was 6 months old.
The video demonstrates that the College of Optometry provides not only rigorous education but also a supportive environment.
In honor of Black History Month, here are 10 stories that demonstrate the excellence of Black students, faculty, staff and alumni at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.
The kits include innovative materials that range from parts machined at UMSL to laser cat toys to the students’ trial lens sets.
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the resilience of UMSL students, faculty, staff and alumni to find success and make a positive impact despite challenges.
The assistant clinical professor will aid recruitment of a diverse body of students, residents, faculty and staff and help develop cultural competence education.
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik welcomed the new faculty members during a virtual reception last Tuesday evening.
A community engagement grant from the University of Missouri System Office of Engagement and Outreach covered a generator upgrade and new bus wrap.
Under the supervision of UMSL optometry faculty, fourth-year students help provide affordable primary and preventive health care in downtown St. Louis.
With her Instagram account, Delaram Shirazian brings together her passion for improving doctor-patient communication and community health care.
The award included a $4,250 scholarship and a $750 travel grant to attend the Heart of America Eye Care Congress’ annual conference next February in Kansas City.
After graduating from the Honors College then the College of Optometry, Lakayil heads off to a residency in ocular disease at VA Illiana Health Care System.
Optometry student George Dowdy helped treat Native Alaskan patients in Nome and the surrounding villages with preceptor and alumna Dr. Marcy O’Neil.
Chancellor Kristin Sobolik, UM System President Mun Choi and UMSL’s deans were among those offering their congratulations in video messages to the graduates.
Faculty members Carl Bassi, Keith Stine, Alexei Demchenko, Sharlee Climer and Brendolyn Bailey-Burch were honored at the annual Research and Innovation Reception.
Time spent as a child in Bosnia around her great uncle, who became blind in his old age, first made Alic interested in low-vision rehabilitation.
These stories, highlighting the efforts and achievements of students, alumni, faculty and staff, reflect UMSL’s impact on the lives of individual students and on the community.
Optometry student Shelby Griggs arranged for the college to donate holiday gifts for all 96 third and fourth grade students at Carondelet Leadership Academy.
Senior biology major Awa Konte was among seven students featured reading from thank you letters to donors about how scholarships have aided them on their journey to degrees.
Fourth year optometry student Krystal Matson received the Dr. Larry J. Alexander Scholarship in recognition of her service to others and the profession.
UMSL photographer August Jennewein crisscrossed campus – and a few parts beyond – to capture all the scenes from an eventful start to the fall semester.
The last rays of evening light made for a moment of unexpected beauty in front of the Patient Care Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
A total of 29 new full-time faculty members are set to begin the fall semester, and they were on hand for an orientation Monday.
The director of student and alumni services for the College of Optometry has caught around 12 twisters, including the 2011 tornado that damaged the airport.
Thousands of doctors, students and vendors from across the nation descended upon St. Louis and the College of Optometry for the annual Optometry’s Meeting last week.