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