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.
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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.
UMSL set to welcome back students with Triton Take-Off, Weeks of Welcome activities
The Office of New Student Programs and the Office of Student Involvement have a full schedule of events designed to help students get involved on campus.
College of Optometry Professor Julie DeKinder named vice chair of the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education
The organization is the only accrediting body for professional optometric degree programs and optometric residency programs.
Missouri Sen. Brian Williams touts unprecedented investment in UMSL, north St. Louis County
Missouri’s 2023 budget will direct $40 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to UMSL to support a major campus redevelopment.
Dr. Keshia Elder named dean of College of Optometry at the University of Missouri–St. Louis
Elder, who previously served as an associate clinical professor at UMSL from 2011 to 2016, will assume the role on Sept. 1.
Dr. Erin Brooks, Lindsay Pickering and Jim Webb receive UMSL Hero Awards
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.
Optometry students gain valuable experience working at Chickasaw Nation Department of Health
The rotation at Chickasaw Nation Medical Center was coordinated by the Indian Health Service, a division within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
UMSL again gets high marks for advancing gender equality, reducing inequality in Times Higher Education rankings
The university ranked No. 54 globally in the gender equality category and also scored highly in several other areas.